The Harvest: Apple Recipe Round-Up

Celebrate the apple harvest with these seasonal recipes that showcase their versatility from start to finish. Here are 10 ways to include nature’s candy in your kitchen, from appetizers like oysters with apple mignonette to mains like pan-roasted apple-soaked pork loin, and desserts like a rustic apple tart.

10 Apple Recipes

Apple Cider Pound Cake

Elevate your dessert table with a classic pound cake infused with the flavors of fall. Topped with a cider caramel sauce and a drizzle of pumpkin spice raw honey, and your palate will scream how it loves autumn!

Rustic Apple Tart

Move over, Apple pie. This rustic apple tart delivers all the cozy flavors of autumn without the weight of a full top crust. Top with vanilla ice cream and cinnamon spiced pecans, and you’ve got a slice of apple-bliss.

 Apple Spice Loaf Cake with Spiced Cream Cheese Frosting

Nothing says autumn like a warm loaf! Embrace the cozy autumn spirit with this apple spice loaf cake, topped with a spiced cream cheese frosting. It’s the perfect treat to warm up as the weather cools.

Apple-Sweet Potato Cobbler

Fall steps onto a plate with this apple-sweet potato cobbler– a true celebration of bountiful fall produce. Irresistibly hearty and comforting, this recipe will have you running back for seconds. 

Celery Root, Apple, and Walnut Salad

Lighten the load with this refreshing fall-flavored salad. Featuring celery root, walnuts, apple cider vinegar, dijon mustard, and the seasonal star, apples. It’s a perfect palate cleanser for lunch or a refreshing start to a hearty dinner.

Pan-Roasted Soaked Pork Loin

Apples take center stage in this savory main dish. This recipe for soaked pork loin doused in sweet and herby rosemary apple cider is a seasonal showstopper.

Turkey Cranberry Salad with Apples and Pistachios

Not quite ready to let go of autumn after Thanksgiving? Breathe new life into your leftover turkey by transforming it into this rejuvenating salad recipe that feels like a post holiday detox but still captures all the cozy autumnal flavors.

Apple Soup with Rosemary Peanuts and Hickory-Brown Butter

Soup season just leveled up. This recipe for apple soup features nutty and indulgent flavors like rosemary, vanilla, cardamom, parsnip, and salty peanuts. Each spoonful feels like a hug and a delicious nod to the shifting seasons.

Oysters with Apple Mignonette

These oysters are the fall version of surf and turf: where land meets the sea in a stunning bite. This recipe for oysters topped with apple mignonette and creamy, whipped celery root brings together nature’s gifts in a classy appetizer.

Apple Cider Maple Old Fashioned

The weather is getting brisk: warm up with this rich and spicy Old Fashioned. Crafted with apple cider, bourbon, maple syrup, and orange bitters, this classic cocktail will welcome in the harvest season with fire!

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