12 Apple Recipes to Make Right Now or It Basically Will Be Like You Chose to Not Participate in Fall This Year, Yikes

Sweet and savory ways to make the most of apple-picking season—from all-American favorites to inspired twists on autumn classics.

The Serious Eats Team

Published September 17, 2024

Apple cider doughnuts — Serious Eats / Sarah Jane Webb

Leaf-covered walkways and a chill in the air means it's apple-picking season again. Whether you're lugging home crates from an orchard or just a few bags from the farmers market, it's hard not to jump on the (apple) bandwagon when it comes to cooking with this quintessentially fall fruit. Here we have apple in all its glory—baked into desserts, stuffed into pork loin, braised with cabbage, and even turned into mulled cider and cocktails that taste like autumn in glass. Keep reading for some of our favorite apple recipes, and cheers to fall!

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10-Minute Apple Crisp (for One)
Serious Eats / Amanda Suarez
While shortcuts are taken to make this crisp, there absolutely no skimping on flavor The bubbly warm apple filling has a light hint of cinnamon and lemon beneath a crunchy, buttery oat topping. It's wonderful on its own or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
10-Minute Microwave Apple Crisp for One
Tarte Tatin
Serious Eats / Amanda Suarez
The French classic Tarte Tatin can be a tricky dessert to make. However, the right techniques can yield virtually foolproof results.
Tarte Tatin
Warm-Spiced Apple Hand Pies
Serious Eats / Debbie Wee
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Warm-Spiced Apple Hand Pies
The Best Apple Cider Doughnuts
Serious Eats / Sarah Jane Webb
These doughnuts are hearty but light, with a sweet-tart coating of apple cinnamon sugar.
The Best Apple Cider Doughnuts
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The Best Apple Crisp
Vicky Wasik
A crumbly, buttery topping full of contrasting flavors and textures, soft fruit, notes of lemon and nutmeg and caramel—this is an apple crisp that just might be better than a pie. (This one feeds the whole family!)
The Best Apple Crisp
Gâteau Invisible (Invisible Apple Cake)
Serious Eats / Tim Chin
This French dessert gets its name from the way its layers of thinly sliced apple seem to disappear into the light batter that binds them. In a nod to the popularity of gateau invisible in Japan, it's subtly flavored with salty-sweet white miso, and served with a miso caramel sauce.
Gâteau Invisible (Invisible Apple Cake)
Easy, Old-Fashioned Apple Pie
Vicky Wasik
This classic apple pie has a golden crust and a thick filling, and unlike the previous recipe, doesn't require precooking apples.
Easy, Old-Fashioned Apple Pie
The Best Applesauce
Serious Eats / Vicky Wasik
With the right ingredients, applesauce can be so much more than meets the eye.
The Best Applesauce
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Miso-Squash Soup With Sesame-Ginger Apples
Serious Eats / Vicky Wasik
Inspired by a classic Japanese appetizer, this soup zeroes in on the nutty, earthy flavors of squash by simply simmering it in an aromatic dashi broth.
Miso-Squash Soup With Sesame-Ginger Apples
Spiced Mulled Apple Cider
Serious Eats / Vicky Wasik
There's more to good mulled apple cider than swirling in a couple sticks of cinnamon!
Spiced Mulled Apple Cider
Apple Pie Ice Cream
Serious Eats / Max Falkowitz
This ice cream has all the flavor of apple pie without all the hassle of baking it.
Apple Pie Ice Cream
Homemade Caramel Apples
Serious Eats / Vicky Wasik
When it comes to caramel apples, you'll want a caramel that's thick enough to generously coat the apple, but soft enough to bite through.
Homemade Caramel Apples

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