Brown Butter and Cinnamon Applesauce

Browned butter adds a distinct richness and overall nuttiness that melds with and complements the apples and cinnamon to make this an applesauce a step above the rest.

The Best Applesauce

With the right ingredients, applesauce can be so much more than meets the eye.

Apple Compote

With carefully shaped slices of fruit and an aromatic poaching syrup flavored with caramel, cider, and spices, this old-fashioned apple compote proves that attention to detail can elevate even the humblest recipe into something wonderful.

Pumpkin Butter

Pumpkin butter on toast is always delicious, but there are many other ways to fill your fall days with this treat. Try it for breakfast stirred into plain yogurt or baked into granola. Or, blend it into a milkshake or...

Apple Cider Caramel

Take your fall desserts to the next level with homemade Apple Cider Caramel! This easy-to-make caramel can be used as a sauce or for dipping apples.

Simple Unsweetened Applesauce

A no-fuss recipe for homemade applesauce that's miles above the jarred stuff.

Apple Brown Betty

The saying may go "as American as apple pie" but I would venture that the simplicity and thrift embodied in Apple Brown Betty is much more in keeping with the pioneer spirit. It takes just a few pantry basics—if you have stale bread, apples, butter and cinnamon, you're already halfway there. There's no crust to chill and roll, no crumble to mix, no biscuits to prep and possibly best of all, you can get an Apple Brown Betty on the table in an hour.

Caramel Apple Cider Jelly

Because apple cider is unfiltered, this jelly looks a bit cloudy in the jar—much like a glass of apple cider. The intense, tangy apple flavor is complemented by a luxurious, molasses note from the brown sugar. I used cinnamon sticks, cloves, and lemon zest, but any toasty, fall-friendly spices would be delicious. Experiment with whole allspice berries, star anise, cardamom pods, or slices of fresh ginger.

Apple Cinnamon Sugar

A sweet-tart sugar with notes of caramel apple, perfect for dredging warm doughnuts, sprinkling over buttered toast, or garnishing scraps of pie dough.

Apple Sauce

This is a recipe for an Apple Sauce, one of the two sauces I chose to accompany a Slow-Roasted Crispy Pork Belly I also published today. What sets this sauce apart from your run-of-the-mill, basic