Dessert, Apple Recipes

Moist bundt cake spiked with apple schnapps, applesauce, and warm spices. Raisins and nuts add texture. Beat for 4 minutes total for ultra-tender crumb. Great for fall gatherings or holiday gifting.

Vegetarian mincemeat pie with TVP standing in for suet, loaded with apples, raisins, walnuts, and warm spices in apple cider. A holiday classic reimagined for plant-based kitchens.

French-style apple crisp layered with fresh mint and cinnamon, baked until golden with a crumbly egg-based topping for a rustic dessert that's lighter than traditional pie.

Lattice-topped dried fruit pie packed with prunes, apricots, golden raisins, dried apples, and walnuts under a cinnamon-sugar crust. A year-round pie that brings holiday flavors to any season.

Oven-fried apple hand pies with a pizza-crust dough wrapped around a spiced dried apple filling. Easier than rolling pastry, golden in 17 minutes, ideal for lunchboxes and picnics.

Fresh apple butter cake loaded with diced McIntosh apples and walnuts, baked in a tube pan and drizzled with a warm sherry glaze. Dense, spiced, and indulgent.

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

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.

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.

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.

Apfelschaum is a baked Swabian apple mousse: tart Granny Smith apples stewed in white wine, sieved smooth, then folded with stiff egg whites and baked low for an airy traditional German dessert.

Jan's 1940s apple pie heaped with McIntosh and Cortland apples, finished with a quick water-rinse trick on the top crust that produces an exceptionally flaky finish.

Oatmeal apple cake with three cups of oats, chopped apples, brown and white sugar, cinnamon, and nuts. A dense, hearty cake that's more oat than flour with chunks of apple throughout.

Although this dessert is called a cake, the consistency is more similar to that of a pie.

A fruit-packed bundt cake with bananas, crushed pineapple, applesauce, and chopped nuts spiced with cinnamon. Stir-together batter, no mixer needed. Moist, dense, and dusted with powdered sugar.

This moist apple cake is absolutely delicious. Raspberry jam, fresh apples and lemon juice make the cake taste refreshing and fruity, the almond-sour cream topping adds nuttiness and tanginess, and the lemon glaze gives the cake extra citrus and sweetness.