Apple recipe collection

Sweet potato, apple, and onion gratin layered with Granny Smith apples, sauteed onions, and a crispy bacon-cheddar-breadcrumb topping broiled golden brown.

Sweet potatoes and apples layered with brown sugar and butter, then baked covered until tender and caramelized. A simple 5-ingredient fall side dish.

Sweet potato and apple casserole microwaves cubed sweet potatoes and Golden Delicious apples with brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg, then thickens the syrup with cornstarch. A 35-minute holiday side without the oven.

Sweet-sour braised red cabbage with bacon, apples, cloves, red wine, and wine vinegar. A classic German-style side dish simmered until tender and glossy.

Szechwan chicken soup with ramen noodles, chopped apples, snow peas, and red pepper flakes in chicken broth. A quick, spicy-sweet Asian-inspired soup using cooked chicken and pantry staples.

Taffy apple pie loaded with Heath toffee bits, sliced apples, and a crunchy oat-walnut streusel topping. Decorative pastry leaf cutouts ring the edge for a showstopper finish.

Cabbage and grated apple salad tossed in a tangy sour cream dressing with vinegar and sugar. A crisp, Eastern European-style coleslaw served cold.

Fruity buckwheat muffins fold Granny Smith apples and dates into a half-buckwheat-flour batter for nutty, hearty whole-grain muffins with natural sweetness in 35 minutes.

Toast Hawaii with ham, pineapple rings, and melted Gouda cheese on white bread, finished with a maraschino cherry. A retro German-style open-faced sandwich baked until bubbly.

Chinese toffee-coated apples and bananas with crispy batter and caramel sesame coating. Deep-fried fruit dunked in ice water creates a shatteringly crisp candy shell.

Tomato pickles cook down ripe tomatoes with apples, pears, peaches, and onions in a spiced vinegar syrup. A sweet-tart relish for the canning jar, classic farmhouse preserve.

Apple cake with a cinnamon-nut streusel topping, chopped apples folded into a brown sugar batter with sour milk. A tender, spiced sheet cake for fall baking.

Upside-down apple pie with a caramelized brown sugar and pecan bottom that becomes the glossy top when flipped. Glazed and served warm with the nuts on display.

Topsy turvy apple pecan pie flips out of its pan like a tarte tatin, revealing a caramelized pecan-and-brown-sugar top crust over cinnamon-spiced Granny Smith apples. A Thanksgiving showstopper.

Upside-down apple pie with a caramelized pecan and brown sugar base that becomes a sticky, nutty topping when flipped. Cinnamon-nutmeg spiced apples in a double crust.

Mexican picadillo with ground beef, apples, raisins, green olives, and toasted almonds. Sweet, savory, and versatile taco filling.