Fancy-sounding dishes that are secretly super easy to make are totally my jam.

Whipped cherry butter looks so beautiful on your table but comes together in just minutes. Cranberry brie bites always impress guests but are made with just 3 ingredients. And this apple compote sounds fancy but takes almost no effort to make.

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I’m kind of known as the Cheesecake Queen by my family and friends. My cheesecake recipes are some of my favorite things to make, after all!

My pumpkin cheesecake has become a Thanksgiving must for a lot of readers. Even my nana’s easy cheesecake and my classic vanilla cheesecake are popular holiday desserts.

But this year, I wanted to change things up and give you a new holiday cheesecake that you’re gonna love: caramel apple cheesecake. 

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Do you ever see a post on social media, scroll past without saving it, and then keep thinking about it without being able to find it later?

That’s what happened with these apple cider blondies. I originally saw them on social media, probably TikTok, but kept on scrolling and didn’t think much about it at the time.

After coming home with way too much cider from a local orchard, I remembered the post. Of course, then I couldn’t find it and had to google a recipe instead.

I landed on a recipe from The Kitchn, which I ended up tweaking until my family felt they were juuust right.

I’ve already made these apple cider blondies several times and they are possibly Elle’s new favorite fall dessert. And based on the feedback from my other taste testers, I bet you’ll end up feeling the same.

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Friends, TikTok got me again.

You know by now how much I love scrolling through my FYP. It really knows me and seems to even guess what I’m craving based on the recipe videos it gives me.

A month or two ago it showed me a video of someone making apple crisp bars and I was immediately hungry. The next day I was in the kitchen fiddling with the recipe.

I think you’ll love these bars as much as you love the TikTok cinnamon rolls and my giant s’mores cookies. They’re perfect for any time of year, but especially right now, and would be a hit at Thanksgiving!

Or you can hole up and enjoy them on your own with an iced shaken espresso. I won’t judge you either way!

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One easy way to make your holiday meals feel extra special is to set out an appetizer or two before the main meal.

Even if it’s just you and your immediate family, a simple appetizer can make the holiday feel so much more special than a typical weeknight meal or Sunday dinner.

These savory-sweet apple butter brie bites are the perfect option. They’re super easy to make and are delicious on their own, or would be a simple way to dress up a charcuterie platter.  

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There’s nothing more quintessentially fall than a trip to the apple orchard. And if you live in my house, that trip is always followed up by making at least 1 or 2 batches of my homemade apple butter.

When I was thinking about Thanksgiving recipes this year, I wanted a way to incorporate some of that apple butter. It feels kind of full circle to do that, right?

(I mean besides slathering it all over parker house rolls. That’s a given!)

This apple butter cake is an easy-to-make sheet cake that is topped with brown butter frosting. It has all of the rich flavors of apple butter in a perfectly moist cake. Add in the nutty flavor of the brown butter frosting and this is one incredible dessert!

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Our family went apple picking a couple of weeks ago, which means I have had a ton of apples and apple cider taking up space in our refrigerator.

But don’t worry, I’m not going to let any of that apple goodness go to waste. In addition to making a couple of batches of slow cooker apple butter, I’ve been working on some great new apple recipes to share with all of you.

If you are wanting to add some apple desserts to your Thanksgiving dessert menu, this is your lucky year.

Let’s start things off simple with this easy apple bundt cake. This recipe starts with a cake mix but tastes like you made it from scratch, making it the ultimate shortcut recipe to take to any fall party this year.

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I know that we haven’t even gotten to Halloween yet, but I am already thinking about Thanksgiving dessert. I’m a dessert person, I can’t help myself! 

I’ve been working on a few apple desserts this year for you to add to your Thanksgiving dessert table alongside your pumpkin cheesecake and classic pecan pie.

First up is this homemade apple cake. It’s a cake you can bake the night before and top with some ice cream and caramel sauce when serving. Or you can make it for yourself and enjoy it straight from the pan…not that I have ever been tempted to do that.

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I love cobblers and crisps. They’re easy to throw together, feed a crowd, and are always a hit. In fact, it’s hard not to just eat them directly from the pan, they’re always that delicious!

I don’t know about you, but until recently I always thought of summery fruits when I thought of cobblers. Blackberry cobbler, easy peach cobbler…if it’s a berry or a stone fruit, I have probably had it in a cobbler at some point.

But I recently decided to try apple cobbler and I don’t know what took me so long! Between the tart-sweet apples, the warm spices, and the lightly sweet biscuit topping, this is a dessert that is hard to get enough of.

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One of the best parts of fall is taking a trip to the apple orchard. 

I’m all about grabbing a few bags of crisp apples, a dozen freshly made apple cider donuts, and a jug of pressed apple cider. 

And as much as I love making a big batch of spiced apple cider to enjoy while watching a movie, I also love taking some of that cider and recreating those orchard-fresh donuts with these apple cider donut muffins.

WHAT ARE DONUT MUFFINS?

Have you ever had a donut muffin before? I know we usually think of those as two separate breakfast treats, but magic happens when we combine them into one.

Imagine all of the deliciousness of a classic cake donut made just as easy as your favorite muffins.

Yes, you can use a donut pan to make baked donuts, but the one downside there is that you have to have a donut pan. 

But when you make donut muffins, you can make them in your standard muffin pan – no special equipment needed!

I love my glazed donut muffins, but this time I decided to channel the flavors of the apple orchard and apple cider donuts and make these apple cider donut muffins.

HOW TO MAKE APPLE CIDER DONUT MUFFINS

These apple cider donut muffins have apple cider in the batter and glaze. When combined with diced apples in the donuts and plenty of warm spices, they are bursting with fall flavor in every bite.

Ingredients you’ll need

To make the donut muffins, you will need:

• ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ⅓ cup lightly packed light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 ½ teaspoons homemade apple pie spice
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup milk
• ¼ cup apple cider, at room temperature
• 1 cup diced Honey Crisp apples

I always love using my homemade apple pie spice. The combination of spices works perfectly in recipes like these apple cider donut muffins, apple hand pies, apple fritter bread, and so much more. 

If you don’t have apple pie spice on hand, feel free to use ground cinnamon instead.

If you want to make these during a time of year when apple cider isn’t available, you can substitute unfiltered apple juice for a very similar flavor.

For the glaze, you will need:

• 3 tablespoons butter; melted
• 1 cup confectioners’ sugar; sifted
• ¼ teaspoon homemade apple pie spice
• 3 tablespoons apple cider, at room temperature

Again, if necessary, you can substitute ground cinnamon for the apple pie spice and unfiltered apple juice for the apple cider.

Making this recipe

This recipe makes 12 donut muffins, so begin by lining a standard 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.

To start the batter, cream together the butter, vegetable oil, and sugars until smooth. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix to combine.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, baking soda, apple pie spice, and salt. 

In a measuring cup, combine the milk with the apple cider. 

Add half of the flour mixture to the butter mixture, then add the milk and cider, then end with the rest of the flour mixture. Make sure you combine well after each addition.

Fold in the diced apples, the divide the batter into the prepared muffin cups. The cups will be nearly full. 

Bake for 15-17 minutes. The donut muffins are done when the tops are domed and golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Let the muffins cool for 15-20 minutes, then whisk together the glaze.

In a bowl, whisk together the glaze ingredients until smooth. Place a piece of parchment paper or a rimmed baking sheet under the cooling rack the muffins are on – this will help catch any glaze that drips off of the muffins.

Dip the muffin tops in the glaze, then set them back on the rack to allow the glaze to harden. If you have enough glaze left, you could even dip them twice for an extra-thick glaze.

HELPFUL RESOURCES

• Before getting started, make sure you know how to measure flour correctly. You can also use this measuring method for the powdered sugar.
• If you’re out of brown sugar, try whipping up a quick brown sugar substitute. You can also learn how to soften brown sugar if yours has hardened and save yourself a trip to the grocery store.
• Don’t stress if you ran out of powdered sugar; learn how to make powdered sugar for an easy substitute.
• Grab a few of my tips for how to soften butter quickly if you forgot to set yours out to soften ahead of time.

STORAGE

Store the apple cider donut muffins in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. Because of the fresh apple in the muffins, they will get more moist as the days go on, so the glaze may start to soak into the tops of the muffins. 

If you would like to make these donut muffins ahead of time and freeze them, I recommend freezing them before they are glazed. Place them in a zip-top freezer bag and freeze for up to a month. Thaw at room temperature before glazing.

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Apple Cider Donuts

Flavored with rich apple cider and filled with diced apples and warm spices, these apple cider donut muffins are a special fall treat. Top them with the apple cider glaze for the perfect sweet finish.

Course Breakfast

Keyword Apples, Autumn Recipes, brunch, fall, fall recipe, muffins, quick bread

Prep Time 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Servings 12

Calories 326kcal

Author Jamie

Equipment

• Standard cupcake/muffin tin

Ingredients

• ¼ cup unsalted butter softened
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ⅓ cup lightly packed light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 ½ teaspoons apple pie spice
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup milk
• ¼ cup apple cider at room temperature
• 1 cup diced Honey Crisp apples

For the Glaze

• 3 tablespoons butter; melted
• 1 cup confectioners’ sugar; sifted
• ¼ teaspoon apple pie spice
• 3 tablespoons apple cider at room temperature

US Customary – Metric

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 425°F. Lightly grease a standard muffin tin, or line with 12 paper muffin cups.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, cream together the butter, vegetable oil, and sugars until smooth. Add the eggs and vanilla, beating to combine.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, apple pie spice and salt. In a glass measuring cup, combine the milk and apple cider. Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture alternately with the milk/cider, beginning and ending with the flour and making sure everything is thoroughly combined. Fold in diced apples.
• Spoon the batter evenly into the prepared pan, filling the cups nearly full.
• Bake the muffins for 15 to 17 minutes, or until they’re a pale golden brown and a cake tester inserted into the middle of one of the center muffins comes out clean. Remove pan to a cooling rack and allow muffins to cool for about 15-20 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, prepare the glaze by mixing together the melted butter, confectioners’ sugar, apple pie spice and apple cider. Whisk until smooth.
• Place a layer of wax or parchment paper under the cooling rack. Dip the muffin crowns into the glaze, place the muffins back onto the cooling rack and allow the glaze to harden.

Notes

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 326kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 264mg | Potassium: 96mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 277IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 2mg

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