MY TOP TEN APPLE DESSERTS

It's apple time, and I've put together my ten favorite apple recipes.  Some are simple, some are complex, all are wonderful.  Most are adapted lower-fat, lower-sugar versions, but I think you'll find these recipes are plenty sweet.  Please enjoy.

1. Biltmore House Restaurant Caramel Apple Cheesecake Pie  -- This one is a lot of work, but it’s a show stopper, and uber-delicious.  I did reduce the sugar though, because it was just over the top for me.  And it’s still plenty sweet.  Worth making for a special occasion.


2. Kraft Apple Pecan Cheesecake – My adapted version of this easy dessert has a whole wheat-oatmeal crust and is baked in a springform pan rather than a 9x12 pan.  The brown sugar in the filling lends a caramel tone that goes well with the other ingredients.

3. Apple Cobbler – This is a small cobbler for four people using a Williams Sonoma cobbler crust recipe.


4. Apple-Almond Gallette will serve four to six people who will thank you many times.  This is a wonderful, rustic, delicious dessert.

If you want a smaller tart, try my Apple Frangipane Tarts for Four.

5.  Maple Tarte Tartin sounds sophisticated and difficult, but it's actually rustic and easy -- and absolutely delicious.

6. Mix and Match Fruit Crumbles for Eight – An easy but delicious dessert.


7. No-Sugar Double Apple Applesauce – So not boring, with a deep apple flavor and wonderful apple sweetness because it’s made with apple juice concentrate instead of sugar.


8. Coconut-Apple-Cranberry-Pecan-Oat Crumble Muffins – Wow, what a mouthful!  But these are especially good muffins, even if the ingredient list is a bit long.


9. Salted Caramel Apple Dumplings – Pastry-wrapped apples are  golden brown on top while the bottom becomes like a warm apple-caramel pudding.  Outrageous!


10. Caramel Apple Crumb Pie – Inspired by Linda Hundt, a multiple prize winner in the Crisco National Pie Contest.  A crispy, crunchy, sweet crumb topping over slightly sweet and tangy apple filling, topped with rich and sweet caramel sauce.  One of my new faves.