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Fresh Fall Apple Recipes

By The editors of MidwestLiving.com Updated April 13, 2021
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Slow Cooker Apple Butter

Try this Midwest favorite in warm breakfast breads, refreshing salads, hearty main dishes and more.

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Slow Cooker Apple Butter

Slow Cooker Apple Butter
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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 biscuits.

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Harvest Apple Bars

Harvest Apple Bars
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Tammy Post's Iowa State Fair blue-ribbon recipe doesn't skimp on apples, which results in incredibly moist and indulgent bars. Click or tap here for our gallery of apple dessert recipes. 

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Streusel Apple Bread

Streusel Apple Bread
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A touch of lemon, chopped cranberries and walnuts take this quick bread into the realm of coffee cake.

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Nutty Apple-Cherry Slaw

Nutty Apple-Cherry Slaw
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Nuts and fruit add crunch and color to cabbage tossed in a homemade vinaigrette. This beautiful twist on traditional coleslaw is best served right away for maximum crispness, but it will hold for up to 24 hours.

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Apple Harvest Chili

Apple Harvest Chili
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Fresh apple, dried fruit and cashews add color, sweetness and crunch to a ready-in-45 vegetarian chili. For a twist on the traditional toppers (and to hint what's inside), garnish with apple slivers.

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Apple Scones with Spiced Maple Butter

Apple Scones with Spiced Maple Butter
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They're light, buttery and fall artwork on your plate. We almost hate to cover up the baked-on apple slice with the whipped maple butter. Almost.

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Boiled Cider

Boiled Cider
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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.

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Sweet Apple Risotto

Sweet Apple Risotto
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weeter than traditional risotto, this dish from Rapid Creek Cidery works beautifully as a side to chef Matt Steigerwald's Roast Chicken with Mushroom Jus.

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Not Your Ordinary Brie

Not Your Ordinary Brie
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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.

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Apple Sour Cream Kuchen

Apple Sour Cream Kuchen
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This German-style, not-too-sweet, yeast-raised cake begs for a cup of coffee. For an extra tang, you can serve it with a dollop of lightly sweetened sour cream. Click or tap here for more apple dessert recipes. 

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Apple and Couscous-Bulgur Salad

Apple and Couscous-Bulgur Salad
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Apple cider and lemon juice add a touch of pucker that keeps this hearty grain salad from tasting too sweet. For a nutritional boost, use whole wheat couscous.

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Apple Pie Pancakes

Apple Pie Pancakes
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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.

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Apple Cider Pulled Pork

Apple Cider Pulled Pork
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Easy pulled pork bursts with apple flavor. The secret? Add cider into the slow cooker with the pork as well as in the barbecue sauce.

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Asian-Inspired Coleslaw

Asian Coleslaw
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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.

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Sausage-Apple Dutch Baby

Sausage-Apple Dutch Baby
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Why fry sausage separately when you can cook it right into the pancake? That kind of ease is just one reason we love this sweet-and-savory Dutch baby pancake. The batter's quick, and in the 15 minutes while it bakes, you can whip up the maple-glazed apple topping.

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Multigrain Apple Streusel Muffins

Multigrain Apple Streusel Muffins
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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.

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Cider-Spiked Apple and Pecan Tart

Cider-Spiked Apple and Pecan Tart
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In this unusual fruit tart, apples are gently cooked in butter, then arranged in a pre-baked crust and brushed with jelly. The result: an edible work of art. The tart's distinct apple flavor comes from boiled cider. You can make your own using the recipe on our site, or buy it in specialty food stores or online.

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Apple Bagel Sandwiches with Pumpkin Cream Cheese

Illinois: Apple Bagel Sandwiches with Pumpkin Cream Cheese
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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.

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Spiced Pecan Apple Salad

Spiced Pecan Apple Salad
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Pecans, feta cheese, a Red Delicious apple and zesty vinaigrette combine for a memorable salad.

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Onion, Apple and Cheese Gratin

Onion, Apple and Cheese Gratin
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At Iowa's Rapid Creek Cidery, chef Matt Steigerwald serves this gratin (which tastes sort of like the best French onion soup ever) with grilled artisan bread. Crisp and charred, it's a good foil to the gooey richness.

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Applejack Turkey Sandwich

Applejack Turkey Sandwich
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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.

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Brie-Apple Quesadillas

Brie-Apple Quesadillas
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Crisp and tart Granny Smith apples pair beautifully with creamy Brie and walnuts, while a drizzle of gooey caramel adds sweetness to this quick and easy dessert.

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Hot Dog-Hamburger Secret Sauce

Hot Dog-Hamburger Secret Sauce
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Apples sweeten this chunky crimson relish that's perfect for hot dogs, burgers or other grilled meats. Cinnamon, cloves and pepper spice it up.

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Apple Harvest Bake

Apple Harvest Bake
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Chopped apple and walnuts stud this spiced coffee cake baked in a pie plate. Serve wedges of the warm bread topped with cinnamon butter.

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    1 of 24 Slow Cooker Apple Butter
    2 of 24 Harvest Apple Bars
    3 of 24 Streusel Apple Bread
    4 of 24 Nutty Apple-Cherry Slaw
    5 of 24 Apple Harvest Chili
    6 of 24 Apple Scones with Spiced Maple Butter
    7 of 24 Boiled Cider
    8 of 24 Sweet Apple Risotto
    9 of 24 Not Your Ordinary Brie
    10 of 24 Apple Sour Cream Kuchen
    11 of 24 Apple and Couscous-Bulgur Salad
    12 of 24 Apple Pie Pancakes
    13 of 24 Apple Cider Pulled Pork
    14 of 24 Asian-Inspired Coleslaw
    15 of 24 Sausage-Apple Dutch Baby
    16 of 24 Multigrain Apple Streusel Muffins
    17 of 24 Cider-Spiked Apple and Pecan Tart
    18 of 24 Apple Bagel Sandwiches with Pumpkin Cream Cheese
    19 of 24 Spiced Pecan Apple Salad
    20 of 24 Onion, Apple and Cheese Gratin
    21 of 24 Applejack Turkey Sandwich
    22 of 24 Brie-Apple Quesadillas
    23 of 24 Hot Dog-Hamburger Secret Sauce
    24 of 24 Apple Harvest Bake

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