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  4. 16 Indulgent Caramel and Apple Recipes We Can't Wait To Make This Fall

16 Indulgent Caramel and Apple Recipes We Can't Wait To Make This Fall

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By Southern Living Editors Updated August 01, 2022
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Apple Butter Pound Cake with Caramel Frosting
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Enjoy all of the flavors of a caramel apple in these decadent caramel apple recipes. Our test kitchen took the pairing of apples and caramel to a decadent new level with a collection of caramel apple recipes that will delight your whole family. Bake up a gooey Skillet Caramel Apple Pie or Apple Butter Pound Cake with Caramel Frosting. Start your day right with Caramel Apple Muffins or a Caramel Apple Coffee Cake. Or treat yourself to a creamy Caramel Apple Dip. The dip's brûléed sugar top makes a great conversation starter at a get-together. And for a showstopping end to a dinner party, try our Caramel Apple Cake, which is topped with rings of sautéed apples and drizzled with a heavenly Apple Brandy-Caramel Sauce. It's sure to become your new go-to party dessert. Our childhood favorite is all grown up!

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Skillet Caramel Apple Pie

Skillet Caramel Apple Pie
Credit: Photo: Stephen DeVries, Prop Styling: Missie Neville Crawford; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Skillet Caramel Apple Pie

Upgrade classic apple pie by baking it in your cast-iron skillet and drizzling it in a homemade caramel sauce. Use Fuji apples for the best result. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!

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Caramel Apple Cake

Caramel Apple Cake
Credit: Photo: Hector Sanchez

Recipe: Caramel Apple Cake

This showstopping cake is topped with sauteed apple slices and drizzled in a delicious Apple Brandy-Caramel Sauce. The best part? You'll only need to be on your feet for 20 minutes to put this cake together. 

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Salted Caramel-Apple Hand Pies

Salted Caramel-Apple Hand Pies
Credit: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Katie Jacobs

Recipe: Salted Caramel-Apple Hand Pies

These hand pies require just 20 minutes of hands-on time, are easy to transport, and are filled with fresh seasonal flavors. Allow them to completely cool, and store them in an airtight container until serving. 

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Arkansas Black Apple Pie with Caramel Sauce

Arkansas Black Apple Pie with Caramel Sauce
Credit: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Arkansas Black Apple Pie with Caramel Sauce

Once you experience eating your apple pie with caramel sauce, you'll never want to serve it any other way. Caramel sauce is easy to make and will last up to two weeks in the refrigerator. Serve with a scoop of ice cream!

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Apple Butter Doughnuts with Salted-Caramel Glaze

Apple Butter Doughnuts with Salted-Caramel Glaze
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Apple Butter Doughnuts with Salted-Caramel Glaze

Doughnuts can serve as breakfast or dessert. The salted-caramel glaze can also be served over baked apples, yogurt, or ice cream. This unique dessert will surely have people wanting more.

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Caramel Apple Dip

Caramel Apple Dip
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Recipe: Caramel Apple Dip

A sugary spin on a cream cheese classic with a crisp bruléed topping. Serve with sliced apples. This will no doubt be the dip everyone asks about all night.

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Spiced Caramel-Apple Bread Pudding

Spiced Caramel-Apple Bread Pudding
Credit: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Mindi Shapiro Levine

Bread Pudding Recipe: Spiced Caramel-Apple Bread Pudding

Sauce Recipe: Toasted Pecan-Caramel Sauce Recipe

Bread pudding is a dessert that's easy to pull together using mostly pantry staples. It'll become your go-to dessert for cool fall evenings. Top with the toasted pecan-caramel sauce for the most scrumptious fall dessert.

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Caramel Apple Coffee Cake

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Recipe: Caramel Apple Coffee Cake

This cake is down-home delicious and so easy you won't believe you started from scratch. With a warm gooey caramel center and a crunchy streusel topping, you'll be wanting this coffee cake for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Serve with your favorite fall-spiced coffee for the best pairing.

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Caramel Apple Sangria

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Credit: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Katie Jacobs

Recipe: Caramel Apple Sangria

This cocktail drink was designed by entertaining expert Katie Jacobs and she serves this drink every year at her annual autumn tailgate party in Tennessee. This drink is easy to make, and can serve a crowd, which makes it the perfect seasonal drink for any gathering.

 

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Apple Cider Caramel Sauce

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Recipe: Apple Cider Caramel Sauce

This is the perfect dipping sauce for your apples this fall. Not your typical caramel sauce, this tasty twist will prove to be a fan favorite at all your fall events. To reheat it, microwave it on high for 10 to 15 seconds and stir.

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Caramel Apple Cookies

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Credit: Photographer: Alison Miksch Food Stylist: Erin Merhar Prop Stylist: Prissy Lee

Recipe: Caramel-Apple Cookies

These caramel-apple cookies are the dessert that you won't be able to get enough of. They are soft and have a gooey finish with the caramel drizzle. They are best served the day they are made.

 

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Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars
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Recipe: Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars

Caramel apple and cheesecake all in one? Talk about a decadent dessert perfect for any occasion this fall. Plus, it will stay good in the refrigerator for a week.

 

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Caramel Apple Pear Pie

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Recipe: Caramel Apple Pear Pie

This recipe lets pairs take the center stage. With their tenderness paired (no pun intended) with the apple crunchiness, it is the perfect pie combination. Serve the pie with caramel drizzled over the top and with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!

 

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Caramel Apple Blondie Pie

Caramel Apple Blondie Pie
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Recipe: Caramel Apple Blondie Pie

This is another pie cooked right in the skillet. Add our Apple Cider Caramel Sauce on top once the pie has finished baking for the ultimate gooey dessert. Bake on a lower rack for a flaky crust.

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Caramel Apples

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Recipe: Caramel Apples

We can't complete this list without our how-to guide on making the perfect caramel apples. These are a fall classic, and with the right techniques and toppings, people will be asking for them year after year. 

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Apple Butter Pound Cake with Caramel Frosting

Apple Butter Pound Cake with Caramel Frosting
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Apple Butter Pound Cake with Caramel Frosting

Using a homemade slow-cooker apple butter as a filling gives this pound cake a rich fall flavor. The apple chips on top add a delicious crunch that compliments the soft bundt cake, and the creamy caramel frosting perfectly. This recipe is one that is certain to be a hit.

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    1 of 16 Skillet Caramel Apple Pie
    2 of 16 Caramel Apple Cake
    3 of 16 Salted Caramel-Apple Hand Pies
    4 of 16 Arkansas Black Apple Pie with Caramel Sauce
    5 of 16 Apple Butter Doughnuts with Salted-Caramel Glaze
    6 of 16 Caramel Apple Dip
    7 of 16 Spiced Caramel-Apple Bread Pudding
    8 of 16 Caramel Apple Coffee Cake
    9 of 16 Caramel Apple Sangria
    10 of 16 Apple Cider Caramel Sauce
    11 of 16 Caramel Apple Cookies
    12 of 16 Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars
    13 of 16 Caramel Apple Pear Pie
    14 of 16 Caramel Apple Blondie Pie
    15 of 16 Caramel Apples
    16 of 16 Apple Butter Pound Cake with Caramel Frosting

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