Always seem to have leftover apples at the end of the week? Never quite sure what to do with them? Look no further thanks to these40 easy recipes that’ll turn your forgotten produce into treasured dishes, including dessert.
Toffee apple pies with dulce de leche
If it's toffee apple pie, it's worth indulging - these ones create wonderful aromas that fill the whole home.
Polish apple tea cake
This is a simple and extremely delicious cake. The recipe was inspired by my Polish great-aunt, and she made her spectacular apple cakes practically every weekend. My Polish apple cake is filled to the brim with finely chopped apples, and every mouthful is pure wholesome goodness.
Apple and lemon myrtle meringue cake
Autumn's abundance of new apples and lemons make this delectable bake by Tracey Pattison the perfect finisher on a chilly night.
Apple, pecan and maple syrup crumble
"This crunchy, sweet, nutty crumble with soft, juicy apples can be assembled in no time, and is hard to beat! The dollop of creme fraiche finishes it all with a touch of acidity for the perfect balance." – Lucy Nunes
Apple, caramel and cardamom hand pies
Caramel sauce adds a delicious depth to this twist on the autumnal apple pie created by Lucy Nunes.
Palisa Anderson's upside-down apple hazelnut butter cake with ice cream
Palisa puts a modern Tassie twist on a retro cake classic.
Apple tarte tatin with apple crumble ice cream
An apple a day keeps the doctor away, and this tarte tatin recipe uses four!
Cider-glazed apple galette
Georgina shares this crispy classic from France. It's layered, but not complicated!
Toffee apple and cinnamon clafoutis
Emma Knowles plays with a Greek dessert staple, incorporating classic pie flavours for a modern fusion treat.
Apple, brown butter and Frangelico crumble
Finish off the night with Georgie Esdaile and Phoebe Wood's delicious apple, brown butter and Frangelico crumble.
Apple bread and butter pudding with apple core caramel
Sweet and comforting, this bread and butter pudding is perfect for a cold night.
Vanilla crepes with spiced apple and pistachio
Satisfy your sweet tooth with these vanilla crepes with spiced apples.
Apple and blackberry pudding
"Big bowls of warming, sticky puddings are just the thing for a cosy night in," says Helena.
Torta di mele (apple cake)
“This is one of those simple, homely cakes that I imagine everyone’s nonna knows how to make and that you will always find, reassuringly, in bakeries, bar and pastry shops all over Tuscany. It’s also commonly on trattoria menus for dessert, although many Tuscans eat this for breakfast or a mid-morning snack,” says Emiko Davies. This is an edited extract from Torta della Nonna by Emiko Davies (Hardie Grant Books, $34.99).
Double apple crumble cake
This is an edited extract from Dessert Person by Claire Saffitz, (Clarkson Potter/Publications, $61.99). Photography by Alex Lau.
For a taste of the good old days, it has to be our golden syrup and apple dumpling pie
This awe-inspiring dessert is the perfect balance between impressive and absolutely comforting.
Golden syrup and apple tart
This irresistible tart will have everyone going in for seconds.
Caramel and apple mud cake
Skip the school fair, and head straight to this decadent caramel apple and cream cheese mud cake.
Banbury apple pie
“These kinds of sweet pies came from England, where they have been on the menu for centuries," says Regula Ysewijn. You will need a 22cm pie dish (a pan with a wide rim on which you can rest the bottom pastry and then attach the pastry lid. This is an edited extract from Oats in the North, Wheat from the South: The History of British Baking, Sweet and Savoury by Regula Ysewijn (Murdoch Books, $49.99).
Strawberry, apple and rhubarb crumble
This traditional apple and rhubarb dessert is elevated by macadamias in the crumble, and of course, vanilla ice cream to serve.
Ginger and apple kuchen (German ginger and apple cake)
The Germans do dessert right, and this apple cake is no different. A perfect symphony of ginger, apples and double cream to serve, this classic is the best way to cap off a dinner party.
Apple, maple and almond gluten-free mega-bun
What's better than a hot cross bun? A hot cross mega-bun.
Tarte flambee with apples
Looking for a dessert to warm you up during colder months? Rick Stein has you covered.
This toffee apple cake is the antidote to your working week fatigue
Make a statement with the perfect autumn entertaining cake. Tart toffee-coated apples top a luscious cream-cheese filled cake bursting with flavour. Oh, and did we mention the apple caramel sauce to finish it all off?
Apple tarte tatin with cinnamon ice cream
The perfect autumn dessert to end a meal.
Spiced apples with chamomile panna cotta
The spiced apple and macadamia mixture also works a treat on your morning yoghurt or muesli.
Apple pie ice cream, rhubarb
This sweet treat works as 3 desserts in 1.
Strawberry, ginger and apple cake
This cake has all the right fruits and flavours for a weekend soiree.
Apple and salted caramel baklava
Add an even sweeter twist to this Greek inspired dessert with apples and salted caramel.
Apple self-saucing pudding
Quite frankly, you had us at self-saucing pudding.
