Recipes: Desserts

Apple Hermit Cookies

AS WITH the parentage of many heirloom apples, the origin of this antique recipe for Hermits is a little cloudy. Most…

Apple Bread Pudding

4 c bread cubes 1/4 c raisins 2 New England apples, cored and sliced 2/3 c brown sugar 1-3/4 c…

Apple Brown Betty

NO ONE KNOWS who Betty was, and the dessert’s origins are unclear. Some Apple Brown Betty recipes call for a…

Apple Pandowdy

AN EASY-TO-MAKE, satisfying-to-eat late-winter dessert is apple pandowdy. It’s really a deep-dish apple pie, with a thick apple filling and no…

Apricot Applesauce

15-18 medium New England apples 1/2 c apple cider 1 c apricot preserves 2 T butter, melted 1 T lemon…

Apple Pudding Cake

An outstanding recipe for the slow cooker. 1 c all-purpose flour 1 c white whole-wheat flour 1/3 c sugar 3…

Air-Fried Apple Turnovers

Yield: 18 turnovers Filling 5 c New England apples, cored and chopped 1/3 c sugar 1/4 c packed brown sugar…

Apple Raisin Cake

APPLES AND RAISINS go extremely well together, as in this recipe for Apple Raisin Cake.   3-4 sweet-tart New England…

Deep-Dish Apple Bars

APPLE BARS make a great dessert or snack, although they come in many forms. They can be light or heavy, cake-like…

New England Apple Brownies

THESE BROWNIES are soft, moist, and crumbly, and lighter than a chocolate or blonde brownie. They are bursting with apple flavor, and plenty sweet….

Apple Date Pecan Bars

While they are more cake-like than bars, Apple Date Pecan Bars are chewy and naturally sweet, and the flavors and…

Grandma Packard’s Apple Squares

THIS RECIPE for Apple Squares was sent to us by Melissa Caldwell of Whately, Massachusetts. “The recipe originated with Grandma…