Apple season may begin with fall baking, but there’s no reason to put away the cinnamon and pastry once the holidays arrive. From a classic apple pie and an easy, bubbling crisp to elegant French tarts and celebration-worthy cakes, apples are just as welcome on a festive dessert table as they are at a casual Sunday dinner.
Whether you’re baking for a crowd or simply looking for something sweet to enjoy with afternoon coffee, these apple dessert recipes offer plenty of inspiration.
Our Finest Apple Pie
A classic double-crust apple pie filled with a mix of tart and sweet apples, cinnamon and nutmeg in a flaky, buttery homemade pastry.
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Jamie Oliver's Easy Apple Tart
Jamie Oliver’s 5-ingredient apple tart layers thinly sliced apples and apricot jam over store-bought puff pastry for an easy French-inspired dessert.
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Apple Fritter Snack Cake
A tender cinnamon-spiced apple cake topped with a buttery toffee glaze, toasted pecans and flaky sea salt.
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Apple Crisp
Tender spiced apples baked beneath a buttery brown sugar and oat topping until golden, crisp and bubbling.
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Mary Berg's Spiced Apple Cheesecake
A classic baked cheesecake with a crisp spiced-cookie crust and buttery cinnamon-spiced apple topping.
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Apple Tarte Tatin
Also known as a French apple upside-down pie, a tarte tatin is a traditional French dessert. It's beauty lies in its simplicity. This recipe from celebrated French Chef Didier Stéphan uses shortcrust pastry. Like any apple pie, a tarte tatin is delicious served with whipped cream and vanilla ice cream.
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Vegan Apple Caramel Cake
Lyndsay Sung’s plant-based apple cake is dressed for a celebration with salted caramel buttercream and a generous oatmeal cookie crumble.
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Flaky Vegan Apple Tart
A beautiful rustic tart from Jean-Philippe Cyr, with flaky vegan pastry and tender baked apples. Just the thing for an easy but impressive dessert.
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Gingery Baked Apples With Walnuts
Whole apples stuffed with walnuts, golden raisins and crystallized ginger, then baked until tender. An easy dessert that can be made in the oven or on the barbecue.
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Vegan Dutch Apple Turnovers
Inspired by traditional Dutch appelflappen, these flaky vegan turnovers from Alexander Gershberg are filled with apples, raisins and maple syrup.
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Chocolate Caramel Apples
Steven Hodge's recipe for crunchy Granny Smith apples dipped in caramel and tempered milk chocolate.
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Looking for your next baking project? From cozy cakes to festive cookies, these ELLE Gourmet favourites are worth adding to your list.
Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
These easy chocolate thumbprint cookies are made with cocoa powder, coated in crunchy walnuts, pistachios or coconut, and filled with jam, Nutella or dulce de leche.
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Lebkuchen Cookies
Soft, chewy Lebkuchen cookies are the German cousin to North American gingerbread. Instead of molasses, the lebkuchen recipe uses honey for sweetness. A traditional German Christmas cookie it uses nuts, candied peel and eggs – but no flour.
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