30 Healthy Apple Recipes To Make You Forget About Pumpkin

This week it officially became Fall!! Woohoo! To celebrate our first Fall living in a new place, my husband and I went apple picking for the very first time!

Even though I love Florida, there are many things that Floridians miss out on when it comes to Fall…cooler weather, changing leaves, and apple picking! Growing up in Florida I remember going to the pumpkin patch to pick up my pumpkin, but never had the chance to experience apple picking. Florida is known for its citrus fruit (they’re everywhere) but there’s not many apple farms.

Now that I’m in Oregon, I am trying to experience some new things, so off to the Kiyokawa apple orchard we went!

It was super fun to pull around the little red wagon and check out all the apple varieties. I never knew there were so many different kinds of apples. This particular orchard had 30 different varieties of apples!

We were there just in time for honeycrisp apple picking, so we loaded up on them (Wes’ favorite), as well as some crimson red, gala, and fuji apples (my favorite).

I can’t remember what their name was, but we came across some of the largest apples I had ever seen! They were almost as big as my head!! I was super impressed.

Healthy Apple Recipes

Once we got back home I started dreaming of all the apple recipes I could make using our new fresh apples from our adventures in apple picking! I like to eat apples raw, but there is just something about a good apple dessert with some cinnamon on top that screams Fall!

So, I have rounded up some of the best-looking apple recipes for you, along with my very first healthy apple pie recipe that turned out great! I have to admit that I am usually a huge pumpkin fan (as you can see from these pumpkin recipes from last Fall) but this year I’m all about the apples! I haven’t even had a bite of pumpkin yet! These recipes will have you forgetting about pumpkin!

Apple Recipes for Breakfast

No Sugar Added Apple Cinnamon Granola by Healthy Helper

Apple Butter Muffins by Food, Pleasure & Health

Apple Pie Granola by Uproot From Oregon

Baked Apple Pancake by Uproot From Oregon

Apple Cider Muffins by Chicago Jogger

Apple Cider Protein Pancakes by A Fit Philosophy

Apple Gingerbread Muffins by Strength & Sunshine

Cinnamon Apple Proat Muffins by A Fit Philosophy

Gluten Free Apple Crisp Parfait by Food, Faith, Fitness

Apple Cider Donuts with Molasses Dulce de Leche Glaze by Ari’s Menu

Breakfast Apple Cupcakes by Sprint 2 the Table

Apple Pie Donuts with Salted Caramel “Frosting” by Fresh, Fit N’ Healthy

Apple Ring Pancakes by Fresh, Fit N’ Healthy

Apple Recipes for Dessert

Clean Eating Apple Crisp by He and She Eat Clean

Simple Layered Apple Crisp by Uproot From Oregon

Miracle Crust Apple Pie by Little Chef Big Appetite

Gluten Free Maple Apple Crisp by The Fit Cookie

Carmel Apple Galette by The Fit Cookie

Clean Eating Baked Apples by Clean Eating Couple

Nutty Apple Cake by Nutrition Starring You

Whole Wheat Easy Apple Pie Recipe

I learned how to make apple pie using the honey crisp apples we got apple picking. I had never made an apple pie before, but with all these apples, who could resist a try?

It ended up being a pretty simple apple pie recipe. I got the recipe from my mother-in-law and modified it just a bit to make a little healthier version, using a whole wheat crust and flour.

Whole Wheat Easy Apple Pie Recipe

2015-09-24 17:54:23

Serves 6

A simple apple pie recipe using a pre-made whole wheat crust.

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Prep Time

10 min

Cook Time

50 min

Total Time

1 hr

Prep Time

10 min

Cook Time

50 min

Total Time

1 hr

Ingredients

1. 2 9-inch whole wheat pie crusts (you can get these at Whole Foods)
2. 4 large or 3 medium Honey Crisp apples, peeled and thinly sliced (or apples of choice)
3. 1/4 Cup whole wheat flour
4. 3/4 Cup Sugar (can substitute 1 1/2 Tablespoon powdered stevia for sugar-free version)
5. 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
6. 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
7. Dash of salt
8. 2 Tablespoons butter

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 425 degrees F
2. Prepare pie crust as directed (thaw)
3. Stir together flour, sugar (or stevia), cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt
4. Mix with apples
5. Pour apple mixture into bottom pie crust
6. Dot with butter
7. Cover with top crust
8. Place pie on aluminum foil and cover edges of pie crust with 2-3 inches of foil to prevent browning
9. Cut a few slits in top of crust
10. Sprinkle the top of pie crust with cinnamon if desired
11. Bake 35 minutes
12. Remove aluminum foil from crust and bake an additional 15 - 20 minutes or until crust begins to brown

Notes

1. Whole wheat pie crusts can be found at whole foods, as well as whole wheat pastry dough to make your own crusts.

By Lindsey Banks

Fit Life Pursuits https://fitlifepursuits.com/

Apple Drink Recipes

Apple Crisp Smoothie by FITAspire

Caramel Apple Pie Smoothie by Fresh, Fit N’ Healthy

Apple Pie Protein Shake by Maybe I Will

Apple Sauces and Dips

Slow Cooker Apple Butter by Food, Pleasure, & Health

Crockpot Pumpkin Apple Butter by Fresh, Fit, N’ Healthy

Apple Snacks and Main Dishes

Baked Apple Stuffed Crumble by The Kitchen Table

Baked Apple Chips with Cashew Cinnamon Dip by Tasting Page

Apple Nachos by Fairyburger

Apple Sage Sablefish by FITAspire

There you have it! 30 delicious healthy apple recipes that will make you forget about pumpkin this Fall!

Which one are you going to try?