Gluten-free apple dessert recipes have the flavors everyone craves when the air is as crisp as the apples you just picked at the orchard. Sometimes it seems like pumpkin recipes get all the love this time of the year. But you can’t forget about the other autumn favorite. After a day of apple-picking and hayrides, come home to a comforting bowl of chili and pour one of your favorite fall drinks. The enjoy one of these pies, cakes, crisps, bars, dips and more. You won’t be able to get enough of 15 of the Best Gluten-Free Apple Desserts that are Fabulous for Fall.
There is just something about going to a farm or an orchard that somehow makes you want to pick way more fruit than you could ever possibly eat. You head out to the apple trees and somehow manage to fill a bushel.
What can I do with lots of apples?
- Breakfast – muffins, pancakes, and even some protein-packed apple breakfast bars can ensure you get your apple a day first thing in the morning.
- Lunch – even your lunchbox can be filled with apples, like when you add it to chicken salad or a kid-favorite salad on a stick.
- Snacks – sure you can just sink your teeth in a juicy apple, but it is even more fun when you serve those slices with a fruit dip.
- Appetizers – add those apples to a party menu by making Apple Pecan Baked Brie.
- Dinners – yes, the sweet and savory combo, like Apple Cider Pulled Chicken, is irresistible.
- Salads and Sides – add some sweetness and crunch to Maple Dijon Cole Slaw or even Greek Yogurt Broccoli Salad.
- Potluck Dishes – surprise everyone with a twist on a classic, like Scalloped Sweet Potatoes and Apples.
- Cocktails – some slices make a great garnish for sangria, spiked cider, or an Apple Cider Moscow Mule.
- Desserts – this one is obvious, but who can resist apple cakes and pies, cupcakes and dips, bars and crisps, and so much more!
Find all those apple-licious sweet treats and many more in this recipe collection!
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Brianne is the gluten-free mom, lunch box ninja, and lover of healthy dishes and yummy desserts. She is also the recipe developer, photographer, writer, and publisher behind the blog Cupcakes & Kale Chips. When she is not chasing around two crazy-fun boys, she is in the kitchen whipping up everything from healthy, everyday snacks, sides, and meals to rich, indulgent treats, because it’s all about balance, you know, like ice cream & cauliflower, cookies & quinoa… Cupcakes & Kale Chips! Keep up with her favorite foodie finds on Pinterest!