30 Fresh Fall Apple Recipes
Slow Cooker Apple Butter [1]
Your house will fill with the aroma of this five-ingredient apple butter while it simmers in your slow cooker. When the spread is done, try it on Ozark War Eagle Mill Buttermilk Biscuits.
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Not Your Ordinary Brie [7]
A spiced combo of cranberries, apples and raisins blends for the chutney that tops this colorful cheese appetizer. Serve with crackers or toasted slices of baguette.
Apple Harvest Bake [11]
Chopped apple and walnuts stud this spiced coffee cake baked in a pie plate. Serve wedges of the warm bread topped with cinnamon butter.
Apple Harvest Bake [12]
Cider-Brined Turkey with Roasted Apples [15]
Even better than the pretty glazed fruit and crazy-juicy bird? The appley gravy made from the drippings.
Boiled Cider [19]
Boiled cider preserves the intense sweet-tartness of fresh-picked apples. Make your own or buy it at gourmet food shops or online. Stir a couple of tablespoons into filling for pie, crisp, crumble or turnovers; replace honey or molasses in recipes for gingerbread, apple cake or spice muffins; brush on grilled vegetables; add to your favorite vinaigrette, barbecue sauce or applesauce; drizzle over oatmeal, pancakes, waffles, corn bread, ice cream, frozen yogurt or grilled fruit.
Boiled Cider [20]
Cranberry-Apple Sweet Potatoes [23]
Apple pie filling, canned sweet potatoes, whole cranberry sauce, apricot preserves and orange marmalade go from pantry to tabletop in this easy baked recipe. Toasted pecans add just the right crunch to this dish that's good served with meat or poultry.
Apple Bagel Sandwiches with Pumpkin Cream Cheese [27]
Sliced and grilled apples top a golden butter for this bagel sandwich. Use an apple that stays firm when cooked, like Jonagold, Granny Smith or Braeburn. Sprinkle on pecans for extra crunch.
Apple Pie Pancakes [31]
Weekend pancakes get a makeover with apple juice and dried or fresh apples stirred into the batter. A little apple pie spice completes the flavor. We liked them warm with maple syrup.
Apple Pie Pancakes [32]
Asian Coleslaw [35]
Toss red and green cabbage, chopped apple and green onions with a ginger-spiced dressing for a crunchy salad. Sesame oil and rice vinegar add Asian flavor.
Asian Coleslaw [36]
Hearty Pork-and-Ale Stew [39]
Green apples join a mouthwatering collection of ingredients in this stick-to-your-ribs stew based on pork sirloin. The meat cooks with garlic, sweet potatoes, parsnips, onion, tomatoes and the apples in beer and broth for a tender meal in a bowl.
Hot Dog-Hamburger Secret Sauce [43]
Apples sweeten this chunky crimson relish that's perfect for hot dogs, burgers or other grilled meats. Cinnamon, cloves and pepper spice it up.
Apple-Glazed Pork Chops [47]
Choose from apple jelly or apple butter (such as Slow Cooker Apple Butter, slide 1) to add a hint of sweetness to slow-cooked pork chops. Use fresh or dried thyme, marjoram, basil and summer savory for seasoning.
Apple and Couscous-Bulgur Salad [51]
Studded with dried cherries and almonds, this hearty fall salad pairs well with roast pork or even barbecue. Boiled cider and lemon juice add a touch of pucker that keeps the salad from tasting too sweet. You can make your own boiled cider or buy it online or in specialty stores (or substitute regular apple cider).
Streusel Apple Bread [55]
A touch of lemon, chopped cranberries and walnuts take this quick bread into the realm of coffee cake.
Streusel Apple Bread [56]
Cornish Game Hens with Cider-Sage Sauce [59]
Don't be scared off by the fancy-sounding name. This flavorful dish is actually perfect for easy entertaining. No stuffing required! Just roast the hens on top of the cranberry-apple dressing in a baking dish. You can find Cornish game hens in the supermarket freezer case.
Multigrain Apple Streusel Muffins [63]
Rise and shine! These tender gems taste so good, you’d never guess we bumped up the fiber in this fall recipe with two kinds of whole grains and traded most of the butter for applesauce and buttermilk.
Bread-and-Cheddar Appetizer [67]
Mustard, cheese spread and Parmesan form the cheesy layer in a halved round loaf of bread. Serve wedges of it warm from the oven with juicy apple slices for crunch.
Fruit Bowl with a Punch [71]
The zip of Serrano peppers enhances tangy lime peel for a refreshing fruit bowl side dish. We used watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, plums and apple chunks.
Breakfast Cranberry-Apple Crumble [75]
Have some oatmeal with your fruit in this recipe that mixes chopped apples and cranberries with a crumble topping made from instant oatmeal. The baked dish tastes great topped with vanilla ice cream.
Winter Wake-Up Muffins [79]
Choose your favorite fruit or vegetable for this spiced muffin recipe. Coarsely chopped apple is one option for these easy muffins. They're great for breakfast or with a soup or salad for lunch.
Fennel-Apple Salad [83]
Tangy Granny Smith apples combine with radicchio and fennel in this refreshing side-dish salad. Mustard and citrus flavor the dressing.
Fennel Apple Salad [84]
Fruit Brunch Medley [87]
Honey and lime add snap to this fruit bowl with Granny Smith and Delicious apples, red and green grapes, kiwi and dried tart cherries. Serve it at brunch or as a meal accompaniment.
Fruit Brunch Medley [88]
Home on the Range Burger [91]
Chopped apple joins celery and onion to flavor these bison burgers. The crowning touch is a relish of cantaloupe and strawberries. The mix-in would be great with regular ground beef, too.
Fruity Streusel-Topped Coffee Cake [95]
Frozen bread dough rolled out to fit a baking pan forms the base for this breakfast bread. Top with apples and strawberries, raspberries or blueberries, plus a streusel topping, then bake for a warm treat.
Applejack Turkey Sandwich [99]
Apple butter adds a sweet orchard flavor to this turkey-cheddar-bacon sandwich on sourdough layered with Swiss cheese, sweet peppers and onion. Cook it on a panini cooker or in a skillet.
Grilled Applewood Smoked Pork Chops [103]
Chopped apples sweeten the mustard-bourbon sauce for these pork top loin chops that slow-cook over applewood in a smoker. Serve with bread or cornbread stuffing.
Cranberry Cashew Salad [107]
Roasted cashews top this spinach salad featuring big slices of fresh, unpeeled apple. Use Granny Smith, Delicious or any good eating apple. Mango chutney and curry powder flavor the dressing.
Cranberry Cashew Salad [108]
Bohemian Apple Waffles [111]
Flecks of chopped apple fill these cinnamon waffles. Serve with additional sliced fruit and a warm maple syrup.
Bohemian Apple Waffles [112]
Season's Best Stuffed Pork Chops [115]
A double dose of apple goes into these stuffed and baked pork rib chops. Shredded apple and apple juice go into the bread stuffing, which is seasoned with cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
Sweet on a Pig Grilled Pork Chop Sandwiches [119]
Apple cider combines with cider vinegar, molasses, soy sauce, mustard, ginger and hot pepper sauce for a zippy marinade. After marinating for 6 to 24 hours, the pork does fast grill time (7 to 9 minutes) before it's served on a bun topped with mayo, tomato and onion.
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