Apple

Imagine a mash-up of cinnamon toast, bread pudding, and pie. Now grab whatever fruit you have lying around (from berries and stone fruit to apples and pears) and make it.

Toast hazelnuts in a buttered skillet until the whole mix turns to a nutty golden elixir, then add lemon juice for a pop of freshness and spoon over perfectly crisped fish fillets.

These flavorful cupcakes are studded with grated apple and bits of cinnamon crumble, then topped with a luscious cinnamon buttercream. It's fall all the way.

This pie is both sweet and salty, which is my favorite dessert combination. The smoky bacon, mingling with the spiced apples and bourbon crust, is heavenly.

This fragrant olive oil cake stays moist and flavorful for over a week, so feel free to make it a few days before serving. The caramel glaze is an optional, but highly recommended.

Cook ribs over a mix of red cabbage and tart apples in this easy one-pot pork dinner.

This sugar-free applesauce is a cinch to make at home in your Dutch oven.

This perfect Super Bowl starter combines so many satisfying layers of flavor and is easily eaten with one hand while holding a beer in the other.

The key to the richest apple pie filling? Macerate apples in brown sugar, lemon, and spices, then reduce the juices with fresh cider to concentrate the flavors before baking.

Instead of the usual apple pie, opt for this spiced apple cake for Thanksgiving. Grated apples give it a moist, dense texture, while a caramel glaze and candied walnuts make it truly showstopping.

A soft-pretzel crust and a giant salted-pretzel topper take the place of traditional pie dough in this fun twist on apple pie.

Hard ciders can range from bone-dry to rather sweet, so take a sip and adjust the simple syrup if needed.

Cooking the apples with their skins on adds a beautiful rosy blush to the finished sauce.