110 apple dessert recipes

Elegant baked pear halves glazed with chutney and apple juice, dotted with butter and basted until tender and glossy. A refined side dish or light dessert that serves 12.

This Eastern European compote simmers dried apples, pears, prunes, and raisins in apple cider with honey and warm spices. A make-ahead fruit dessert that improves over two weeks in the fridge.

Poached pears with chocolate drizzle: Bosc pear wedges simmered in white wine and apple juice with warm spices, then crowned with melted dark chocolate. An elegant light dessert.

Chilled fruit soup with tender apple chunks, plump raisins, and warm cinnamon sticks simmered in apple cider. A splash of brandy and brown sugar add sophistication. Serve cold as a refreshing starter or dessert.

A chilled Scandinavian-style fruit soup simmered with prunes, raisins, apples, cherries, and citrus, thickened with tapioca and finished with grape juice. Serve cold as a refreshing starter or light dessert.

Fresh fruit medley with apples, bananas, oranges, and grapes tossed in orange juice concentrate, topped with a spiced yogurt-ricotta sauce. A light, diabetic-friendly dessert.

Baked fruit parcels with fresh apricots, apple, and pineapple wrapped in foil with fruit juice. A light, naturally sweet dessert with no added sugar.

Poached pears in a raspberry-apple juice sauce with lemon zest. An elegant, light fruit dessert served warm or chilled with a jewel-toned syrup that needs no added sugar.

Whole apples poached in red wine with cinnamon and honey until jewel-toned ruby. A five-ingredient French bistro dessert that looks stunning and requires only a saucepan.

Apples and bananas poached in spiced coffee syrup with brown sugar, fresh ginger, cinnamon stick, and orange. A grown-up fruit dessert with cinnamon pastry twists on the side.

Frozen fruit yogurt dessert built from raspberry puree, low-fat yogurt, apple juice concentrate, lemon, and beaten egg whites for lift. Lighter than ice cream, naturally sweetened, and endlessly variable.

Yeast-risen dessert pizza shells made with apple juice in the dough, shaped like individual tart shells and baked crisp. Top with ricotta, fresh fruit, nuts, and a dusting of powdered sugar.

Rhubarb sorbet sweetened with honey and brightened with orange zest, lightened with whipped egg whites. A pale pink, refreshing dessert that captures spring rhubarb at its best.

Sweet avocado mousse blends ripe avocado with lemon yogurt and coconut rum, then folds in whipped egg whites for a pale green, silky chilled dessert topped with chopped pistachios.