55 Mouthwatering Recipes to Make After A Visit to the Apple Orchard
It’s that time of year for all things fall, and one thing we never miss is a visit to the local apple orchard. One thing we always wondered was what to do with apples from apple picking, which resulted in hours of scouring for apple recipes online. This list will put all of those unique apple recipes at your fingertips and you’ll be going through your apple supply in no time!
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Recipes to Make After You Visit the Apple Orchard
If you are ready to use all of the apples you picked at the apple orchard, you're in luck! These recipes cover everything from breakfast to dinner, and snacks in between. Enjoy these apple recipes!
Apple Breakfast Recipes
Fluffy Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
These Fluffy Apple Cinnamon Pancakes are a sweet way to start the day! This recipe is a great way to use those fall apples, as apples are both inside the pancake batter and used as a crunchy topping.
Spiced Apple Bread With Walnuts
This spiced apple bread recipe is a perfect for breakfast in the morning or enjoying with an afternoon tea to warm up on a cold day. It’s one of my favorites to bake throughout the holidays, from the first nip of autumn all the way through Christmas.
Puff Pastry Apple Tartlets
Super quick and easy to make, these Puff Pastry Apple Tartlets are the perfect treat to enjoy in Autumn and Winter. Made with Frozen Puff Pastry, fresh Apples and a homemade Applesauce Filling, these Mini Apple Tarts make a delicious afternoon tea sweet treat or breakfast!
Classic Vegan Apple Turnovers
These apple turnovers are so easy and delicious and the sweet sugar glaze finishes it off!
Apple Scones with Maple Cinnamon Glaze
Full of fresh apples and and warm spices these apple scones with maple cinnamon glaze are perfect for fall.
Apples and Honey Babka
This apple-stuffed babka is sweetened only with honey & boiled apple cider. Have it for breakfast or brunch, or serve it after your festive Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) meal!
Roasted Apple Cider Chia Pudding
Looking for a unique way to use your fresh picked apples? warm roasted apples over cider chia pudding makes a tasty seasonal breakfast, snack, or dessert!
Vegan Pop Tart Recipe
This sweet crispy vegan pop tart recipe has a cinnamon, apple and brown sugar filling, and a simple maple frosting. The perfect buttery pop tart!
Apple Cinnamon Muffins with Streusel
Tender cinnamon-spiked muffins studded with chunks of fresh apples and a gooey apple butter center, then topped with buttery brown sugar streusel.
Cinnamon Applesauce Bread
Not eating all the applesauce you made fast enough? Try our Cinnamon Applesauce Bread with self rising flour that uses your homemade applesauce.
Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal
This apple cinnamon oat bake is light and healthy but incredibly satisfying. Plus, it reheats well through the week for quick weekday breakfasts!
Healthy Apple Recipes
If you are looking for healthy apple recipes to make with leftover apples, here are some of our favorites!
Dried Apple Slices
Dried apple slices are healthy, crispy snacks that store incredibly well for up to several weeks. An excellent recipe for using up large quantities of apples!
Instant Pot Cinnamon Raisin Applesauce
If you’re looking for an easy and healthy dessert, try this Instant Pot Cinnamon Raisin Applesauce recipe! It’s a one-pot treat with no added sugar. Both kids and grown-ups love this one.
Instant Pot Apple Butter Recipe (No Added Sugar)
This Instant Pot apple sauce / apple butter recipe does not require peeling, has no added sugar and can be made in under 30 minutes! You have an amazing spread for waffles, bagels, muffins, pancakes. So skip the store-bought stuff and make your own sweet, tart butter in just a few easy steps.
Air Fryer Simple Apple Chips
Such an easy snack for the entire family. And they are so fast in the air fryer.
Applesauce WITH Peels – Blender Recipe
Take away all the tedious time removing the peels, and making applesauce is a pleasure! In this how-to, the peels are left on!
Pumpkin Spice Applesauce
Combine your love of apples and pumpkin spice with this easy homemade pumpkin spice applesauce.
Apple Dessert Recipes
Who doesn't love a warm apple pie? Expand your apple recipes with these suggestions. You'll finish those extra apples in no time!
Southern Fried Apple Hand Pies
These Fried Apple Hand Pies are made with homemade apple pie filling, pie crust or refrigerated biscuit dough. Easy to make apple hand pies can be frozen and cooked later.
Easy Apple Cake
This delicious and easy apple cake recipe is perfect for your fall or holiday gathering! It’s moist and spicy with juicy apple slices throughout. Add homemade caramel sauce for the ultimate decadence!
Cast Iron Apple Crisp
This easy apple crisp is made in the cast iron skillet with oatmeal as the topper. This is a perfect fall dessert to use up extra apples. Cast Iron Apple Crisp is a simple yet delicious old fashioned dessert. Perfect topped with ice cream or whipped cream for a crowd.
The Ultimate Apple Crumble
The ultimate apple crumble recipe.. a sweet apple filling with a crunchy oat topping. Serve with ice-cream for the perfect dessert.
Apple Butter Snickerdoodle
Super Soft And Full Of Apple Goodness – This Apple Butter Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe Is Sure To Be A Hit!
Oatmeal Apple Crisp
Apples, brown sugar, cinnamon and dried cranberries combine for a seasonal dessert. Top with a packaged cookie mix and sliced almonds for a delicious Oatmeal Apple Crisp dessert.
Apple Cinnamon Galette
It's kinda like apple pie...but way easier! This rustic apple galette is filled with apple slices, cinnamon and brown sugar. A quick and yummy dessert recipe!
Amazing Apple Crumb Cake
Apple Crumb Cake is a buttery coffee cake with a thick layer of cinnamon apples and two layers of crumb topping! Perfect for a fall morning!
Easy French Apple Tart
There is something so comforting about a warm French Apple Tart on a cold, rainy day. From the flakiness of the pastry to the sweet applesauce and crunchy apples, this classic French dessert is sure to make everyone happy!
Apple Upside Down Layer Cake with Maple Buttercream
Apple Upside Down Layer Cake with Maple Buttercream is made with three layers of cinnamon cake baked on top of fresh apples and a buttery rum-caramel. The layers are sandwiched together with real maple syrup buttercream.
Caramel Crumb Baked Apples
Caramel Crumb Baked Apples is an easy baked apples recipe. Apples with a cashew cherry filling and a cinnamon crumb topping are baked to perfection and drizzled with caramel sauce.
Apfelstrudel Recipe (German Apple Strudel)
This Apfelstrudel recipe (German Apple Strudel recipe) might sound daunting, but it’s much easier than it seems and so much fun to make. And the resulting apple strudel is a delicious, festive dessert filled with sweet, spiced apples and raisins in a flaky crust that everyone will love.
Jewish Apple Cake
There's a good chance you've never heard of a Jewish Apple Cake. But trust me, once you make this American Classic it will soon become a family favorite.
Air Fryer Apple Fritter
This lightened up apple fritter recipe is perfect for making a quick fritter for one or a big batch in the oven to serve a crowd. The recipe even includes a high protein version for the fitness enthusiast in your house.
Easy Apple Yogurt Cake
This recipe requires minimal ingredients, while still being delicious, a little bit healthy, and it makes enough to feed a family for a whole week. No fancy equipment needed and it tastes like something you would get in a bakery!
Apple Popsicles with Date Caramel Crumble
Apple popsicles are a delicious frozen dessert and a great way to use up apples. A date caramel and crisp topping makes these easy popsicles extra special.
Dutch Apple Tart (Appeltaart)
A Dutch Apple Tart is different than an American Apple pie. It has a sweet crust and is baked in a spring form pan rather than a pie pan. The filling is simply apples with sugar and a little cinnamon. There's no thickener in the filling so the juices are reabsorbed into the apples and the crust as it cools.
Glazed Soft Apple Cookies
Use tart apples like Granny Smith to make these amazing apple cookies. They are packed with tender pieces of apple and crunchy bits of toasted pecans, making them completely irresistible.
Apple Drink Recipes
An easy way to use a lot of apples is by making an apple flavored beverage. Try one of these recipes and find a new favorite!
Instant Pot Mulled Cider
Fragrant and comforting Instant Pot Apple Cider is full of amazing fall flavor! Instant Pot Mulled Cider is the perfect drink for serving during the holiday season.
Homemade Hard Apple Cider
Homemade Hard Apple Cider is fun and easy to make, and highly customizable. Make your Hard Apple Cider from apples, or purchased cider!
Mulled Apple Cider – Instant Pot and Crockpot Options
Mulled Apple Cider is an aromatic and warm beverage full of festive vibes. Hot Apple Cider is especially popular during fall and winter season and Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and family gatherings.
Apple Butter and Apple Jam Recipes
Want to go all in when it comes to fall apple recipes? Try one of these apple butter or apple jam recipes and you can enjoy the flavor all year long!
Apple Cinnamon Jam Recipe
This apple cinnamon jam recipe is the best way to use up your fall apples. It's simple to make and delicious on toast or rolls.
Homemade Apple Jelly / Jam
Apple jelly is a delicious preserve, a beautiful tasting, sweet clear jelly that is simple to make. Great spread on hot toast or fresh baked scones. You can also add a spoon to elevate a gravy or mixed through some braised red cabbage for a touch of sweetness.
Maple Apple Butter
Maple apple butter is lightly sweet and full of spice making it an ideal preserve to eat on toast, pancakes and more. Get full instructions for canning and freezing to keep your pantry shelves stocked (or give as gifts).
Spiced Apple Jam Recipe
Fall season and Apple picking calls to make some apple jam for the season. This spiced apple jam will leave your house smelling like fall and you will find yourself enjoying this apple jam with literally everything.
Apple Side Dishes
Want to use apples, but don't want them to be the main event? Check out these apple side dishes to complement any meal.
Apple Cinnamon Topping – Weight Watchers Friendly
This Apple Cinnamon Topping is inspired by IHOP's Cinnamon Apple Pancake topping. But I’ve reduced the calories and made it Weight Watchers friendly. So, if you're looking for a way to use up your overripe apples or simply have too many apples, this Apple Cinnamon Topping is perfect on pancakes, waffles, yogurt, frozen yogurt or ice cream.
Apple Ginger Chutney
Apple Ginger Chutney is sweet, sour, savory and tangy. It is a simple and easy preparation but it will brighten up any meal with it’s flavor explosion.
Cinnamon-Spiced Stewed Apples
These cinnamon-spiced stewed apples are super easy to make and can be used in so many different ways. Apart from the usual crumbles and pies, they can also be used in muffins, loaf cakes, chutney, and even served as a quick dessert with ice-cream or creamy custard.
Apple Thokku | Apple Pickle
This Indian style apple pickle made with basic spices has all the flavors. It is a little sweet and a little spicy and the best recipe to make with the abundance of apple during the fall season.
Creamy Apple Jicama Slaw
This creamy apple jicama slaw is so fresh and crunchy! With a mix of sweet and tangy flavors, it makes a delicious side for hearty main courses but also works as a cool topping for spicy tacos or burgers.
Apple Cinnamon Elderberry Syrup
This apple cinnamon elderberry syrup uses apple juice, fresh apples, and cinnamon to enhance its flavor profile. You can even press extra fresh apples from the orchard to make your own juice for this recipe!
Cracker Barrel Fried Apples
Make delicious fried apples just like the ones at Cracker Barrel at home right in your slow cooker. The recipe calls for 3-4 lbs of apples, so it is perfect for making the day after you return from apple picking!
Roasted Beet and Apple Salad
Tart, crisp apples and sweet, earthy roasted beets make a beautiful salad together. Walnuts add crunch in this delicious salad the whole family will love.
Infamous Apple Curry
Tired of only using apples in sweet dishes? Try this Apple Curry for a fun savoury way to use up your apples. Teamed up with seasonal fall veggies, this unusual curry is mildly spicy and subtly sweet.
Apple, Cheddar, and Fig Focaccia
This easy focaccia bread is a perfect side for fall meals, or use it as an appetizer with a glass of wine.
Meals with Apples
Who doesn't love apples in a main dish?
Roast Chicken with Potatoes, Apples and Brown Cabbage
Roast Chicken with Potatoes, Apples and Brown Cabbage - this cozy Scandinavian chicken dinner recipe is the ultimate hygge meal!
Butternut Squash and Apple Soup (Instant Pot Recipe & Whole 30 Compliant)
This Whole 30 Compliant Butternut Squash Apple Instant Pot soup can easily be made vegan and tastes so creamy without adding any dairy. It’s perfect for cold nights!
Spicy Apple Curry
A warm, sweet, spicy Green Apple Curry dish that transforms the sourness of green apples with the earthy spiciness and robust flavors of Sri Lankan roasted curry powder! This Sri Lankan apple curry is an easy, vegan side dish to prepare that’s full of flavor!
FAQs What to do with Extra Apples
What can I do with a lot of apples?
As you can see in this article, we have a lot of recipes where you can use apples. It can be a main dish, a dessert, or even a jam. We love to try all sorts of recipes and have tried everything from dried apples to juicing apples. And some days, it’s best to just eat the apples.
What is the best way to store apples?
You can always keep apples on your kitchen counter if you plan to eat them within the week. We recommend putting them in the crisper drawer of your refrigerator where they can keep fresh for a month or more. If you can wrap them individually in newspaper or a paper towel you will help prevent mold from growing between them.
Can you freeze apples?
Yes, you can! Apples can be frozen for six to nine months. You’ll want to wash, peel, and core your apples, then slice them thick (we like using this apple slicer).
Give the apples a nice soak in lemon water (4 cups of water with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice). Drain them out in a colander and wait about 30 minutes.
Line a pan with parchment paper, then add the sliced apples to the pan before placing them in the freezer.
Let them freeze for 2 to 8 hours before transferring them to an air-tight container (we like using a large zipper storage bag, but make sure to get rid of excess air). Now you have apples to last you for months!
We hope you found some recipes for lots of apples helpful. If you are heading to pick your own apples, don’t miss our tips for visiting an apple orchard and then enjoy your bounty!
If you’re looking for other fall posts, don’t miss our favorite fall activities around the US, best family audiobooks for a fall road trip, and best places to see fall colors in the Midwest.