Pure, wholesome Americana… we have uncovered an array of yummy apple goodness across the Metro!
- All-American Apple Pie: The Upper Crust Pie Bakery (7943 Santa Fe, Overland Park, KS, 913.642.2999 or lower level of Pryde’s Old Westport, 115 Westport Rd., Kansas City, MO, ), a made-from-scratch pie shop, offers more than one delicious pie to choose from. Try Grandma’s apple pie with a hint of nutmeg, blackberry apple or French apple with a streusel crumb topping.
- Apple Crisp Ice Cream: For the foodie, Glace Artisan Ice Cream is a favorite destination. Known for unique gourmet ice creams made with fresh ingredients, the shop offers an apple crisp ice cream that’s an autumn favorite!
- Spiced Apple Pie Cookie: Best Regards Bakery (6759 W. 119th St., Overland Park, KS, 913.912.7238) is known for made-from-scratch soups, sandwiches and fabulous baked goods. But one of their most unique items is the apple pie cookie, a soft and buttery cookie filled with cinnamon apple deliciousness.
- Apple Fritters: Lamar’s (many locations) is a Kansas City original, serving some of the best donuts in town. The apple fritters? Absolutely amazing!
- Apple Cinnamon Coffeecake: One of Kansas City’s most beloved bakeries for more than 60 years, McLain’s is famous for its chocolate cup cookies, but they also make a mean coffeecake with apple cinnamon as one of their most popular flavors.
- Caramel Apples: Sweet Caroline's (7723 W. 151st St., Overland Park, KS, 913.495.9993) is one of the most decadent shops in the Metro. From your first step inside, you'll savor the sweet scent of goodies, but the fall specialty is the candied apple! With large delicious apples, Sweet Caroline's serves up many flavors and combinations of coatings for apples that are almost too pretty to eat!
- Adults Only: Beautifully situated on a hill in Weston, MO, you’ll find Pirtle Winery, a quaint little winery famous for their mead, but also many delicious wines—including apple wine. In Lee’s Summit, you can visit Stonehaus Farms Winery where they serve an autumn favorite—apple cranberry wine. Other nearby Missouri wineries with apple wines include New Oaks Vineyards in Wellington, Baltimore Bend in Waverly and Three Trails Winery in Lexington.