Easy Apple Desserts to Make Every Fall

Here are the best sweet treats to make when summer ends and the crisp cool days of Autumn arrive. You will love these simple yet fancy Easy Apple Desserts to Make Every Fall (and winter too!).

Different photos of recipes using fall fresh apples to make desserts like pie and cobblers.

When you have a lot of apples or if they are just simply your favorite fruit, you cannot help but want to get baking. All these ideas are cozy, tasty, and 100% amazing. There's nothing like a fresh-baked fruit dessert - am I right?

Whether you make a classic apple pie for Thanksgiving or a unique apple dessert recipe like my French Galette with Puff Pastry, you will love each of these. Enjoy these top-rated apple desserts all season when the sweet tart fruits are in season between September and December.

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Why This is the Best List of Homemade Apple Desserts: this may be a short list but it includes our family favorites. These are simple to make for even a beginning baker but get beautiful results. Here are more reasons to love these recipes:

Several are quick and take 30 minutes or less.
Any baking apple can be used from Honeycrisp, Granny Smith, or Golden Delicious.
Some are gluten-free, dairy-free, & a few low-sugar so everyone can enjoy.
This list includes oven-baked, deep-fried, slow cooker, & Instant Pot apple desserts.
Enjoy these after dinner or even try some at breakfast or as a snack when you crave something sweet.
Several of these are also on my list of Best Holiday Pies for Thanksgiving & Christmas but they are great even on busy weeknights or lazy Sunday Suppers.

6 images of different apple desserts including gluten free cobbler, coffee cake, galette and pie.

Baked Fresh in the Oven

Preheat that oven and get ready to make one of these oven-baked fresh apple desserts. Your house will smell amazing & your family will love a slice of any of these goodies.

I recommend any of these for your Thanksgiving holiday along with my outstanding Graham Cracker Crust Sweet Potato Pie.

Puff Pastry Apple Galette

This fun & easy twist on a classic French dessert is comforting. Flaky puff pastry apple galette topped with ice cream & caramel is amazing.

Puff Pastry Apple Galette

Brown Sugar Caramel Apple Pie

Gooey rich caramel and sweet brown sugar crumbles elevate apple pie to a new level.

Caramel Apple Pie with Brown Sugar Toffee

Gluten-Free Apple Cobbler

The soft biscuit crust on cinnamon sugar apples makes this gluten-free apple cobbler comforting & delicious. This homemade fresh-baked cobbler recipe is made from scratch with fresh apples topped with a tender fluffy topping. It is easy to make & made without flour or eggs & is nut-free.

Gluten-Free Apple Cobbler

Soft & Chewy Apple Oatmeal Cookies

This is the best fall or winter cookie. Fresh baked soft & chewy cookies with diced apples & oats is an easy dessert recipe. Loaded with fruit & nutty oatmeal for a cozy bakery-style cookie good enough for you Thanksgiving or Christmas holiday.

Soft & Chewy Apple Oatmeal Cookies

Soft and Chewy Apple Oatmeal Cookies stacked on a serving board.

Apple Crumb Coffee Cake

This moist fresh-baked Apple Crumb Coffee Cake is loaded with fresh apples & has a yummy streusel crumble topping. Perfect for breakfast, Sunday brunch, snack, or desert in fall & winter. This large deep dish coffee cake is great for feeding a crowd or large family gatherings and holidays like Thanksgiving or Christmas.

Apple Crumb Coffee Cake

Easy Applesauce Muffins

This easy muffin recipe with applesauce is a yumy homemade baked good for all ages, especially kids & toddlers. They are sweet, fluffy, and the cinnamon sugar topping is a bit crunchy which makes these the best muffins ever. Great for breakfast, brunch, snacks, or desserts.

Easy Applesauce Muffins

Applesauce Muffins stacked and ready to eat.

CrockPot & Instant Pot

No oven, no problem! You can still make a hot & cozy dessert in your slow cooker or pressure cooker. Here are a few apple favorites:

Slow Cooker Apple Cobbler

This easy recipe for Slow Cooker Apple Cobbler is a fall favorite. This Southern dessert made in the Crockpot is loaded with a fresh sweet apple filling & a thin topping from scratch (no cake mix). This dump & go dessert is simple & great for Thanksgiving, Christmas, & winter holidays.

Slow Cooker Apple Cobbler

Crockpot filled with apples & cobbler topping.

Slow Cooker Apple Sauce

This slow cooker apple sauce is so easy and delicious. Fresh apples make a healthy homemade recipe. Make it chunky, smooth, sweet, or tart.

Slow Cooker Apple Sauce

Instant Pot (pressure cooker) Cranberry Apple Sauce

Fresh cranberries and apple pair for a sweet and tart sauce that is a great accompaniment for meats or part of a dessert recipe An easy recipe with only 4 ingredients and cooks fast in your Instant Pot or electric pressure cooker. A must for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any time of the year.

Instant Pot Cranberry Apple Sauce

INSTANT POT (PRESSURE COOKER) CRANBERRY APPLE SAUCE in a jar

Other Apple Recipes

Here is a bonus dessert idea using your deep fryer. Like my recipe for Deep-Fried Oreos, OMG, sooo decadent!

Caramelized Apple Fried Hand Pies (McDonald's copycat)

Delicious homemade caramelized apple hand pies are easy to make. These fried apple pies are flaky, sweet, and have the perfect hint of cinnamon and nutmeg. Hot and tasty just like the original fried apple pies from McDonald's.

Fried Apple Pies (McDonald's Copycat recipe)