Shifting into autumn promises the return of our coveted fall desserts, and with the season’s prized fruit, apple desserts are the most anticipated. Their versatility is overwhelming, and toting home a bag of apples is giddying—what do you make?

We’ve rounded up our best apple desserts to help you decide. Want something classic? Our best apple pie, sugar-coated apple cider doughnuts and truly German apple strudel are textbook fall desserts. Looking for something a little more modern? That’ll be our caramel apple cheesecake, apple pear cake with cream cheese frosting or multi-layered apple crumb bars. How about something easy? Our apple cake, apple cobbler and apple crisp all have the word easy in their titles.

Our list includes all these recipes and so much more. As always, serve your apple dessert with vanilla ice cream, homemade whipped cream or salted caramel sauce. And if you’re an avid baker, I totally recommend playing around with other types of cinnamon, like Ceylon or Saigon, for more nuanced flavors.

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