Food & Drink

A Bushel of Apple Recipes

Soups, salads, cakes, and more starring fall’s favorite fruit

four recipes with apples

ribs and espresso
Photo: Kristen Penoyer

Kenny Gilbert’s Coffee-Rubbed Spareribs with Poblano Apple Slaw

Earthy tones meet the fresh flavors of the season with this Hawaiian-inspired dish from Kenny Gilbert. Get the recipe.


fritette di mele
Photo: Food seen

Sweet Apple Fritters Are Easy Breakfast—or Anytime—Treats

This Italian sweet treat per i bambini is also great with your morning espresso. Get the recipe.


bourbon milkshake
Photo: Amy Roth

Al Roker’s Bourbon Apple Pie Milkshake

Find a new way to enjoy ice cream, pie, and after-dinner drinks with this recipe from a daytime TV legend. Get the recipe.


apple stack cake
Photo: Sarah Jane Sanders

Apple Stack Cake Recipe

Show your dinner party guests that you, too, have layers with this multifaceted apple dessert from pastry chef Stella Parks. Get the recipe.


salad
Photo: Johnny Autry

Apple and Brussels Sprout Salad with Warm Prosciutto Vinaigrette

Jeffrey Compton’s potluck-ready spin on everyone’s favorite baked vegetable brings warm, fresh notes and umami taste. Get the recipe.


apple butter on bread
Photo: KATHERINE COBBS / BLUELINE CREATIVE GROUP

Fall Treat: Bourbon Apple Butter

Ah, apple butter…a perfect spiced treat for when the leaves turn brown. Get the recipe.


soup
Photo: KATHERINE COBBS / BLUELINE CREATIVE GROUP

Cooking from the Bar Cart: Butternut-Apple Bisque with Calvados

Silky squash and the crunch of a nice fresh apple? Get both with this autumnal recipe that promises a bisque brimming with flavor. Get the recipe.


baked apple dumpling
Photo: Squire Fox

Baked Apple Dumpling

An unnaturally delicious combination of fall treats amounts to a Franken-dessert sure to be a hit at your next Halloween party. Get the recipe.


butter basted scallops
Photo: Eric Wolfinger

Butter-Basted Scallops with Apple Cider Brown Butter

While the apples take a backseat in this elegant entree, there is no mistaking their presence. Get the recipe.


stack of cake with icing poured
Photo: PETER FRANK EDWARDS

Apple Jack Stack Cake

A perfectly imperfect, nontraditional dessert. Get the recipe.


apple pie
Photo: courtesy of Four and Twenty Blackbirds

A Sweet-and-Salty Apple Pie

The celebrated Brooklyn pie shop Four & Twenty Blackbirds presents their star of the show with this delicious spin on an old favorite. Get the recipe.


salad
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Apple Salad with Cider-Benne Vinaigrette

This isn’t your Granny (Smith’s) apple salad. Get the recipe.


fritters
Photo: Kelsey Foster

Bite-Size Fritters for Apple Season

Cramming everything we love about fall into one bite-size portion. Get the recipe.


cookie
Photo: Courtesy of Bent Willow Baking Co.

Apple Pie Cookies from Bent Willow Baking Co.

What do you get when you mix apple, cinnamon, butter, and a dash of cream cheese? An utterly charming fall cookie. Get the recipe.


apple walnut cake
Photo: Amanda Heckert

Black Walnut Apple Spice Cake

Somewhere on the road between a bread and bundt cake lies this ultimate fall dessert. Get the recipe.


burger and chips
Photo: Cheryl Zibisky

An All-Star Appalachian Pork Burger with Apple Butter Onion Jam

The North Carolina mountains have always been the perfect place for fall flavors, and now they’ve borne a burger recipe that will wow any barbecue-season gathering. Get the recipe.


pork butt
Photo: Blueline Creative Group

Cooking from the Bar Cart: Applejack-Braised Pork Butt

While America’s 250th birthday has come and gone, it’s not too late to celebrate with this innovative dish that evokes the first American settlers. Get the recipe.


apple chewy cake
Photo: JOHNNY AUTRY


A Chewy Apple Cake Perfect for Autumn Snacking and Sharing

No recipe celebrates the values of sharing and giving thanks like a delicious apple cake that’s built to slice up and pass around. Get the recipe.


stuffed quail
Photo: Hannah Lozano Photography

Southern Fried Quail with Apple Slaw Stuffing

Autumn brings the arrival of apple season and quail season. Nod to both with this happy marriage of fall flavors. Get the recipe.


apples in skillet
Photo: Nico Schinco

Virginia Fried Apples

This breakfast side is as simple as can be but packs fall flavors in every bite. Get the recipe.


applesauce cake
Photo: Brittany Miller / Shenandoah Imagery

Hog Island Applesauce Cake: This Old-Fashioned Recipe Is “Pure Christmas”

A smooth, spiced dessert that works equally well for fall and the holiday season. Get the recipe.