15 Apple Baking Recipes

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Apples are one of the most versatile baking ingredients—sweet, tart, and perfect for warm, cozy treats.

Whether you’re craving a classic pie or a quick weekday dessert, these 15 apple baking recipes are simple, delicious, and foolproof.

1. Classic Apple Pie

A timeless dessert with buttery crust, tender apples, and warm spices—perfect for holidays or Sunday baking.

Ingredients:

  • 2 pie crusts

  • 6 apples, sliced

  • ½ cup sugar

  • 1 tsp cinnamon

  • 2 tbsp flour

  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions:

  1. Mix apples with sugar, cinnamon, flour, and lemon juice.

  2. Fill pie crust and cover with top crust.

  3. Bake at 400°F for 45–50 minutes.

2. Apple Crisp

A quick dessert with soft baked apples and a crunchy oat topping.

Ingredients:

  • 4 apples, sliced

  • ½ cup oats

  • ÂĽ cup sugar

  • ÂĽ cup butter

  • Cinnamon

Instructions:

  1. Place apples in a baking dish.

  2. Mix topping ingredients and sprinkle over apples.

  3. Bake 30 minutes at 350°F.

3. Apple Cinnamon Muffins

Soft muffins packed with apple bits and cinnamon—perfect for breakfast.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 1 egg

  • 1 cup milk

  • 1 apple, chopped

Instructions:

  1. Mix ingredients.

  2. Fold in apples.

  3. Bake 18 minutes at 375°F.

4. Apple Bread

Moist, cinnamon-heavy apple bread that makes the whole kitchen smell amazing.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 2 apples, grated

  • 2 eggs

  • ½ cup oil

Instructions:

  1. Mix all ingredients.

  2. Pour into loaf pan.

  3. Bake 50 minutes at 350°F.

5. Apple Pie Bars

A quicker alternative to pie—soft apples between buttery crust layers.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour

  • 1 cup butter

  • ½ cup sugar

  • 4 apples, sliced

Instructions:

  1. Press half dough into pan.

  2. Add apples.

  3. Top with remaining dough.

  4. Bake 35 minutes at 350°F.

6. Apple Turnovers

Flaky pastries filled with sweet apples—easy with premade puff pastry.

Ingredients:

  • Puff pastry

  • 2 apples, diced

  • ÂĽ cup sugar

  • Cinnamon

Instructions:

  1. Cook apples with sugar and cinnamon.

  2. Fill pastry squares and fold.

  3. Bake 20 minutes at 400°F.

7. Apple Cobbler

A warm dessert with a soft biscuit topping over bubbling spiced apples.

Ingredients:

  • 4 apples

  • ½ cup sugar

  • Biscuit dough

  • Cinnamon

Instructions:

  1. Add apples and sugar to dish.

  2. Drop biscuit dough on top.

  3. Bake 35 minutes at 375°F.

8. Apple Scones

Crisp on top, soft inside—these apple scones are perfect with tea.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour

  • ½ cup sugar

  • ½ cup butter

  • 1 apple, diced

  • ½ cup cream

Instructions:

  1. Mix flour and sugar.

  2. Add butter and cream.

  3. Fold in apples.

  4. Bake 18 minutes at 400°F.

9. Caramel Apple Cake

A moist apple cake drizzled with warm caramel sauce.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 2 apples, chopped

  • 2 eggs

  • Caramel sauce

Instructions:

  1. Mix batter ingredients.

  2. Fold in apples.

  3. Bake 35 minutes at 350°F.

  4. Drizzle caramel.

10. Apple Cinnamon Rolls

Gooey cinnamon rolls filled with apple pieces for extra sweetness.

Ingredients:

  • Dough (store-bought or homemade)

  • 2 apples, diced

  • Cinnamon sugar

  • Icing

Instructions:

  1. Spread dough with cinnamon sugar.

  2. Add apples and roll up.

  3. Slice and bake 20 minutes at 375°F.

11. Apple Oat Bars

Chewy bars with layers of apple and oat crumble.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup oats

  • 1 cup flour

  • ½ cup butter

  • 2 apples, sliced

Instructions:

  1. Press half oat mix into pan.

  2. Add apples.

  3. Top with remaining mixture.

  4. Bake 25 minutes at 350°F.

12. Apple Dutch Baby

A fluffy oven pancake topped with caramelized apples.

Ingredients:

  • 3 eggs

  • ½ cup flour

  • ½ cup milk

  • 2 apples, sautĂ©ed

Instructions:

  1. Blend batter ingredients.

  2. Bake in hot skillet 15 minutes at 425°F.

  3. Top with apples.

13. Apple Custard Tart

A creamy custard filling layered with thin apple slices—fancy but easy.

Ingredients:

  • Tart crust

  • 2 apples, sliced

  • 1 cup milk

  • 2 eggs

  • ÂĽ cup sugar

Instructions:

  1. Pour custard into crust.

  2. Add apples on top.

  3. Bake 35 minutes at 350°F.

14. Apple Galette

A rustic, free-form tart with buttery crust and caramelized apples.

Ingredients:

  • Pie dough

  • 3 apples, sliced

  • ÂĽ cup sugar

  • Cinnamon

Instructions:

  1. Spread apples on rolled dough.

  2. Fold edges.

  3. Bake 35 minutes at 375°F.

15. Apple Fritters

Crispy fried apple dough bites dusted in powdered sugar.

Ingredients:

  • 1 apple, diced

  • 1 cup flour

  • 1 egg

  • ½ cup milk

  • Oil for frying

Instructions:

  1. Mix batter.

  2. Stir in apples.

  3. Fry spoonfuls until golden.

  4. Dust with sugar.

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