Our Favorite Apple Recipes, Including Pies, Muffins, and More

Choose suncrisp apples to bring pops of sweetness to this delicious fall salad with Tuscan kale, celery, and a creamy dressing of Parmesan, apple-cider vinegar, olive oil, and mustard.

Classic, cozy, and easy, this quintessential baked apple dessert is sure to be added to your regular recipe rotation. 

Make your favorite healthy breakfast better by topping it with apple cooked in maple syrup and butter. A sprinkle of chopped pecans is nice, too.

Your friends and family will do a double-take when they see this stunning apple tart. Thinly sliced Pink Lady and Granny Smith apples are arranged in a rose-like formation on top of our Deep-Dish Pâte Brisée pie dough.

A favorite for Rosh Hashanah or Hanukkah, apples tossed with honey and apple cider are covered in raisin challah bread. It's a sweet, spiced dessert that's sure to bring you good luck in the new year.

This classic apple pie has an extraordinary topping. A diamond-shaped cookie cutter is used to cut out individual pieces of pie dough, which are arranged over the top of the pie for a showstopping display.

Apples aren't just reserved for sweet treats like apple pie. They're delicious in this seasonal, savory salad that features radicchio and radishes, sliced crisp apples, pomegranate arils, shaved Gouda, and a Dijon vinaigrette.

Muffins are certainly a good reason to jump out of bed in the morning, but so many versions are loaded with sugar and leave us feeling tired all day long. Not these! They're packed with good-for-you ingredients like grated carrots, chopped Granny Smith apple, shredded coconut, and golden raisins to keep things sweet.

Apple cider is a fall staple. Here, it's warmed with a blend of earthy spices reminiscent of chai tea and apple pie. It might just become your new cool weather drink.

Chia seeds are super nutritious but knowing how to cook with them can be a challenge. Why not mix them into this homemade applesauce? It's made with a simple, nourishing combination of sweet apples, ground cinnamon, and frozen raspberries.

Super moist with a hint of texture and lots of fall flavor, this triple-layered cake is topped with luscious cream cheese frosting and crunchy apple chips for a hint of what's waiting on the inside.

Take your cinnamon buns to the next level with these sticky buns. The filling is made with a combination of apple butter, light brown sugar, ground cinnamon, toasted pecans, and chopped raisins.

Here, apple meets its cousin quince in an elegant tart made with Granny Smith apples and the thick quince paste known as membrillo.

Wild Maine blueberries are an inspired partner for tart Granny Smith apples in this deep-dish pie. The filling is vivid fuchsia that's sure to delight guests.

Switch it up by serving this dish in place of your tried-and-true stuffing recipe this year. It relies on apples for sweetness to cut through some of the super earthy, savory flavors.

Dress (your apple pie) to impress! This gorgeous crust will be a serious showstopper at your Thanksgiving dinner, and our handy guide will help you create it and the delicious filling.

Try your hand at making apple cider donuts from scratch without taking a trip to an orchard. This recipe will have you falling in love with the autumnal treat.

Warm apple ice cream sundaes are a delectable treat on a fall day. Toss apple slices with sugar, butter, apple cider vinegar, and spices then bake until bubbly. Let cool slightly before serving to avoid melting the ice cream.

Adding quinoa flour to the oats and all-purpose flour in the topping adds nutty flavor and fiber to the crunchy crumble for this easy apple and pear dessert.

Bread pudding is one of the most comforting desserts you can eat in autumn, and this apple-pie inspired version checks all the flavor boxes. It's crowd-friendly, easy to prepare, and absolutely delicious.

Earthy buckwheat flour gives these buttermilk pancakes a healthy boost. The batter is crowned with thinly sliced apples, which get nicely caramelized in the skillet. Serve with Greek yogurt and maple syrup.

Inspired by apple pie and apple cider doughnuts, this crowd-friendly, easy Bundt cake only requires 20 minutes of prep work. Unsweetened applesauce and apple cider vinegar add even more apple flavor to the moist cake.

A whopping 63 slices of miniature cinnamon buns top this apple pie-inspired dessert. In short, it's a total showstopper. The apple mixture is made with four pounds of assorted apples, plus lemon juice, granulated sugar, and pure vanilla extract.

A Dutch baby is ideal for brunch entertaining because you can make one big pancake in the oven instead of laboring over flapjacks on the stove. Here, it's spiced with aromatic cardamom and studded with wedges of tart Granny Smith apples.

Here's another guaranteed crowd-pleaser: Whether you serve traditional caramel apples or up the ante by dipping them in sea salt, white chocolate, or cashews, you can't go wrong with this classic dessert.

There's nothing like warm fritters fresh out of the fryer. These are studded with sweet, tender apples and finished with plenty of powdered sugar.

Making your own applesauce is totally worth it because you get to call all the shots—the type of apples, the level of sweetness, and even the color! Martha uses a mix of McIntosh apples and deep-red Empire to achieve this bewitching pink hue.

We love how tender the apples atop this spice cake get in the oven. Brushing them with apricot jam while they're still warm gives the fruit an irresistible sheen.

A different kind of apple pie! Yes, there's fruit under that crust, but it's stuffed into a pork loin first. Garnish with small apples, crabapples, and fresh bay leaves for a savory dish with a striking presentation.

A muffin that tastes good and is nutritious? Yes, please! Two types of apple go into the batter of these wholesome muffins: unsweetened applesauce and diced Granny Smith.

Baking-friendly Granny Smiths are amped up with fresh lemon juice, sugar, cinnamon, dried apricots, and breadcrumbs for the filling of this layered pastry.

Two supermarket staple fruits are at the heart of this smoothie: apples and bananas. Four more healthy ingredients add flavor and texture: orange juice, vanilla, honey, and flaxseed.

A mixture of nutty brown butter and fragrant vanilla beans are the secrets behind the complex flavor of this apple dessert.

Using coconut oil instead of butter makes this rustic dessert vegan (not to mention super flavorful!). Dried cherries add intrigue to the cinnamon-spiced apple filling.

Salted caramel does double duty in this spectacular dessert—it's used to flavor the apple filling and drizzled over the vanilla ice cream served with the finished pie.