16 Apple Desserts, From Pies to Crumbles to Cake
The crisp, crunchy fruit is perfect in a number of versatile sweets
Keep it classic with an apple pie or trying baking the fruit into a Norman custard—apple is one versatile fruit.
Apple Crumble with Hot Custard
We enjoyed this warm and comforting dessert while visiting a sheep farm in new Zealand. Get the recipe for Apple Crumble with Hot Custard »
Apple Pandowdy
At Boston’s Durgin-Park, squares of buttery crust are pressed into a simmering apple filling partway through cooking to soak up the spiced sauce in this old-school dessert. Get the recipe for Apple Pandowdy »
Bouchon's Apple Pie
Classic apple pie gets an upgrade at Las Vegas’ Bouchon Bakery, where pastry chef Scott Wheatfill tops a flaky sweet crust with housemade apple butter and almond cream. The result is a delicate, refined tart with a creamy interior and a concentrated spicy flavor. Get the recipe for Bouchon’s Apple Pie »
Spice Applesauce Cake
Applesauce adds moisture and sweet apple flavor in a lovely cinnamon-spiced, autumnal cake. Get the recipe for Spice Applesauce Cake »
Maman's Apple Tart
Famed French chef Jacques Pepin inherited this recipe from his mother. Get the recipe for Maman’s Apple Tart »
Blackberry and Apple Cake
What do you get when you cross two classic English desserts, sponge cake and summer pudding? A moist cake loaded with ripe fruit. Get the recipe for Blackberry and Apple Cake »
Apple and Cranberry Upside-Down Cakes
This recipe, from Fore Street restaurant in Portland, Maine, calls for using six 4″ steel blini pans. But you can make a single cake in an 8″ cast-iron skillet, if you prefer. If fresh or frozen cranberries aren’t available, use reconstituted dried berries. Get the recipe for Apple and Cranberry Upside-Down Cakes »
Apple-Rosemary Lattice Pie
A rosemary-laced cornmeal crust adds a fragrant, savory dimension to classic apple pie. Get the recipe for Apple-Rosemary Lattice Pie »
Apple Pie Ice Cream Pie
A crust of finely ground gingersnap cookie crumbs adds delicious crunch to a pie of caramel-drizzled, maple-apple ice cream. Get the recipe for Apple Pie Ice Cream Pie »
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