Apple Archives - Gourmet Traveller

Cider-braised chicken recipe with Brussels sprout and apple salad in white dish.

Cider-braised chicken with Brussels sprouts, apple and hazelnuts

This cider-braised chicken recipe is a simple but delicious take on the classic Sunday roast.

Charred apple and custard pie on wire cooling platter.

Charred apple custard pie

Fire cooking transfers to desserts with the help of a blow torch. Prep in advance up to the final step then brûlée table side, keeping the flame moving.

Very fine apple pie recipes (and a few tarts, too)

Eating these up will be as easy as...

A golden crostata with a pastry lattice top brushed with sugar. The filling is deep red from blackberries, apples and ginger, and a single slice has been cut out.

How to make crostata

A perfectly flaky crust and tart filling makes this blackberry and apple crostata recipe an Italian dessert worth the effort.

Cider glazed ham recipe for Christmas ham

Makrut lime, lemongrass and cider glazed ham

Apple and pork is a match made in heaven. And this cider glazed ham proves it.

Core essentials: the apple desserts you need for winter

An apple dessert a day keeps the winter blues at bay.

Apple tart with Pedro Ximénez and quince syrup

This quick and easy apple tart is the perfect midweek sweet treat.

Jemma Whiteman’s braised pork belly with apple and yuzu kosho

The tart Granny Smith apples used in the apple and yuzu kosho sauce cut perfectly through the charred fat of the braised pork belly.

Spiced Fuji apple crumble with dulce de leche ice-cream

Hints of clove, nutmeg and cinnamon add a subtle spice to this crunchy fruit crumble, balanced by a homemade creamy dulce de leche ice-cream.

Apple and cinnamon hot cross buns

Our remix on an Easter classic.

Jaclyn Koludrovic’s gluten-free pistachio, lime and coconut cream cake with melon, apple and mint

Talk about a showstopper cake.

Brioche apple custard tart

A luscious spin on the timeless apple tart.

A round, crusty apple pie with a slice taken out of it, sitting on a light-blue linen tablecloth, with golden forks and a tumbler of amber-hued liquid to the side.

How to make apple pie

The success of this all-time favourite lies in getting the basics just right. Pastry chef Catherine Adams rolls out the recipe for the best-ever apple pie.

Apple Charlotte

The British have an age-old way with bread and hot puddings, as this apple-filled bomb shows.

Overhead shot of a crusty apple pie with a bit spoonful taken out of the right hand side.

Miso caramel apple pie

Miso for a pleasant salty hit in the filling, and sake for a snap-crisp, feather-light texture to the crust.

How to make a fine apple tart

Ultra-thin apple slices precisely arranged atop a puff pastry base equal simple, buttery perfection.

Sean Moran’s goat’s curd, pistachio and blackberry cheesecake

A near-savoury goat's curd filling plus a blackberry glaze makes for a beautifully balanced cake, best for afternoon teas and desserts.

Sunda’s beef rice-paper rolls

This dish is head chef Khanh Nguyen's favourite thing to eat, hands down.

Jaclyn Koludrovic’s gluten-free fruit mince crostata

The pastry chef's dietary-inclusive take on a Christmas treat.

Ciao Papi’s Campari and orange granita

Equal parts boozy and refreshing.

Agostino’s endive salad with pistachio, Taleggio, apple and Montasio

No more ho-hum side salads. This one is big on texture and layers of flavour.

Green bowl

Just the ticket when you want to feel both virtuous and refreshed.

A classic Waldorf salad

Apples, celery, walnuts and a dash of high society: yes sir, this is one fine salad.

Cutler & Co’s apple terrine with burnt-butter ice-cream, oat crumb and butterscotch sauce

After 10 years, this dessert is still a top order at Andrew McConnell's Melbourne restaurant.

Tropical fruit up with coconut cream and finger lime jelly

Sean Moran’s tropical fruit cup with coconut cream and finger lime jelly

Remember the saccharine "fruit cups" of your childhood? This is Sean Moran's grown-up version.

Phil Wood’s lamb with roast-apple chutney

With a bit of time and love, this slow lamb roast will be the star of the dinner table.

Veal cotoletta with cabbage, mint, apple and dill

Veal cutlets really are special. Italian butchers will prepare them so they’re quite thin. Alternatively, ask for flattened-out veal slices from the leg.

Apple and and berry pudding in a rectangle dish, with a scoop taken out of it, sitting on a green napkin, with a plate of vanilla ice-cream in the top-left

Apple and berry budino

This Italian dessert is endlessly versatile. Use whatever fruit is in season - just be sure to serve it piping hot.

Mulled apple and spelt loaf

Yoghurt, apple sauce, nutmeg and cinnamon add up to one tasty package that's as good for breakfast as it is afternoon tea.

A flat apple tart, with the top-left corner sliced off, on baking paper and a metal tray.

Squished apple tart

One of those rare occasions when squashed fruit is a good thing.

Miso-caramel apples with macadamia crumble

Put miso's salty notes to work in a simple dessert that can be whipped up any night of the week.

Skillet apple pie

The best way to serve this? Plonk it on the table, arm your guests with forks, and dig in.

O Tama Carey’s fresh kefir curd with kithul, roasted coconut and apple

"The flavours in this cleansing dessert combine to give a taste that's greater than its simple parts would have you imagine," says Carey.

Jicama and green mango salad with grilled calamari

Green mango adds refreshing tartness to this summer salad, adding a nice counterpoint to the smoky grilled calamari.

Troy Rhoades-Brown’s pepperberry and wattleseed smoked pork loin

Troy Rhoades-Brown from Muse Dining and Muse Kitchen shares his Pepperberry and Wattleseed Smoked Pork Loin, Lardo, Fennel, Apple, Cucumber and Yoghurt recipe.

Apple, celery and Roquefort salad with roasted hazelnut-raisin dressing

To the classic combination of apple, blue cheese and hazelnuts we’ve added celery and celeriac for an extra-crunchy salad that makes a great light lunch or a side dish for grilled steak or chicken.

Pork scratchings sandwich with apple and cabbage slaw

Here, spiced pork scratchings come together with garlicky aïoli and a crunchy slaw for a hard-to-beat snack.

Quince and apple fritters

These fritters are the very definition of comfort eating and a great treat to share with friends over a cup of tea. They’re best eaten the day they’re made.

Bodega’s pork and octopus salad

Bodega chefs Elvis Abrahanowicz and Ben Milgate describe this pork and octopus salad as "textual heaven".

Tetsuya’s caramelised apple and saikyo miso cream

Tetsuya's caramelised apple and saikyo miso cream

Polenta, apple and ricotta fritters

Bite-sized morsels of polenta batter studded with ricotta and tangy apple – what’s not to love?

Pork with cabbage, apple and mustard

Ready in 20 minutes, these roast pork cutlets are paired with cabbage and apple for a classic and hearty meal.

Coppa with fennel, apple and pumpkin-seed cream

This makes a lovely first course or shared lunch dish. The pumpkin-seed dressing transforms the fennel salad into a rémoulade of sorts, which you could serve with just about any cold-cut or grilled meat.