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19 Delicious Ways To Use Apples

*Updated* Sep 08, 2020 Published: / By: 30 Comments

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Fall is just around the corner. That means apple season. Cooler weather, warm fuzzy sweaters, and delicious ways to use apples.

Whether you buy your apples at the grocery store, farmer’s market, or go apple picking, at your local orchard, this roundup is filled with easy apple recipes.

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What can I do with lots of apples? Read on and find out.

Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE summer. This past summer has been one of the hottest on record.

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I am ready for some cooler temperatures. With fall quickly approaching, comfort food season is almost here.

Bring on the soups, stews, and chilis. I am a pumpkin fanatic too. Pumpkin Donuts, Pumpkin Lattes and Pumpkin Soup are a warm welcome around here.

When it comes to fall weather, I am always on the lookout for creative apple ideas. From breakfast to dessert and ALL things in between, there are so many ways to use them in recipes.

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Common Apple Varieties

Do you have a favourite kind of apple? If you really look, there are so many varieties to choose from. Some you can get locally from the market or orchard. Others you can get in the grocery store.

Apple season is from September to the end of October. With so many different kinds to choose from, figuring out what to do with a bag of apples is a fun and delicious challenge.

According to the Farmer’s Almanac some of the most common types include:

  • Braeburn
  • Cortland
  • Fuji
  • Gala
  • Golden Delicious
  • Granny Smith
  • Honeycrisp
  • Macoun
  • McIntosh
  • Pink Lady
  • Red Delicious

Whether you eat them raw, dip them in peanut butter or chocolate, pair them with cheese, slice them into a salad, make a smoothie or bake with apples, this collection of top-rated apple recipes is sure to please everyone in your family.

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Baking With Apples

I think these are the most popular ways to use apples. Apple crisps, muffins, pies, and tarts. Who can resist the aroma of delicious fall baking and apple dessert recipes? Not me!

Have you ever cooked apples on the bbq? Of course we cannot forget caramel apples.

Apple Rose Puffs
Apple Rose Puffs are such fun to make. Using puff pastry to create an easy and elegant dessert perfect for any occasion. Impress your guests with these.
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Apple Rose Puffs are such fun to make. Using puff pastry to create an easy and elegant dessert perfect for any occasion. | homemadeandyummy.com
Smoked Grilled Apples Easy Dessert Recipe
Celebrate apple season with Smoked Grilled Apples. This easy dessert recipe lets your bbq do all the work. No fuss, little cleanup. Smoked Grilled Apples are perfect for fall entertaining.
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Smoked apple in a white bowl ready to eat.
Apple Muffins with Toffee Topping
This fall inspired apple muffin recipe is a fun twist of toffee apples.
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Apple muffins with toffee bits are perfect for fall.
Apple Fig Oatmeal Muffins
Apple muffins with a crumb topping are perfect for breakfast. Made with dried figs and fresh apples.
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Apple Fig & Oatmeal muffins on the counter (hero shot)
Fried Apple Tarts with Puff Pastry
These delicious apple tartlets are made with a puff pasty crust and filled with southern fried apples. Perfect mini apple pies.
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Fried apple tarts made with puff pastry crust.
Salted Caramel Apple Pie Bars
Buttery shortbread crust, bourbon sweet apples, pecan crumb topping, and drizzled with the most addicting salted caramel sauce.
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A piece of apple pie bar on a plate.
Apple Pull Apart Bread
Filled with bits of apple, a sprinkling of cinnamon and sugar all wrapped around a sweet yeast dough. In other words, delicious!
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Pull apart apple bread on a plate.
Crock Pot Apple Cinnamon Roll Casserole
Apples cut up cinnamon rolls and chopped apples that are coated in a sweet egg custard in a slow cooker.
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Crock pot Apple Cinnamon casserole.
Homemade Caramel Apples
One of the ultimate fall treats that you can seriously enjoy any time of the year.
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Caramel apple with chocolate chips.

Healthy Apple Recipes

Yes apples are healthy, and one of the best ways to eat them are raw. There are lots of delicious ways to incorporate raw apples into smoothies, salads and snacks.

Cottage Cheese Smoothie (No Protein Powder)
Protein-packed, healthy nutritious this Cottage Cheese Smoothie is perfect for any time of the day.
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Apple Cottage Smoothie in a glass with a straw, ready to drink.
Autumn Apple Salad
This Autumn Apple Salad is perfect for lunch. Fall flavours with crisp apples, pumpkin seeds and cranberries.
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Fall salad with apples, chickpeas, cranberries and pumpkin seeds.
Apple Peanut Butter Nachos
Apple nachos with peanut butter and chocolate is one of the most delicious and healthy snacks. No more complaints about boring apples.
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A plate of sliced apples drizzled with peanut butter and chocolate chips.
Air Fryer Apple Chips
These make a perfectly healthy snack when you are craving for something sweet plus it’s a great way to consume a form of seasonal fruit instead of the not-so-healthy options.
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Apple chips made in the air fryer.
Spinach Apple Salad
This vegetarian salad is packed with apples, feta, walnuts, dried cranberries, and red onion for a delicious combo that works great as a main or side dish.
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Apple spinach salad in a serving bowl.
Beet and Apple Carpaccio
The beet colours are vibrant and their sweetness pair perfectly with the sourness of the apple. From the top of this topsy turvy tower of flavour, sprinkle some Feta and delicately pour some French vinaigrette.
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Salad of sliced apples and beets stacked on a plate.

Apples Used In Savoury Dishes

Now we are getting into the recipes you can use as main dishes. Those hearty casseroles, soups, and stuffed meat dishes using apples.

Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash
Stuffed Acon Squash filled with sausage, apples and chickpeas. Perfect for fall dinners, especially Thanksgiving.
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Stuffed acorn squash with sausage, apples and chickpeas.
Apple Soup
This easy Apple Soup recipe has all the flavours of apple season in a bowl. Made with fresh apples, apple cider and dried apples for garnish.
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Soup made with fresh apples, apple cider and dried apples.
Sausage and Apple Strata
This make-ahead french toast is savory and sweet, tossed with cooked breakfast sausage, cheddar cheese, fresh apples, and cranberries plus a cinnamon flecked egg custard.
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Sausage and apple strata casserole.
Stuffed Pork Tenderloin
An elegant main course for any holiday gathering.
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Apple and feta stuffed pork tenderloin on a plate.

Next time you wonder what to do with excess apples, look no further. This delicious collection of easy apple recipes has you covered.

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  1. Kerri

    Wow! This is a really great round up. They’re salted caramel apple pie bars are really calling my name

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    • Gloria | Homemade & Yummy

      This is one tasty collection of recipes that is for sure. Hope you give some of these a try.

  2. Jamie

    What a great collection of recipes to make with apples! I think I’ll try the apple chip recipe as those are a favorite snack of mine Thanks for sharing this!

    Reply

    • Gloria | Homemade & Yummy

      Apple season is a delicious one for sure. ENJOY the recipes….so many great ones in this collection.

  3. Sam

    Wow so many great recipes in this roundup! I am trying to pick one to make but it is so hard to choose. I love those apple rose puffs, so cute!

    Reply

    • Gloria | Homemade & Yummy

      That is the hardest part….picking which apple recipe you want to make first.

  4. Nicole | Culinary Cool

    I’m a summer-loving gal and the only good thing about autumn is all the fruit and vegetables that come into season, like apples. I really wish we had orchards here to go picking, but I’ll take a stroll through the farmers market as a consolation. My favourite is definitely Honeycrisp, although I hate the price. I’ve bookmarked this post so I can refer to it easily for recipe inspiration.

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    • Gloria | Homemade & Yummy

      I get what you are saying for sure. I LOVE summer….but a nice warm fall day is perfect….along with apple season.

  5. Tara

    I love apples and they are in season! I can’t wait to try these recipes. They look so tasty and delicious! Thanks for compiling these!

    Reply

    • Gloria | Homemade & Yummy

      ENJOY….I know there is something in here you will want to make for sure.

  6. Marisa F. Stewart

    I love it when Fall brings on the apples. Your collection is wonderful. I’m really having a hard time picking out which recipe I’m going to start on. The one with the puff pastry sounds too good to be true. But your apple roses are so adorable – I made them last year and I’ve got to make them again.

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    • Gloria | Homemade & Yummy

      I do agree, there are LOTS of great recipes in this apple collection. ENJOY..I love the apple roses too.

  7. Jo

    What an amazing collection of apple recipes! Perfect for season when fall apples arrives! So many delicious options!

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  8. Kari Alana

    This has so many flavours I love together so I am going to make this for the weekend.

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  9. Sharon

    I love making new dishes for fall so this roundup is perfect for apple lovers like me.

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    • Gloria | Homemade & Yummy

      Have lots of fun with all these delicious recipes. So many great options to choose from.

  10. Denise

    What a wonderful selection of recipes, I do not know which I want to try first.

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  11. Cindy Gordon

    Wow so many delicious ways to use an apple! I can’t wait to try some!

    Reply

    • Gloria | Homemade & Yummy

      There are LOTS of delicious recipes in the collection for sure. The hard part is where to start first.

  12. Carrie Robinson

    SO excited that apple season is just about here! I want to try all of these recipes. 🙂

    Reply

  13. Pavani

    WOW, so many amazing apple recipes to choose from. Thank you for compiling this post – it is going to be very useful when fall apples arrive.

    Reply

  14. Nart at Cooking with Nart

    Wow, these are such great ideas! Think I’m gonna start with the apple soup.

    Reply

  15. Dannii

    So many delicious recipes here. The apple rose puffs look amazing.

    Reply

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