40 Apple Recipes to End Your Love Affair with Pumpkin Spice

Got a pile of apples from the recent family trip to the orchard just waiting to be used up? It’s a race to enjoy the crisp fall bounty before pumpkin spice wins out on everything. But me, I like pumpkin in November, at Thanksgiving and am not caving for at least another week or two. Until then, there’s all sorts of tasty ways to put as much fresh flavor into breakfast, lunch, and dinner from now until the clock strikes winter.

Whether it’s autumn baking that has you in a tizzy, cocktails for your next party, or a fun spin on savory dinners – apples are one of my favorite fruits to use in just about every way possible. Actually, it’s one of the only fruits I’ll eat just sliced and served. Before it’s all in for chunky sweaters and fa-la-laing, let’s give a warm welcome to the sweet days of fall, and every great recipe that comes with them…

1 30 Minute Apple Strudel – Country Cleaver

2 Cheddar Apple Pie 

3 Caramel Apple Cake – An Edible Mosaic

4 No Bake Apple Pie Protein Bars – The Big Man’s World

5 Bourbon Apple Shrub – Nutmeg Nanny

6 Chicken Thighs with Apples and Onions – Girl Carnivore

7 The Best Apple Cake – The Blonde Cook

8 Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Apple-Cranberry Relish 

9  Slow Cooker Brats with Apple Onion Relish – The View From Great Island

10 Caramel Apple Brandy Gelato 

11 Apple Cinnamon Dessert Risotto – Big Bear’s Wife

12 Salted Caramel Apple Crumb Bars – Two Peas and Their Pod

13  Baked Apple Chips – Tasting Page

14 Caramel Apple S’mores Bundt Cake – Taking On Magazines

15 Caramel Glazed Apple Bread 

16 Caramel Apple Butter Layer Cake – Chocolate Moosey

17 Cookie Butter Apple Crumble – Culinary Concoctions by Peabody

18 Apple Pie Waffles 

19 Caramel Apple Cheesecake Coffeecake – Melanie Makes

20 Best Apple Crumb Cake – Crunchy Creamy Sweet

21 Whole Wheat Apple Pie Waffles – Tried and Tasty

22 Light Crockpot Apple Sauce –

23 Baked Apples – Food Faith Fitness

24 Chipotle Apple Chili with Honey Cornbread 

25 Apple Filled Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Cinnamon Frosting – Simplee Thrifty

26 Apple Pie Floats – Cupcake Diaries

27 Crimson Gold Apple Sesame Chicken Salad – Cooking on the Weekends

28 Fried Apples with Caramel Sauce – Cravings of a Lunatic

29 Apple Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies – The Lemon Bowl

30 Salted Maple Caramel Apple Tart – Neighbor Food Blog

31 10 Minute Apple Pie Oatmeal – Two Healthy Kitchens

32 Apple Crisp Sweet Rolls – Frugal Foodie Mama

33 Apple Pie Stuffed French Toast 

34 Easy Paleo Apple Butter – Confessions of an Overworked Mom

35 Mini Apple Pies with Streusel Topping – Try Anything Once

36 Apple Cinnamon Blender Waffles – The Lean Green Bean

37 Apple Brat Burgers – Girl Carnivore

38 Salted Turtle Caramel Apples – Flavor the Moment

39 Dutch Apple Pie – Dieter’s Downfall

40 Caramel Apple Cake