365 baked apple recipes

German pancake batter baked in a bread pan and topped with sliced apples or savory pork cracklings. Dust fruit version with sugar or salt the crackling one for traditional flavor.

A whole pumpkin filled with spiced apples, pineapple, and walnuts, then baked until the shell is tender and the filling bubbles with cinnamon and nutmeg. A show-stopping fall centerpiece.

Creamy baked chicken curry layered over rice with tart Granny Smith apples and buttery avocado slices. A rich yogurt-cream sauce ties it all together in this 30-minute casserole.

Moroccan-spiced bulgur baked with dried apricots, prunes, and apples in a fragrant mix of cinnamon, nutmeg, and coriander. A hearty, fiber-rich winter side dish with sweet-savory depth in every bite.

Mustard-rubbed pork chops baked over sliced apples and onions with honey and caraway seeds. One dish, minimal prep, and the oven does all the heavy lifting for a cozy weeknight meal.

Fresh fruit pizza with sliced apples, pears, raisins, and pine nuts on a golden pizza crust under a sweet egg-and-milk custard. An Italian-style sweet bake for brunch or dessert.

Tart de Brymlent is a medieval Lenten tart of salmon baked with spiced apples, pears, and dried fruits in a pastry shell. A genuine old English sweet-savory recipe for history buffs and adventurous cooks.

Simple 4-ingredient sweet potato and apple casserole baked with applesauce and cinnamon. Naturally sweet, low-fat, and vegan-friendly. Serve it hot as a holiday side or cold as a healthy snack.

Roasted acorn squash halves glazed with chutney and filled with a curried herb stuffing studded with dried fruit. Baked in apple juice and beef broth for deep, sweet-savory flavor. A stunning fall side dish.

Berlin Bread is a spiced German bar cookie loaded with grated chocolate, almonds, rum, apple preserves, and candied lemon peel. Iced while warm and sliced thin, these fragrant little bars belong on every holiday baking list.

Just 4 ingredients and no oven needed. Couscous cooked in apple juice with vanilla sets into a sliceable cake studded with fresh blueberries. Naturally vegan, low-fat, and surprisingly satisfying for a healthy no-bake dessert.

Classic no-bake grasshopper pie with a chocolate cookie crust and a creamy mint chiffon filling spiked with creme de menthe and creme de cacao. A pale green retro icebox pie for holidays and dinner parties.

Traditional German Springerle cookies with anise oil, stamped with carved molds and dried overnight before baking to a pale straw color. This heirloom recipe makes 72 delicate, picture-perfect cookies.