20 Quick and Easy Apple Dessert Recipes for Fall

This caramel sauce only needs 3 ingredients and tastes so much better than the store-bought stuff.

Use it as a dip for apple slices, on ice cream, or over warm baked desserts.

Type: Sauce | Time: 15 minutes | Key ingredients: sugar, butter, heavy cream

Sure, warm comfort food like apple crumble muffins might seem like a lot.

But this recipe depends on simple ingredients that most people will already have in the kitchen, so no special shopping trips are necessary.

Type: Muffins | Time: 20 min bake | Key ingredients: apples, sour cream, brown sugar | Diet notes: the post says it can be made vegan

These apple spice cookies bring in all the fall vibes.

They use fresh apples, and since the dough only needs to chill for an hour, they can be ready in a hurry.

Type: Cookies | Time: 1 hr 35 min (includes 1 hr chill) | Key ingredients: apples, brown sugar, caramel topping

Ever wanted all the comforting goodness of an apple pie, but don’t have time to make one?

Apple crisp offers all the same flavors, but is so much faster to put together.

Type: Crisp | Time: 1 hr 25 min | Key ingredients: apples, oats, pecans | Diet notes: vegetarian

These apple roses look fancy and complicated, but they are surprisingly achievable.

Smart steps like using premade puff pastry help keep the difficult parts under control.

Type: Pastry | Time: 55 min | Key ingredients: puff pastry, apples, jam

Cookie bars are an excellent option to get all the goodness of freshly baked cookies, but without all the steps.

Just bake the whole thing at once, and slice into bars for portion control.

Type: Bars | Time: 1 hr 5 min | Key ingredients: apples, walnuts, brown sugar

While apple pie is delicious, it’s always nice when there are ways to keep the time commitment down.

These individual mini apple pies take less than 30 minutes to bake, so they are far faster than normal pies.

Type: Mini pies | Time: 40 min | Key ingredients: puff pastry, apples, cinnamon

Bring appley goodness to everyone this year, even the diet-conscious.

A couple simple substitutions are all you need to make these delicious apple pie cookies completely vegan, so they are no more difficult than normal cookies.

Type: Cookies | Time: 1 hr 55 min | Key ingredients: apples, maple syrup, non-dairy butter | Diet notes: vegan

This apple dessert recipe is an excellent way to save time in the mornings, and still get a tasty, sweet treat.

The baked apple cinnamon oats can be made ahead and cut into bars for fast and easy access at breakfast.

Type: Breakfast oats | Time: 35 min | Key ingredients: gluten free oats, apples, almond milk | Diet notes: made with gluten free oats

Apple dumplings are so warm and tasty, they just feel like being wrapped up in a fall blanket.

Smart recipe hacks such as using canned crescent roll dough help keep these manageable enough for everyday.

Type: Dumplings | Time: 1 hr | Key ingredients: crescent roll dough, apples, heavy cream

Upside down cake is sort of a foolproof way to make a moist, delicious, flavorful cake.

Using spice cake mix out of the box helps make this an even simpler option, valid for bakers of any skill level.

Type: Cake | Time: 15 min prep, 35 min bake | Key ingredients: spice cake mix, apples, apple cider

Apples and cinnamon go together like they were made for each other.

And this recipe is the perfect option, since it was designed to be so easy that even those who are less confident in the kitchen can handle it.

Type: Quick bread | Time: 1 hr | Key ingredients: apples, cinnamon, butter

Apple dumplings are an absolute classic, beloved by basically everyone who tries them.

Not only is this apple dumpling recipe simple, but there are lots of simple ways to customize it as well.

Type: Dumplings | Time: 20 min prep, 30 min bake | Key ingredients: Granny Smith apples, crescent roll dough, lemon-lime soda

Most people don’t think sophisticated when they think of Jello salad, but they also haven't seen this recipe.

But, since it’s Jello, it’s still super easy to make.

Type: Jello salad | Time: 15 min prep and cook | Key ingredients: apples, cranberries, pineapple, orange jello

The problem with breakfast is that there isn’t enough time to make something a little more fancy or involved.

This apple french toast casserole neatly sidesteps that, since it can be prepped the night before and put in the oven in the morning.

Type: Breakfast | Time: 1 hr 10 min | Key ingredients: apples, bread cubes, eggs, cinnamon

It’s tough to beat a freshly-baked apple pie, and this is proof.

These tiny little mini pies will disappear fast, but they are so easy to make.

Type: Mini pies | Time: 15 min prep, 15 min bake | Key ingredients: pie crust, apple pie filling, caramel candies

Hand pies are a bit of a tradition, and for good reason.

They are a full-fledged pie that is simple enough to make, even if you don’t own a pie pan.

Type: Hand pies | Time: 40 min | Key ingredients: puff pastry, apples, brown sugar

This might just be the simplest approach to making cookies ever; don’t make them.

Using apple slices provides a quick and simple base for a treat that kids are sure to love.

Type: Apple slice cookies

These apple pie donuts can be made in just 30 minutes, but nobody would ever believe it.

Using real apples blended into the batter means that they are super moist and tasty.

Type: Donuts | Time: 30 min | Key ingredients: apples, gluten-free flour, apple pie spice | Diet notes: made with gluten-free flour

While there’s nothing quite like a freshly-baked cake, it’s a lot of work both to make and clean up.

An apple mug cake is the perfect solution, since it’s just one portion and the baking receptacle is also the serving dish.

Type: Mug cake | Time: about 5 min (3 prep, 2 cook) | Key ingredients: butter, apple butter, flour | Diet notes: the post gives dairy-free, vegan and gluten-free options