Apple Recipes

Gumdrop fruitcake with white raisins, chopped nuts, and colorful gumdrops in a spiced applesauce batter. A festive, kid-friendly alternative to traditional fruitcake.

Light tube cake studded with fresh apples and minced dried pears, spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg. Low-calorie thanks to minimal margarine and buttermilk. Dust with powdered sugar.

Unexpected apple pie spiked with New Mexico chili powder for subtle heat and depth. The apples cook down with spices before filling the crust. Sweet, spicy, and totally unique.

A sweet and delicious "salad" made with crushed pineapple and dry roasted nuts.

These German Puff Pancakes rise to the occasion! Baked in the oven, they can also be known as Dutch Babies, but baked in individual dishes they are an impressive meal. The apples are prepared on the stove separately and added after the pancakes are baked. An especially nice aroma in the morning is derived from apples, cinnamon and nutmeg.

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.

Fresh apple muffins from Austin's Texas French Bread bakery, with whole wheat pastry flour, juicy chopped apples, raisins, and walnuts. A bakery-style breakfast muffin with hearty fiber and warm cinnamon.

Classic slow-cooked apple butter with cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg simmered for 4 hours in the oven or crockpot for thick, spreadable preserve.

Forget chocolate brownies. These gooey, caramel-filled blondies are heavenly.

Warm applesauce is cooked with a bit cinnamon and maple syrup, then filled into the folded whole wheat crepes. These delicious yet healthy crepes are ideal for breakfast. Make a bunch of crepes, store in an air-tight bag or container, then freeze them. Now you have the ready-to-go breakfast, a bit applesauce makes it to a whole new level.

This favorite spread is easy to make with this crockpot recipe that will make your bread jump for joy in the toaster.

This Christmas pudding has plenty of delicious fruit and nuts, but it's really simple to make - just plan ahead and then make the warm vanilla-bean custard on the day.

Fat-free bran muffins sweetened with molasses and applesauce, bound with egg whites and buttermilk. High-fiber, no butter or oil, and surprisingly tender.

Apple Danish bars layer cinnamon-spiced sliced apples between two flaky pastry sheets in a sheet pan, then drizzle with almond glaze. A sliceable Scandinavian-style coffee cake bar.

Hungarian Szeged goulash with braised pork, sauerkraut, apple cider, and sour cream. Caraway and sweet paprika build deep, smoky flavor in this hearty one-pot classic.

Loggers bread for the bread machine: a hearty whole wheat and oat flour loaf sweetened with applesauce, honey, and molasses, with powdered buttermilk for tender chew.