10 Gluten-Free Apple Desserts

From apple cobbler to apple cake, these 10 Gluten-Free Apple Dessert recipes are sure to please your inner baker. Perfect for celebrating fall! Many of these recipes are also dairy-free or vegan.

Warm apple cobbler in a white baking dish next to a white plate with cobbler and ice cream.

Fall is here and apples take center stage.

Need to fill your fall baking agenda? Try these homemade gluten-free apple recipes. Cobblers, crisps, cakes, tarts, and granola, oh my!

A piece of applesauce cake topped with cream cheese frosting on a rustic plate.

Applesauce Snack Cake

Made with whole grain oat and almond flour, this gluten-free apple cake is topped with a dreamy cream cheese frosting.

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A slice of applesauce cake on a rustic plate.

Gluten-Free Apple Cobbler

Cinnamon-sweet apple filling topped with gluten-free oat flour biscuits. Just add a scoop of vanilla ice cream!

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Gluten-Free Caramel Apple Crisp

This delicious Gluten-Free Caramel Apple Crisp is made with date caramel for a decadent crisp topping twist. A completely vegan fruit crisp recipe.

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Gluten-Free Apple Pound Cake

Inspired by the Starbucks loaf cake, this pound cake is topped with caramelized apple pieces and made with cinnamon and spice. A gluten-free and dairy-free apple cake recipe.

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Gluten-Free Apple Pound Cake topped with caramelized apples and spices. Dairy-free.

A slice of apple tart with a scoop of ice cream on a rustic plate.

Gluten-Free Apple Tart

Made with an oatmeal cookie crust, this easy apple tart recipe tops sliced apples with dairy-free date caramel.

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An apple tart drizzled with caramel sit on a wooden surface with a blue cloth.

Apple Butternut Squash Crisp

A twist on gluten-free apple crisp, this easy dessert recipe made with fresh apples and butternut squash, this autumn inspired crisp is best served warm with vanilla ice cream or coconut whipped cream.

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Baked crisp with apples and butternut squash in a white bowl with a scoop of ice cream.

Apple Cinnamon Granola

This granola recipe is filled with gluten-free oats, dried apples, walnuts, pepitas, hemp hearts, and sweetened with maple syrup. Use this granola on top of ice cream or layered in parfaits!

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Cinnamon baked apples in a white baking dish.

Cinnamon Baked Apple Slices

Made with tart apples, cinnamon, maple syrup, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and a touch of organic cane sugar. This easy recipe tastes like apple pie filling! Serve them as a side dish or as dessert with a scoop of ice cream!

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Syrupy cinnamon apples in a white baking dish with a wooden spoon.

Gluten-Free Apple Hand Pies

Sweet and delicious hand pies stuffed with cinnamon apples fruit filling and drizzled with a cinnamon glaze. Using coconut oil or vegan butter keeps these dairy-free!

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Gluten-Free Apple Hand Pies stuffed with cinnamon apples. Gluten-free and dairy-free.

Gluten-Free Apple Crumb Cake

This simple 1-bowl crumb cake is chocked full of fresh apples and crumble topping. Sweetened mostly with coconut sugar in lieu of brown sugar!

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What are the best apples for baking?

Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Braeburn, Jonagold or Jonathan, and Cortland are all the best baking apple options for baking as they are a good ratio of sweet to tart and keep their shape.

What is the most popular cooking apple?

Granny Smith apples tend to be one of the most popular cooking apples due to their tart flavor that pairs so well with sweet ingredients.

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