It’s finally fall! The weather is getting cooler, leaves are changing, sweaters are back in fashion, and apples are ready to harvest. This means it’s the best time for apple desserts and snacks! I love apple pie, but there are many other recipes to make with this delicious, crunchy fruit. Here are 17 homemade apple dessert recipes for you to try this autumn.
Check out some of our other fall recipe posts:
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Apple Cheesecake Tacos
Talk about fun and creative! Apple cheesecake tacos are crunchy cinnamon sugar tortilla shells, filled with cheesecake filling and covered with homemade apple pie filling. They are simply perfect. This very tasty dessert is ideal for both kids and adults during autumn.
Apple Dumplings
Apple dumplings are some of the best pastry-style desserts ever created. With only 7 ingredients, this easy apple dumpling recipe is the best and most flavorful of them all!
Easy Apple Turnovers (VIDEO)
This apple turnover recipe doesn’t get any easier! You can make bakery-quality apple turnovers with just a couple of store-bought frozen sheets of puff pastry, apples, butter, an egg, and a few pantry staples. Not only are these amazing for a nice dessert in the evening, but they also make a delicious sweet breakfast treat!
Maple Glazed Apple Blondies
These chewy maple glazed apple blondies taste like sweet apple pie with a warm maple icing! This homemade apple blondie recipe is the perfect fall dessert! It’s easy, super flavorful, and always a crowd pleaser!
Caramel Apple Bark
Here’s my new favorite fall dessert to make that is literally SO easy to do! I call it caramel apple bark. You get the crisp of the fresh apples, the crunch and saltiness of the pretzels and the sweet of the caramel. Perfection. Do note that these should be eaten the same day as the apples will draw moisture overnight (don’t make the day before!)
Baked Apple Fritters
These baked apple fritters are so easy to make and so delicious, you really won’t miss the fried dough and splattering oil! Baked apple fritters will still give you that apple flavor in every bite. Plus, they are drizzled with the homemade glaze I use for my other fritter recipes. These are a bit crisper than a fried fritter but just as flavorful.
Caramel Apple Pecan Cobbler
How about a delicious caramel apple pecan cobbler to kick start the fall season of delicious tasting holiday desserts? This caramel apple pecan cobbler is loaded with juicy, tender, tart apples, chopped pecans and delicious caramel, topped with a delicious cobbler topping and then caramel drizzled over the top for an incredibly delicious, family favorite, homemade dessert that tastes like heaven.
Apple Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes
Apple cinnamon roll cupcakes are a delicious and easy fall dessert recipe with fresh apples, cinnamon sugar, refrigerated crescent roll dough and maple glaze. Making these gooey apple cinnamon rolls takes less than 30 minutes!
Cinnamon Apple Muffins (with Crumb Topping!)
Baking with apples keeps the final product moist and tasty for days – that’s why I love these apple muffins! They are incredibly soft, moist, filled with chunks of fresh apples, and topped with an easy crumb topping. Perfect for breakfast or dessert!
Authentic Irish Apple Cake
This is an authentic old fashioned Irish apple cake – the kind that would be made throughout the apple harvest season all over Ireland. Did you know every Irish farmhouse has its own prized version of the recipe? This cake is delicious with or without the traditional custard sauce!
Ultimate Apple Crisp
Who doesn’t love apple crisp? This version is certainly one of my favorite homemade apple dessert recipes. Ultimate apple crisp is a fall favorite full of sliced apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, butter, and crispy baked oats. Mmm, my mouth is watering just thinking about it.
Apple Pie Cookies
Apple Pie Cookies may just be the perfect treat. Grated fresh apple is blended with apple pie spices. Soft, sweet and chewy all in one little package.
Apple Fries with Caramel Cream Dip
Crisp apple wedges are lightly battered and fried in a pan, then sprinkled with a cinnamon-sugar mix. What really sets these fried apples apart is the dipping sauce. You’ll love this creamy, caramel-infused dip.
Apple Blondies
These apple blondies are a perfect autumn dessert that mixes apple pie and blondies. They’re basically fall-themed brownies! Though to be clear, these are cake like brownies, not fudge like brownies. Serve them up with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream and you’ll have one of the best homemade apple dessert recipes around.
Apple Pie Monkey Bread
Apple pie monkey bread is such a great twist on regular monkey bread! Fresh chopped apples, brown sugar, apple pie spice, and melted butter along with refrigerated biscuits are all the ingredients you need for the fabulous brunch or dessert recipe.
Cinnamon Apple Rings
These are basically homemade donuts, except there’s an extra surprise in the middle…. apples! Cinnamon apple rings are finger-licking-good, there’s no way you can only eat one.
Homemade Apple Pie with Chai Spices
Warm and sweet homemade apple pie with chai spices. Chai spices include cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, and nutmeg. Each spice gives this apple pie a BIG something extra!