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4 Apple Recipes (That Aren’t Apple Pie)

Fall is apple-picking season, which means many of us are returning home from weekend afternoons at the orchard with an ample supply of crisp, delicious apples. Perfecting grandma’s (or your favorite food blogger’s) famous apple pie recipe is usually a fall baking must, but if you’re looking to expand your apple horizons beyond pie, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite apple recipes.

Apple fritters by toaster oven

So grab a cup of tea—or hot apple cider!—and enjoy exploring new and delicious ways to enjoy this quintessential fall favorite.

Apple Fritters

This recipe comes to us from the kitchen of Crate and Barrel associate Bozena Sowa. A treasured family recipe from Poland, it creates a light and pillowy fritter exterior balanced with a crisp apple center. Fun to make and utterly delicious, these homemade apple fritters are destined to become a new fall favorite. And they can be made gluten-free as well!

*For gluten-free fritters, replace all-purpose flour with 1-to-1 gluten-free flour.

PREP:
10 minutes
TIME:
30 minutes
YIELD:
5-6 fritters

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs, separated
  • 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 10 tablespoons milk
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour*
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and diced into square pieces
  • 2 or more cups vegetable or canola oil, for frying
  • 1/4–1/2 cup powdered sugar

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, egg yolks, baking powder and milk.
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, mix together egg whites and salt on medium speed. Once the egg whites form a firm foam, add sugar and mix for 2 minutes.
  3. Add egg yolk mixture to bowl of stand mixer and mix on low until well combined; stir in apple pieces.
  4. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop approximately 1/6 of the apple fritter batter onto the griddle, using a ladle spoon. Brown on both sides. Repeat with remaining batter.
  5. Sprinkle powdered sugar over fritters and serve hot.

Small-Batch Stovetop Apple Cardamom Butter

Fun fact: apple butter is a more concentrated version of apple sauce made by cooking apples, cider and spices low and slow until the apple sugars caramelize. The result is spreadable apple goodness—perfect as a toast topping, drizzled into oatmeal or over ice cream, or as an accompaniment to a cheese plate.

PREP:
20 minutes
TIME:
1 hour 30 minutes
YIELD:
1 cup

Ingredients

  • 1½ pounds assorted apples (about 5 medium apples)
  • ½ cup water
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 cardamom pods, shelled, or ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
  • ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt

Directions

  1. Peel, core and dice the apples. In a large saucepan, combine the apples, water, sugar, lemon juice and cardamom pods (if using). Bring it to a simmer and cook, covered, for 20–25 minutes, until the apples soften.
  2. In a food mill, food processor , or blender, purée the apples. Transfer the apple purée back into the saucepan. Add the ground cardamom (if using), brown sugar and salt. Simmer the apple butter, stirring regularly, until thick and spreadable. The apple butter will keep for several weeks in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

French Apple Tart

Equal parts stunning and delicious, we love that this fall-inspired tart is also surprisingly easy to pull together.

PREP:
20 minutes
TIME:
40 minutes
YIELD:
6 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 partially baked pie crust
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 3–4 apples (Granny Smith and Gala for a combination of textures).
  • 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon granulated sugar, divided
  • 1/2 cup almond flour
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Squeeze or pour lemon juice into mixing bowl.
  2. Slice the apples thinly (we recommend using a mandolin or apple slicer) and add to lemon juice as you work. Sprinkle 1/4 cup of the granulated sugar over the apple slices.
  3. Add almond flour, 2 tablespoons of the butter, egg yolk, the remaining tablespoon of sugar and salt to bowl of small food processor. Pulse to combine. Add vanilla and pulse until smooth paste is formed.
  4. Spread your almond frangipane paste over the bottom of the partially baked pie shell. Place overlapping apple slices on top of the frangipane flat side down and peel side up, starting at the inside edge of the tart shell. The apples slices should fit fairly snugly in the tart. Fill in the gaps with any remaining apple slices.
  5. Dot the top of the tart with the remaining tablespoon of butter. Place your tart on rimmed baking sheet and bake for 45–50 minutes; crust should be golden brown. Place the pie crust protectors atop crust halfway through baking if desired.

No-peel Apple Blackberry Crisp

Warm and comforting with a delightfully sweet-tart mix of apples and blackberries, this easy-to-make crisp is the perfect dessert for chilly fall nights.

Apple Blackberry Crisp
PREP:
20 minutes
TOTAL TIME:
1 hour 60 minutes
YIELD:
8-10 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cold + more to grease baking dish
  • 2¼ cups + 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • ⅓ cup + ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup packed light brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Fresh nutmeg, grated to taste
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ cup old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 cup blackberries
  • 4½ pounds assorted apples (about 12 apples)
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • Optional: Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, for serving

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375F. Lightly grease a 13”x9” baking dish with butter.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk 2 ¼ cups of flour, ⅓ cup of granulated sugar, the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and ¼ teaspoon of salt. Dice the butter into cubes. Add it to the bowl and, using your fingers, blend the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles small peas. Stir in the oats until combined.
  3. Peel the apples if desired (keeping the peels will give the filling a lovely pink color). Core the apples and slice them into wedges. In a large bowl, toss the apples with the lemon juice and the remaining sugar, flour and salt. Gently stir in ½ cup of the blackberries. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Top it with the remaining blackberries and an even layer of the oat mixture.
  4. Bake it for about 1 hour, until the juices bubble and the topping is browned. On a wire rack, let the crumble cool slightly.
  5. Serve the crumble warm and topped with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, if desired.

    6. Adapted from Martha Stewart's Apple Blueberry Crisp from Martha Stewart’s Baking Handbook Cuisine: American

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