20 Apple Recipes That You’ll Wish Also Grew on Trees

This puffed pancake works nicely as either an elegant breakfast dish or a rustic dessert.

We tested and then tested some more to arrive at the perfect proportions of buttery oat topping and sweetly spiced filling ingredients for this family-friendly recipe. If you’re in the mood to amp up the flavors even more, try the variation, Apple Crisp with Brandy and Spices.

A cream torte is like a cross between a cake, a custard, and a dutch baby. The tender-sweet varieties of apples used here soften more readily than some when baked, making them a better match for the delicate cake.

Stuff cored apples with a sugar-and-spice filling and bake for a fruity fall dessert.  Serve with a scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream.

Our favorite formula for the classic crisp topping—equal parts old-fashioned oats, flour, and brown sugar, plus plenty of butter—bakes up tender enough to meld with the fruit but firm enough to support a scoop of ice cream.

Cooking this homey dessert in your campfire is as simple as moving the low-burning logs out into a frame to create a bed of embers in the center. Whipped crème fraîche gives it a touch of sophistication.

This tasty apple galette looks impressive but is easy to make and is guaranteed to taste just like Mom’s. Serve with vanilla ice cream for the perfect after dinner treat.

Beth Secrest once baked four to eight pies a day at the Northern Lights Saloon on the border of Glacier National Park. Now she puts her baking expertise to use at home, where she created this dressed-up apple pie.

Celebrate your love for apples with these sticky buns filled with thin slices of fruit.

Dulce de leche adds a hint of gooey, caramelized sweetness that elevates this cake to the realm of supreme comfort food. It’s not hard to make but you can buy the sauce in cans, too.

Greek yogurt is the secret to this light but creamy dressing. And because raw kale is so sturdy, it can sit for quite a while without getting soggy.

Nutty, salty, and sweet, this hearty salad is best with apples that soften when cooked but still hold their shape. Find farro, a type of wheat berry, at well-stocked grocery stores. Most farro sold today is semipearled, a process that removes some of the bran for quicker cooking. If the package instructions call for soaking overnight, you have whole-grain farro and will also need to cook it longer, usually 45 minutes to an hour.

Perfect for the autumn months as well as the holidays, this dish combines different varieties of apples for a complex side dish that will make your house smell like an aromatic dream. If you’re short on time, this can be made a day ahead, drizzled with olive oil, and reheated in the oven at 425°F in 2 baking pans, until hot. Garnish with sprigs of thyme, for a festive finishing touch.

No roast is more epic than a goose–it is, after all, the bird Charles Dickens forever immortalized in A Christmas Carol. A goose is all dark meat and very rich. The fat that drips from it is excellent for roasting potatoes and vegetables, and the skin turns golden and crisp, the poultry equivalent of pork cracklings.

With brilliant colors and brilliant flavors, this dish will not disappoint.

The only time-consuming part of this recipe is brining the pork, which you do a few hours ahead. The simple sauce is easy to prepare and turns a beautiful caramel color. Prep and Cook Time: 30 minutes, plus at least 3 hours brining time.

The seasoning blend called Chinese five-spice adds a warm note without pushing the apples into pie territory, and the apples are tart enough to balance the flavor too. Cooked fennel bulbs add a warm, aromatic note that makes this sheet pan dinner smell like a cozy, Autumn night.

Roasting a whole squash takes longer than one that’s cut up, but it’s easier (and safer) to peel and cut the squash after it’s cooked.

Apple butter used as a spread makes these grilled turkey sandwiches special, and apple slices add a little crispness.

Tangy Western sourdough bread makes this stuffing mouthwatering.