I’ve been working on my crumb cake recipe for years. Although I love my cinnamon swirl version, apple crumb cake is my new favorite. I wouldn’t change a thing. It’s going to be my new starting place for any similar recipes. I’m already getting lots of ideas for other flavors to try!

Ingredients

Here are a few things to keep in mind when gathering your ingredients for this recipe:

The secret to apple pandowdy lies in its two-part baking process. You first bake it until the crust is lightly browned. Then, you remove it from the oven, cut the crust into squares, push the squares down into the filling, and bake again. The crust tastes so spectacular this way that I almost want to do this every time I make a pie!

Ingredients

The apple filling in pandowdy is more wet than what you’d find in a pie or cobbler. You want the extra liquid to caramelize the crust. In my recipe, this extra liquid is maple syrup. If you like the taste of molasses, you could use it instead. Some other recipes use a mix of maple syrup and apple cider, which also works really well.

While pineapple upside-down cake is the most common upside-down cake (I even make that into pineapple upside-down cupcakes), pineapple isn’t the only cake that works incredibly well upside-down!

In this version, the apples become perfectly caramelized and taste like apple pie filling. The tartness of the apples balances out the sweetness of the caramel. Plus, the top of the cake ends up getting some of the apple flavor as well.

Eat this pastry warm right out of the oven as a special fall brunch or snack on it all day long like I do!

Ingredients

There’s no skimping on the ingredients in this recipe. I pack the strudel with so much filling that it’s almost bursting!

Apple crumb pie will forever be my favorite pie, but this one is not far behind. I love how the top caramelizes and the flavors meld together.

Ingredients

The noteworthy ingredients in this recipe are:

I readily admit that I’m a huge sucker for anything with crumb topping. I love sneaking over to the pie pan throughout the day to pick big, fat crumbs off of this dessert. (Does anyone else do this?)

This apple pie is a regular in our household – right up there with my apple cupcakes. Make sure that you have whipped cream or ice cream ready to serve alongside it.

We love going apple picking, and we are always looking for something different to do with the apples. My go-tos are apple cupcakes and apple crumble pie, but when I want something healthier, this is my favorite option!

Ingredients

All you need to make this recipe is apples and a little cinnamon and sugar!  (You can also experiment with other spices like pumpkin pie spice or gingerbread spice.)

Caramel apples can be tricky. Sometimes, the caramel can be jaw-breakingly hard (like candy apples).

My aunt says that these baked donuts might be the best dessert she’s ever had. I don’t really play favorites, but this is a winner for sure. They smell SO good coming out of the oven!

Best of all, these are no yeast donuts that require very little fuss!

When the apples come out of the waffle iron, they are hot, soft, and chewy. We eat them immediately!

Ingredients

You will need an apple, a little sugar, and cinnamon (optional).