Nonna Maria’s Apple Cake (improved recipe!)

This apple cake is my nonna Maria’s recipe. She would often make it as a dessert following Sunday lunch. My mom tells me that during apple picking season, my grandmother would buy big crates of apples and store them in the cold room. The apples were cheap and would last for months. One day, she decided…

Caramel Apple Cookies

These fall-flavoured cookies are, according to my husband, the best cookies I’ve ever made. The combo of apples, cinnamon and caramel is definitely hard to resist. The addition of boxed pudding mix to this recipe may seem a bit surprising, but the pudding adds a huge amount of caramel flavour and tenderness to these cookies….

Apple Loaf Cake

There’s no mixer needed to make this delicious Apple Loaf Cake. Grated apples and buttermilk create a moist and rich sponge that’s flavoured with a hint of warm cinnamon. This recipe yields two loaves which means you can eat one now and freeze one for later (or eat both now—no judgement!) Looking for more apple…

Apple Spice Oatmeal Cookies

These chewy fall-flavoured cookies are filled with sweet apples and warm cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice. It’s important to squeeze the excess liquid from the grated apples before adding them to the batter to prevent the cookies from getting soggy. You can also add walnuts or pecans to this recipe for extra texture and crunch. Ingredients:…

Baked Apple Cinnamon Doughnuts

The tail end of summer means crisp weather, cooler nights and apple picking season. The classic pairing of apples and cinnamon are highlighted in this sweet autumn treat. You will not miss the frying with these baked doughnuts because they have a soft and fluffy texture thanks to the addition of buttermilk and applesauce. Looking…

Apple Streusel Muffins

When I was a kid, apple picking was one of my favourite school field trips. I remember jumping off the yellow school bus, wearing an ill-fitting, bright-coloured pinny so everyone knew which group we were with, and running into the orchard, trees laden with bright red apples. You were allowed to fill up your bag…