Apple dessert recipes
Sweet, juicy apples are the star of many a delicious pud. Our apple dessert recipes include timeless favourites like pies, crumbles, baked apples and tarte tatin, plus some unexpected ideas like apple ice cream and jelly.
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Apple pie recipes
Rick Stein’s double-crust apple pie with a touch of cinnamon
Give Rick Stein's double-crust apple pie recipe a go – it's the taste of autumn. “This is a proper old-fashioned fruit pie," says Rick.
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Tamarind toffee apple cake
This showstopping toffee apple cake will impress your friends at Halloween or Bonfire Night. The tamarind caramel adds a fruity tang.
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Baked apple pie spring rolls
These apple pie spring rolls from Masterchef favourite Omar Foster make the perfect fun autumn dessert. Serve with warm chocolate sauce.
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Strudel di mele (Italian apple strudel)
Apple strudel gets an Italian makeover with pine nuts and lemon. It's a classic Alpine dish, often served in cafés in Trentino-Alto Adige.
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Traditional Dorset apple cake
Learn how to make a traditional Dorset apple cake with Sue Quinn's trusty recipe. It makes a moist, buttery and seriously delicious cake.
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Apple, hazelnut and rosemary galette with brown butter pastry
Using brown butter in the pastry of this apple galette adds nutty sweetness to it without the need for sugar. The perfect autumn dessert.
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Apple crumble cupcakes
Bring Britain's best pud to the cupcake format with these apple crumble cupcakes topped with warming custard buttercream.
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Air fryer recipes
Air fryer apple turnovers
A classic handheld apple turnover filled – but air-fried! These turnovers are incredibly crisp, super tasty and a doddle to make: a triple threat of easy baking.
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Michel Roux Jr’s puff pastry apple tart
Michel Roux Jr shares his step-by-step recipe for perfect puff pastry apple tart (tarte aux pommes et calvados). Serve with chantilly cream.
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Galvin brothers’ classic apple tarte tatin
Learn how to make tartin tatin with our recipe from Chris and Jeff Galvin. Caramelised apples top golden pastry in this classic French pud.
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Black butter frangipane and apple tart
James Martin uses black butter in this frangipane and apple tart, a preserve made of top-quality apples, liquorice, spices and sugar.
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Sticky salted caramel apples
A super-easy pud which doesn't hold back on flavours, these rich, glossy and sticky salted caramel apples are ready to be devoured in just 10 minutes.
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Easy caramelised apples
Serve this 10-minute pudding recipe for caramelised apples with ice cream, custard or just as they are (with a dash of extra maple syrup!).
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Apple soufflés with salted caramel sauce
Roasted apples are baked into fluffy sweet soufflés and served with a salted caramel sauce – it's a showstopping dessert worthy of a special occasion.
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Apple, rose and pistachio tarts
These pink-hued tarts are pretty as a picture for Valentine's Day, date night, or other memorable occasions that require that extra effort.
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