10 Crowd-Pleasing Apple Recipes for Fall & Winter

Make the most of the remaining days of apple season with these clever apple recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert — and even a big-batch cocktail recipe you’ll want to serve straight through the holidays. Enjoy!

Apple Fritter Breakfast Casserole

Perfect for feeding a crowd, this breakfast casserole calls for only a handful of simple ingredients, like store-bought croissants, Granny Smith apples, butter, cream, and warming spices. And it’s prep-ahead friendly! Get the full recipe HERE.

breakfast casserole topped with icing on marble surface with croissants and apples — If you have a sweet tooth or two in your house, this breakfast casserole will be a huge hit. Get the full recipe HERE. Image: Num’s the Word

Honey Apple Cinnamon Butter with Granola

This super simple recipe starts with store-bought honey-cinnamon butter from Kroger, but you could make your own at home by blending honey and cinnamon into butter with a hand mixer or food processor. Spread the butter on your preferred serving dish — we like a cake stand — and top with chopped apples and granola! Get the recipe and some fun serving suggestions HERE.

light green serving plate with butter, granola, and chopped apples — Serve this “loaded butter” with warm biscuits. Get the full recipe HERE. Image: Liza Graves

Jewish Apple Cake

Cake for breakfast? You bet. This is a rich, dense coffee cake studded with apples. It’s great in the morning with a cup of coffee or tea, but doubles beautifully as dessert served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Get the recipe HERE.

A round apple cake, reminiscent of iconic cakes from Southern baking traditions, sits in a tin on a wooden board. It's accompanied by two whole apples and a knife with a green handle. — This rich coffee cake recipe is ideal for the cooler months. Get the full recipe HERE. Image: Rinne Allen

Apple Fritters from Turkey & the Wolf

Chef Mason Hereford’s recreation of his grandmother’s apple fritters is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. After countless tests, he cracked the code: flour for structure, Jiffy corn muffin mix for sweetness and grit, and a liberal dusting of cinnamon, sugar, and salt to finish. Serve these for breakfast, a side dish, or even dessert! Get the recipe HERE.

A blue plate filled with round, golden-brown apple fritters coated in sugar, placed on a marbled surface, evokes a sense of nostalgia. — Get the full recipe HERE. Image: William Hereford

Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad with Apples

This autumn-inspired salad is packed with flavor and texture thanks to Brussels sprouts, fennel, apples, red onion, almonds, and gorgonzola. Great served as a side or the main attraction with your favorite protein. Get the recipe HERE.

overhead view of salad with greens, apples, nuts, and red onions — Apples, fennel, and Brussels sprouts are the stars of the show in this autumn salad. Get the full recipe HERE. Image: Liza Graves

Peanut Butter, Apple & Bacon Sandwich

You’ve heard of Elvis’s favorite peanut butter sandwich layered with bananas and bacon, but this one gets an autumn-inspired spin thanks to thinly sliced tart apples. Find more serving suggestions HERE (including two other creative peanut butter sandwich combos).

peanut butter sandwich layered with bacon and apple slices — Get the recipe HERE (along with two more surprisingly delicious peanut butter sandwich combos). Image: Liza Graves

Fall Chicken Salad with Apples & Pecans (Two Ways!)

Another fabulous fall salad combo, this one merges apples, pecans, celery, and red onion for satisfying crunch and a simple homemade honey-mustard dressing for extra flavor. Serve it “deconstructed” like it’s pictured here, or tweak the recipe slightly for a classic chicken salad. Get both recipes HERE.

large salad topped with chicken, nuts, onions, apples, cheese, and dressing — This might be the ULTIMATE fall dinner salad. Get the full recipe HERE. Image: Liza Graves

Puff Pastry Appetizer

Puff pastry is a powerhouse ingredient, as it’s so easy to layer up with all kinds of ingredients for a beautiful appetizer or snack. This recipe features apples, brie, fresh thyme, and hot honey, but you can experiment with different combinations based on what you have on hand. Get the recipe HERE.

Square slices of pastry topped with apple, plum slices, thyme, and drizzled with honey on a teal surface. — You can serve this recipe as mini tarts or one big, beautiful tart. Get the full recipe HERE. Image: Liza Graves

Brown Butter and Vanilla Bean Apple Tart

Another tasty recipe that leans on puff pastry, this rustic apple tart is beautiful served straight from the skillet. It’s much simpler than it looks, making it ideal for entertaining! Get the recipe HERE.

apple tart served in a large cast iron skillet — Picture this bad boy served up with plenty of vanilla ice cream … Get the full recipe HERE. Image: For the Love of the South

Big-Batch Fireball Cider

This boozy cider recipe is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser for fall and winter gatherings. Apple cider, prosecco, and cinnamon whiskey are the base, with apples, oranges, cinnamon, and star anise rounding out the autumn-inspired flavor profile. Get the recipe HERE.

large punch bowl with apples, citrus, and cinnamon — Get the full recipe HERE (along with two more big-batch cocktails for fall and winter). Image: Delicious Table

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Alissa Harb

Alissa Harb is StyleBlueprint’s Managing Editor, based in Nashville. A lifelong Tennessee native, Alissa has over 13 years of experience in digital media and loves writing about food, travel, and entertaining. She is a lover of dogs, true crime, and ordering for the table.

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