13 Caramel Apple Desserts

Crisp apples meet buttery caramel in every one of these fall desserts. From 5-minute dips to showpiece trifles, this is caramel apple season at its sweetest.

Below you’ll find 13 reader-favorite recipes, each with a photo, ingredients, and step-by-step instructions. Save your favorites and enjoy!

1. Classic Caramel Apple Slices

Crisp apple slices drizzled with warm caramel and a sprinkle of flaky sea salt.

Ingredients

• 3 large Honeycrisp apples, sliced
• 1 cup caramel sauce
• 1 tsp flaky sea salt
• 1/2 cup chopped peanuts (optional)

Instructions

1. Arrange the apple slices on a parchment-lined tray.
2. Warm the caramel sauce until pourable.
3. Drizzle generously over the apple slices.
4. Sprinkle with sea salt and peanuts if using.
5. Chill 10 minutes to set and serve.

2. Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars

Buttery shortbread crust, creamy cheesecake, spiced apples, and a caramel pour-over.

Ingredients

• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 16 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups diced apples
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 3/4 cup caramel sauce

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 325°F.
2. Press the crumb-butter mixture into a 9×13 pan; bake 10 minutes.
3. Beat cream cheese, sugar, and eggs; pour over the crust.
4. Toss apples with cinnamon; scatter over the filling.
5. Bake 35 minutes until set; cool, then drizzle with caramel.
6. Chill 2 hours and cut into bars.

3. Caramel Apple Dump Cake

The easiest fall dessert — spiced apple pie filling under a buttery cake mix crust.

Ingredients

• 2 cans (21 oz) apple pie filling
• 1 box yellow cake mix
• 3/4 cup melted butter
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup caramel sauce
• Vanilla ice cream, for serving

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Spread the apple pie filling in a 9×13 dish and sprinkle with cinnamon.
3. Sprinkle the dry cake mix evenly over the top.
4. Drizzle with melted butter.
5. Bake 40–45 minutes until golden and bubbly.
6. Drizzle with caramel and serve warm with ice cream.

4. Caramel Apple Crisp

Jammy cinnamon apples under a brown-sugar oat crumble, finished with caramel.

Ingredients

• 6 cups sliced apples
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
• 1/2 cup caramel sauce

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
2. Toss the apples with sugar and cinnamon in a baking dish.
3. Mix oats, brown sugar, and flour; cut in the butter to form crumbs.
4. Sprinkle the crumble over the apples.
5. Bake 35–40 minutes until bubbly and golden.
6. Drizzle with caramel and serve warm.

5. Caramel Apple Pie Bombs

Biscuit dough stuffed with apple pie filling and caramel, baked golden and rolled in cinnamon sugar.

Ingredients

• 1 can (16 oz) refrigerated biscuit dough
• 1 cup apple pie filling, chopped
• 8 caramel candies
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1/3 cup cinnamon sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
2. Flatten each biscuit; add a spoonful of apple filling and one caramel candy.
3. Pinch closed and place seam-down on a lined sheet.
4. Bake 14–16 minutes until golden.
5. Brush with butter and roll in cinnamon sugar.
6. Serve warm.

6. Caramel Apple Nachos

Thin apple chips loaded with caramel, chocolate drizzle, and crunchy toppings.

Ingredients

• 3 large apples, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup caramel sauce
• 1/4 cup melted chocolate
• 1/3 cup chopped peanuts
• 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
• 2 tbsp sprinkles

Instructions

1. Arrange the apple slices in a single layer on a large platter.
2. Drizzle with warm caramel and melted chocolate.
3. Scatter over the peanuts, chocolate chips, and sprinkles.
4. Serve immediately.

7. Caramel Apple Blondies

Chewy brown-sugar blondies studded with apples and swirled with caramel.

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 3/4 cup melted butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups diced apples
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup caramel sauce

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F; line a 9×13 pan.
2. Whisk butter, brown sugar, and eggs; fold in flour and cinnamon.
3. Fold in the diced apples.
4. Spread in the pan and drizzle caramel over the top; swirl with a knife.
5. Bake 28–32 minutes until the edges are golden.
6. Cool completely before cutting.

8. Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls

Gooey cinnamon rolls with apple filling and a warm caramel glaze.

Ingredients

• 1 can (12 oz) refrigerated cinnamon rolls
• 1 1/2 cups diced apples
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/3 cup caramel sauce
• Icing packet from the can

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
2. Unroll the dough slightly; scatter apples and cinnamon over it and re-roll.
3. Slice and arrange in a greased baking dish.
4. Bake 20–22 minutes until golden.
5. Drizzle with icing and warm caramel sauce.
6. Serve warm.

9. Caramel Apple Trifle

Layers of pound cake, caramel apples, and whipped cream in a pretty glass bowl.

Ingredients

• 1 pound cake, cubed
• 4 cups diced apples
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 3/4 cup caramel sauce
• 2 cups whipped cream

Instructions

1. Sauté the apples in butter with cinnamon until tender, about 8 minutes.
2. Layer pound cake cubes, warm apples, and whipped cream in a trifle bowl.
3. Drizzle each layer with caramel.
4. Repeat the layers; finish with whipped cream and caramel.
5. Chill 1 hour before serving.

10. Caramel Apple Hand Pies

Flaky pocket pies filled with cinnamon apples and gooey caramel.

Ingredients

• 2 refrigerated pie crusts
• 2 cups diced apples
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 8 caramel candies, halved
• 1 egg, beaten
• Coarse sugar, for sprinkling

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
2. Toss the apples with sugar and cinnamon.
3. Cut the pie crusts into 8 rounds.
4. Fill each with apples and two caramel halves; fold and crimp.
5. Brush with egg and sprinkle with coarse sugar.
6. Bake 18–20 minutes until golden.

11. Caramel Apple Bread Pudding

Custardy bread pudding with tender apples, baked golden and drenched in caramel.

Ingredients

• 8 cups cubed brioche
• 3 cups diced apples
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 3/4 cup caramel sauce

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F; butter a 9×13 dish.
2. Toss the brioche and apples in the dish.
3. Whisk eggs, milk, sugar, and cinnamon; pour over the bread.
4. Rest 20 minutes so the bread soaks up the custard.
5. Bake 45 minutes until puffed and golden.
6. Drizzle with caramel and serve warm.

12. Caramel Apple Dip with Cream Cheese

The party-famous dip: tangy cream cheese base under a blanket of caramel and toffee.

Ingredients

• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup caramel sauce
• 1/3 cup toffee bits
• Apple slices, for serving

Instructions

1. Beat the cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth.
2. Spread in a shallow dish.
3. Pour the caramel sauce over the top.
4. Sprinkle with toffee bits.
5. Chill 30 minutes and serve with apple slices.

13. Caramel Apple Oatmeal Cookies

Soft, chewy oatmeal cookies with apple bits and melty caramel centers.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup diced apples
• 12 caramel candies, halved

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Cream the butter and brown sugar; beat in the egg.
3. Stir in flour, oats, and cinnamon; fold in the apples.
4. Scoop dough and press a caramel half into the center of each.
5. Bake 12–14 minutes until the edges are set.
6. Cool on the pan 5 minutes before moving.