45 Unique Apple Desserts for Fun Fall Baking
Unique apple dessert recipes! These amazing apple desserts include creative baking ideas for fall and the holidays.
Nothing says autumn quite like the flavor of crisp, juicy apples.
They’re super good all on their own, but it’s actually so fun to bake with them!
In fact, they might even rival pumpkin desserts for a fall favorite.
If you go apple-picking, or find a great deal at the grocery store …
… you might find yourself with an abundance of apples and no idea what to do with them.
That’s why I put together a list of the best and most unique apple desserts!
These create apple dessert recipes include ideas for:
- Unique pies, crisps, and crumbles
- Blondies and dessert bars
- Quick breads
- Cheesecakes
- Cookies and cakes
Many of them are super easy, and some are more intricate if you want to impress.
They’re perfect for a fall dinner party, potluck gathering, Thanksgiving, or even just for a fun autumn baking day.
Let’s check ‘em out!
(🍁 Looking for more fun fall recipes? Try one of these cozy autumn party appetizers, creative fall salads, unique autumn side dishes, tailgate food ideas, easy fall dinners, or seasonal autumn charcuterie boards!)
Best Apple Dessert Recipes
Apple Crumble Cheesecake
Apple Crumble Cheesecake sits on a shortbread crust with a layer of salted caramel apples, then a creamy cheesecake filling, and a crunchy pecan apple crumble topping.
Fall desserts don't get any better than this!
Apple Hand Pies
Apple Hand Pies are made with apple pie filling, homemade pie crust or refrigerated biscuit dough.
Apple pie is one of the most iconic all-American desserts and these hand pies are the hand-held version.
Brown Butter Apple Blondies
These brown butter apple blondies are buttery and soft, bursting with apples, and drizzled with a brown butter glaze.
Rich caramel flavor, and with a hint of cinnamon, these easy blondies will be your new go-to treat.
Apple Pie Doughnuts
Apple Pie Doughnuts have a sweet dough flavored with apple cider and apple pie spice.
They get fried to golden perfection, rolled in a spiced sugar, and filled with the easiest homemade apple pie filling.
Sour Cream Apple Squares
These Sour Cream Apple Square bars are filled with apples, a hint of cinnamon and have an amazing shortbread crust.
Slice these moist apple squares warm or at room temperature into oversized squares and serve with whipped cream or ice cream.
Apple Cinnamon Crumb Cake
Apple Cinnamon Crumb Cake has chunky, soft bits of apple mixed throughout a moist, light, and fluffy cake, then finished off with a crumb topping.
This makes the perfect breakfast, snack, or autumn sweet treat!
Caramel Apple Pie
Caramel Apple Pie is loaded with a delicious apple pie filling, topped with caramel sauce, and baked inside a buttery, flaky crust.
Granny Smith apples pair perfectly with sweet buttery caramel sauce. It’s the pie version of your favorite caramel apples.
Mini Caramel Apple Cheesecakes
Serve up these mini caramel apple cheesecakes with streusel topping and lap up the praise!
They look so cute, and everyone is going to love these tasty cheesecake bites - the perfect autumn treat.
Soft Apple Cookies
If you love fall desserts, you will love these sweet delicious Apple Cookies.
These cakey cookies are loaded with bits of soft apples and flavored with warm autumn spices.
A drizzle of apple flavored icing adds the perfect touch of sweetness to each bite.
Caramel Apple Upside Down Cake
If you’ve been looking for something new to do with fresh in-season apples, it’s this Caramel Apple Upside Down Cake!
Think lightly spiced sour cream spice cake, topped with tart Granny Smith apples and a brown sugar syrup to create a bite that is insanely delicious and perfectly sweet.
Apple Cinnamon Scones
Filled with fresh chopped apples, and layers of cinnamon streusel, these fall-forward Apple Cinnamon Scones.
Best of all, these scones come together in a snap, no mixer needed!
Apple Coffee Cake Muffins
These Apple Coffee Cake Muffins are spiked with cinnamon, nutmeg and chunks of fresh, sweet apple.
The streusel topping and simple glaze make these fall-inspired muffins a truly delicious treat.
Apple Turnovers
This Apple Turnover recipe is so easy to make in your own kitchen!
Only a few steps and you can enjoy hot apple turnovers whenever you like.
Apple Streusel Cheesecake
Apple Streusel Cheesecake is a creamy apple-flavored cheesecake baked in a graham cracker crust with a homemade apple pie topping, topped with that buttery streusel.
It’s the perfect play on apple streusel and caramel apples.
Caramel Apple Dump Cake
Chock full of wonderful fall flavors like apples, cinnamon, and caramel, this is the ultimate comfort food dessert for autumn.
Make the homemade apple filling included if you’d like, or swap in canned filling to make it super easy.
Homemade Apple Fritters
These Easy Homemade Apple Fritters are packed full of fresh apples, easy to make with simple ingredients, and can be ready in just 30 minutes,
Cinnamon Walnut Apple Bars
Cinnamon Walnut Apple Bars are a quick and easy, spiced fall apple dessert with a nutty spiced oatmeal streusel topping and simple glaze that’s irresistible.
Buttery, nutty and lightly sweet, they make a perfect afternoon pick me up.
Caramel Apple Cider Floats
It’s never too cold for ice cream, especially if it comes in the form of Apple Cider Floats!
With apple cider, fizzy ginger ale, and salty caramel sauce, these cider floats are the perfect excuse to eat ice cream in any season.
Caramel Apple Sheet Cake
Caramel Apple Sheet Cake is a sweet cinnamon cake loaded with tender apple chunks and covered in a homemade caramel frosting.
It's perfect for those fall potluck gatherings, Thanksgiving, and football season.
Apple Cherry Crumble
Apple Cherry Crumble has the perfect crumble topping and balance of sweet and tart.
Why have regular ol’ apple crumble when you can add in cherries and really give it an upgrade?
Cinnamon Apple Cake
Easy One-Bowl Cinnamon Apple Cake is a moist apple cake topped with a simple cinnamon sugar crumble.
Such an easy way to turn fresh apples into a delicious dessert.
Salted Caramel Apple Bars
Salted Caramel Apple Bars are made with brown butter and have layers of salted caramel and apple pie filling that make them so gooey and rich.
Best of all, it can be whipped up in under an hour.
Apple Pandowdy
Apple Pandowdy is a classic American dessert that’s chock full of autumn flavor.
Spiced apples are topped with rustic puff pastry and drizzled with melted butter, with a crunchy sugar crust.
DIY Caramel Apple Bar
Learn how to make a DIY Sliced Caramel Apple Bar!
Served with all sorts of fun toppings, this make-your-own caramel apple bar is the perfect dessert station for Halloween or a Fall party, or a fun movie night at home
Apple Cider Donuts
With a deep apple flavor, these autumn classic Apple Cider Donuts are an absolute winner.
Made with scratch-made apple butter, condensed apple cider and just the right amount of cinnamon.
Maple Apple Pie
Maple Apple Pie is enhanced with a little maple syrup to make a cozy, irresistible pie that tastes heavenly.
It has a flaky pie crust and a delicious apple filling that's caramelized and saucy and spiced to perfection.
Apple Popsicles
Homemade Creamy Apple Popsicles have all healthy ingredients, which makes them both wholesome and delicious.
A wonderful cold treat, they taste like apple pie with vanilla ice cream!
Apple Fritter Bread
Apple Fritter Bread is a soft, fluffy quick bread that’s stuffed with apples, cinnamon, and sugar - like apple fritters in bread form!
It’s so good with coffee or tea, you can even serve this delicious apple bread warm with whipped butter.
Easy Apple Crisp
This easy Apple Crisp is made with just 8 ingredients.
A subtly sweet, perfectly spiced apple filling sits beneath a buttery crisp topping and is baked to bubbly perfection.
Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars
Layers of shortbread crust, smooth cheesecake filling, cinnamon and nutmeg spiced apples, and a crumbly streusel topping make up these fall favorite Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars.
Simple Caramel Apple Galette
Caramel Apple Galette is easy to prepare, loaded with tender and juicy apples, paired with a rich caramel sauce, and surrounded by flaky pastry.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Apple Dump Cake
Made with vanilla cake mix, canned apple pie filling, and some super fun cereal, Cinnamon Toast Crunch Apple Dump Cake is a unique and flavorful twist on the classic cake.
It’s a warm and cozy dessert that’s perfect for those chilly autumn nights, and is sure to become a new favorite in your recipe collection.
Caramel Apple Cookies
Caramel Apple Cookies are soft, chewy cookies with brown sugar, buttery caramel, and sweet-tart apple.
All of the delicious flavors of caramel apples, in cookie form.
Apple Pie Bites
Apple Pie Bites are easy as pie to make in the air fryer! Crispy air-fried dough with warm, gooey apple filling, these bite-sized treats are perfect for snacking or serving as a dessert.
They can also be easily customized with different types of pie filling and spices.
Apple Crumble Tart
A fusion of apple pie and crumble, this Apple Crumble Tart has soft, cinnamon apples in a crisp shell, topped with a tasty crumble.
Praline Apple Bread
Praline Apple Bread is so delicious, with a light and moist crumb, chunks of fresh apples in every bite, and topped with a heavenly Praline Sauce.
Serve it for dessert, an afternoon snack, or even for brunch.
Sour Cream Apple Walnut Pie
Sour Cream Apple Walnut Pie is a delicious twist on the classic apple pie.
The addition of sour cream adds a tangy, creamy element to the filling, and the crunchy walnuts provide a nice contrast in texture.
Chewy Apple Pie Cookies
Soft and chewy Apple Pie Cookies are packed with white chocolate chips and taste just like a warm apple pie!
If you want a lighter dessert to serve, this is perfect!
Simple Apple Tart
Delicious and easy Apple Tart is simple to make and becomes an impressive perfect dessert for family dinners or dinner parties.
This tasty tart is made with a puff pastry crust and your favorite apple.
Cinnamon Apple Bundt Cake
Cinnamon Apple Bundt Cake is moist, flavorful, and filled with chunks of apples, then topped with a luscious cinnamon cream cheese frosting.
It’s incredibly moist, and the frosting is SO good.
Apple Pecan Upside Down Pie
Upside Down Apple Pecan Pie is a delicious and easy recipe that takes the traditional apple pie and flips it upside down, so you get an extra-crunchy crust with sweet apples and pecans baked into it.
Old Fashioned Apple Dump Cake
Traditionally called Swedish apple pie, this deliciously gooey cake will please even picky eaters.
Instead of the layering effect typically found in dump cakes, the ingredients get mixed together to form a more traditional cake.
Easy Apple Strudel
This easy Apple Strudel is simple and delicious, with sweet apples flavored with warm spices, like nutmeg and cinnamon.
They get wrapped in filo pastry that bakes into a flaky delicious dessert you will love.
The warm spices and abundance of apples make it the ideal fall dessert.
Apple Cheesecake Brioche Buns
Apple Cheesecake Brioche Buns are filled in the center with a sweet cream cheese and apple pie filling, then topped with a delicious crumble.
It's a little bit of a process, but the results are so worth the effort.
Air Fryer Apple Fries
Air fryer Apple Fries are delicious dipped in caramel sauce, or our favorite peanut butter apple dip.
Fun to make, delicious to eat - what's not to love?
Ready to try some new apple desserts?
I hope this list of unique fall apple dessert recipes has given you tons of inspiration for fun autumn treats to try.
From pies and crumbles, to cakes, cookies, and cheesecakes, there’s something for every kind of gathering!
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