If you love meals that are both easy and full of flavor, Apple desserts to ease into fall will deliver. The recipes here work for busy weeknights, relaxed weekends, or sharing with friends. Simple ingredients come together for results that feel special.

Air Fryer Baked Apples

Air Fryer Baked Apples cut in half to show filling.
Air Fryer Baked Apples. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

To make air fryer baked core apples, fill with spices, sugar and raisins and air fry until they are tender and turn into a sugary, caramelized treat.
Get the Recipe: Air Fryer Baked Apples

Apple Cinnamon Cake

A slice of moist apple cinnamon cake with chocolate chunks is lifted from a whole cake.
Apple Cinnamon Cake. Photo credit: Easy Homemade Life.

This apple cinnamon cake is moist, fluffy, and totally crave-worthy! It’s packed with tender sweet apples and warm spices, sprinkled with a crunchy cinnamon crumble, then finished off with a delicious milk and powdered sugar glaze. It’s the perfect combination of sweet, spice, and everything nice – a cozy, comforting fall treat to start or end your day with.
Get the Recipe: Apple Cinnamon Cake

Apple Cranberry Pecan Crumble

A bowl of crumble with oats and pecans with a spoon.
Apple Cranberry Pecan Crumble. Photo credit: Ginger Casa.

Say hello to Fall with this delicious Apple Cranberry Pecan Crumble recipe!
Get the Recipe: Apple Cranberry Pecan Crumble

Rustic Apple Galette

A slice of apple galette with ice cream on a plate.
Rustic Apple Galette. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

This apple galette is an easy dessert. Filled with tasty apples in a flaky pie crust. Top if off with ice cream for a delicious dessert.
Get the Recipe: Rustic Apple Galette

Apple Crisp

Apple crisp in a glass dish with apples and a wooden spoon.
Apple Crisp. Photo credit: Real Life of Lulu.

This old-fashioned apple crisp is made without oats and has a warm cinnamon topping with a tart apple filling. It’s perfect for fall!
Get the Recipe: Apple Crisp

Apple Galette

Overhead shot of an apple galette on parchment with fresh apples on the side.
Apple Galette. Photo credit: All Ways Delicious.

Apple Galette is more than a lazy person’s apple pie. It’s bursting with apple flavor, pleasantly sweet without being cloying, and framed in a flaky, buttery, golden brown pastry crust. But what sets the Apple Galette apart is how ridiculously easy it is to make.
Get the Recipe: Apple Galette

Instant Pot Apple Pie Cheesecake

Slice of apple pie cheesecake in front of the Instant Pot.
Instant Pot Apple Pie Cheesecake. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

Love both cheesecake and apple pie? Combine them in one gorgeous dessert! This delicious Instant Pot apple pie cheesecake tastes amazing and is perfect for fall.
Get the Recipe: Instant Pot Apple Pie Cheesecake

Caramel Apple Upside Down Cake

A slice of apple cinnamon coffee cake on a plate.
Caramel Apple Upside Down Cake. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

Apples coated with brown sugar and butter and baked underneath cake batter in this apple upside down cake! The sticky caramel apple topping makes the cake taste amazing.
Get the Recipe: Caramel Apple Upside Down Cake

Air Fryer Cinnamon Apples

Cinnamon apple slices on a white plate.
Air Fryer Cinnamon Apples. Photo credit: Little Bit Recipes.

Discover the delightful flavor of easy air fryer apples. Learn how to make these tasty treats in minutes. They taste even better than oven-baked apples and cook much faster.
Get the Recipe: Air Fryer Cinnamon Apples

Air Fryer Apple Crisp

Forkfull of Air Fryer Apple Crisp.
Air Fryer Apple Crisp. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

Air fryer apple crisp is crispy, sugary. delicious & simple to make. You can have all the delicious flavor of grandma’s traditional apple pie less effort.
Get the Recipe: Air Fryer Apple Crisp

Air Fryer Apple Pie Bites

Apple pie bites cut open to show the apple filling inside.
Air Fryer Apple Pie Bites. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

These delightful air fryer apple pie bites are an easy dessert idea. Cinnamon apple filling is wrapped in a flaky biscuit crust. Only 5 ingredients.
Get the Recipe: Air Fryer Apple Pie Bites

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Brownie

A piece of cake on a blue plate with a fork.
Caramel Apple Cheesecake Brownie. Photo credit: Ginger Casa.

These delicious caramel apple cheesecake brownies are the perfect, easy fall dessert!
Get the Recipe: Caramel Apple Cheesecake Brownie

Single-Serve Apple Pie

Mini apple pie on cutting board.
Single-Serve Apple Pie. Photo credit: Little Bit Recipes.

With a flaky crust and sweet filling, this single serve apple pie is a satisfying dessert for one!
Get the Recipe: Single-Serve Apple Pie

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