12 Easy Apple Dessert Recipes Perfect For Fall

From classic apple pies to creative spins on traditional favorites, here’s a round-up of 12 irresistible apple dessert recipes perfect for fall that will make the season even a little sweeter. Whether you’ve just returned from apple picking or stocked up at your local farmers’ market or grocery store, apples offer so many different possibilities for sweet, seasonal treats.

Cinnamon apple scones have been baked and two are served on small plates and three are cooling on a wire cooling rack.

Cinnamon Apple Scone Recipe

Warm, flaky scones with chunks of fresh apples and a hint of cinnamon make for the perfect fall breakfast or snack. These scones are easy to make and are delicious with a cup of tea or coffee.

Apple tarte tarins are served on small plates with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. The remaining tastes are cooling on a wire rack.

Easy Tarte Tatin: Upside-Down Apple Puff Pastry Tarte

A French classic, this upside-down caramelized apple tart is surprisingly simple to make. With buttery caramelized apples and a crisp pastry crust, it’s a fun dessert that’s perfect for entertaining.

Individual dessert boards are loaded with apple slices, caramel sauce, Bischoff cookie crumbs, chocolate chips, granola a few other fun snack items.

A new twist on a fall dessert idea

A fun dessert idea for kids and adults!

Baked apple cider doughnuts have a maple glaze topping and are served on small plates with brown floral designs.

Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts with a Maple Glaze

No fall dessert list would be complete without apple cider donuts. These cake-like donuts, with their warm apple flavor and maple icing, are the epitome of fall fun. Perfect with a hot cup of cider or coffee!

Pumpkin Butter

This recipe for pumpkin butter is great for a snack with apples or to top oatmeal, pancakes or waffles.

A homemade apple pie pop tart is on a small white plate with a brown floral design. Next to the plate is a wire cooling rack and a copper pot that was used for making the glaze.

Easy Apple Pie Pop Tarts That You Can Make Ahead!

These homemade pop tarts are a fun take on the classic breakfast treat, featuring a flaky crust and a spiced apple filling. Perfect for both kids and adults, they make a delightful grab-and-go snack or dessert.

Two apple pie thumbprint cookies are on small plates and topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Next to the plates on a wire cooking rack are the remaining cookies. A small bowl with cinnamon sugar is also on the cooling rack.

Soft and Chewy Apple Pie Thumbprint Cookies

These bite-sized cookies pack all the flavors of apple pie into a small, delicious package. Add a dollop of spiced apple filling and a small scoop of vanilla ice cream and they’re the perfect fall treat.

A pink cup filled with Humble Crumble from the original location in London is on a picnic table. A wooden spoon and a pink napkin are next to it.

You need to make this copycat recipe for Humble Crumble!

This English treat is anything but humble when it comes to flavor. It features tender, spiced apples on top of crumbled shortbread cookies and topped with a healthy serving of Crème Anglaise.

Puff pastries with apples resemble roses and are dusted with powdered sugar. They are in mini Staub cocottes.

Puff Pastry Apple Roses with Brown Butter, Sugar, and Cinnamon

These puff pastry apple roses are not only beautiful but also surprisingly easy to make. Thinly sliced apples rolled up in puff pastry dough that, when baked, resembles a rose. It’s an elegant fall dessert.

Baked apples are stuffed and topped with whipping cream. They are served on small vintage brown plates.

Easy Baked Apples and Cinnamon Recipe for Fall

Cinnamon Baked Apples are so easy to make and your house will smell amazing!

Slab apple pie is baked in a rectangular cake pan. Next to the cake pan is a stack of small serving plates as well as a white pot holder.

Easy, Rustic Slab Apple Pie Recipe With Ice Cream

For those who love apple pie but want an easier way to serve a crowd, slab apple pie is the answer. With its flaky, golden crust and perfectly spiced apple filling, this dessert combines all the flavors you love in a more shareable format.

Slices of caramelized apple Dutch baby pancake are served on white and blue-rimmed plates and a small jam jar of crème anglaise. Napkins and forks are next to the serving plates.

Caramelized Apple Dutch Baby Pancake With Crème Anglaise

Elevate your fall brunch game with a caramel apple Dutch baby. This puffed pancake is simple to make but feels indulgent. With caramelized apples and topped with Crème Anglaise, it’s an indulgent treat that no one will forget.