20 Best Easy Apple Recipes
These are the best easy apple recipes for busy families with picky kids. Don't miss these fantastic apple desserts, apple snacks, and apple dinner ideas that help make apples part of every meal.
It is one of our family's favorite traditions to go to the pick-your-own apples orchard each fall.
Our favorite apple orchard happens to be on a gorgeous mountain top in North Carolina. I take dozens of pictures of the kids and the pretty trees and we come home with bags overflowing with delicious fresh apples.
We could eat the apples straight-up as a healthy snack or we can use them as the perfect excuse for trying new apple recipes. I'm pretty sure you can guess which way it goes in our house!
We have a few select favorite recipes that the apples disappear into each fall, but it's always fun to try something new.
Easy Apple Desserts
From classic apple crisp to an all American apple pie, find the best apple dessert bars and other sweet treats your kids will love right here.
Freezer Friendly Apple Crisp
The MOST POPULAR apple recipe on this entire site for the last 10 years. See why readers come back again and again for this top recipe.
Fresh Apple Cake
You can make my fresh apple cake with or without the brown butter frosting on top but I think it adds so much flavor, especially when you garnish it with chopped pecans.
Taffy Apple Pizza
My taffy apple pizza has a sugar cookie crust and a brown sugar and cream cheese sauce to hold all those crunchy fresh apples in place.
Carmel Apple Spread
With just 5 minutes and 5 ingredients you can whip together this easy caramel apple spread to serve for a sweet treat.
Caramel Apple Cookies
Use a simple cookie dough packet to bake up easy caramel apple cookies with fresh apples on top.
Apple Slab Pie
This freezer-friendly apple slab pie is perfect for making ahead for the holiday season.
Apple Crisp Bars
My apple crisp bars recipe has a secret ingredient -- butterscotch chips! Tons of oats help keep the crust nice and chewy.
Apple Crumble Bars
Buttery apple crumble bars taste great on their own but I love them with a little drizzle of salted caramel sauce over the top, too.
King Arthur's Most Popular Apple Pie
We fell in love with King Arthur's apple pie filling but I confess sometimes I make it with a store bought pie crust to keep it easy.
Apple Recipes for Dinner
Make a batch of homemade applesauce as a simple weeknight dinner side dish or family dessert. Then pair it with my easy apple based dinner ideas for a fun fall meal.
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Microwave Applesauce
Easy microwave applesauce in under 10 minutes. You can leave it chunky or puree it smooth. It would make a delicious substitution for the canned apple pie filling if you wanted to bake a batch of air fryer apple turnovers.
Roasted Pork in Applesauce
You can use the homemade applesauce recipe above or a store bought variety for the sweet and savory pork in applesauce.
Harvest Apple Pizza
Looking for a meatless main dish with all the flavors of fall? My harvest apple pizza combines fresh apple slices on a whole wheat pizza dough crust with savory cheeses and nuts. top it with fresh peppery arugula.
Roasted Sausages and Potatoes with Apples
Roasted sausages with apples is the first fall recipe we make each year! I love pairing it with a few mustards for sampling, including my homemade raspberry mustard dip.
Apple Pear Salad
Perfect for serving as a salad for Rosh Hashanah with a sprinkle of pomegranate seeds, a lovely Thanksgiving side dish with dried cranberries, or at home on your Christmas dinner menu, we love this festive apple pear salad.
Apples & Cheddar Snack Board
Slice up a bunch of raw apples in different varieties and add them to the ultimate cheddar snack board.
Acorn Squash with Apples and Dried Cranberries
Slowcooker acorn squash and apples is a perfect side dish for fall, I love it as an easy Thanksgiving side dish because it cooks by itself while I'm busy with the rest of the dinner prep.
Carrot Apple Salad
This vinegar based carrot apple salad makes a perfect barbecue side dish if you're planning to serve a spicy pulled pork or Crockpot bbq chicken thighs.
Authentic Snicker Salad
This classic Minnesota salad is filled with crisp fresh apples under all that creamy goodness. Is it a dessert or is it a dinner side dish? Only you know . . .
Easy Apple Snacks
Apples make such a wonderful after school snack just by themselves but try these easy snack recipes, too:
Dried Apple Slices
These easy dried apple slices make an excellent easy apple snack for after school.
Apple Cinnamon Chex Mix
Once you've got the dried apple slices, break them up and add them to my apple cinnamon Chex mix with yogurt covered raisins and fresh apple cider.
Peanut Butter Apple Dip
Dunk crisp fresh apples into this creamy peanut butter apple dip topped with honey roasted peanuts and a few salted pretzels on the side.
I love this roundup! Such a fun selection of recipes to choose from!