Apple Meatloaf Recipe
on Sep 27, 2019, Updated Oct 13, 2021
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Apple Meatloaf is a spin on a traditional meatloaf recipe with an Amish-inspired twist making it perfect for fall.
Today I’m showing you how to make meatloaf using one of our favorite autumn treats that come from my Amish and Mennonite roots: Apple butter.
Read on to learn how this apple meatloaf with ground turkey and beef will feed eight people for under $2 per serving in about an hour!
What is it
We make this tasty meatloaf recipe with one of our favorite Amish and Mennonite condiments: Apple Butter.
Our Honeycrisp apple tree is looking pretty promising, with a good amount of juicy appearing, tennis ball-sized apples starting to weight down the branches.
Still, they aren’t ready to be picked yet and won’t be for a few more weeks.
With frost warnings in tomorrow’s forecast and temperatures only in the low 50’s it seems a good time to start thinking of fall recipes.
I’m the first to acknowledge that I’m not the most creative guy in the world.
As if I wasn’t aware of this on my own, I’m frequently reminded by Scott that I just didn’t get “the gene.”
Lucky for me that I have him around.
There are exceptions to every rule, however, and tonight I’m taking the liberty of declaring one for myself.
With all this in mind, it seems like a good time to channel my Mennonite heritage and come up with this Amish Meatloaf to share with you.
Our kids love a good meatloaf recipe, and in all honesty, our friends love it when we make it for them.
But we’ve never made it like this before.
What’s in it
- Ground Turkey
- Ground Beef
- Apple Butter
- Apple
- Cheddar Cheese
- Rolled Oats
- Breadcrumbs
- Onion
- Sweet Pepper
- Egg
- Salt and Pepper
- Olive Oil
Beautifully brown and sweet apple butter, combined in a bowl of ground beef and ground turkey, all mixed in with a freshly sliced apple and some mild onion and sweet peppers.
This has all the ingredients for an easy meatloaf recipe that is tailor-made for fall.
Get your apple on, try this delicious meatloaf recipe soon!
Other recipes that use apples
- Oatmeal Bars with Apple Butter Filling
- Apple Butter Muffins
- Baked Spareribs with Apple-Celery Stuffing
Apple Meatloaf
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 lb. ground turkey
- 1 cup apple butter
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small sweet onion, finely diced
- 1 small sweet bell pepper, finely diced
- 1 apple, peeled and cut into fine shavings
- 1 cup shredded mild cheddar cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Heat olive oil in saute pan over medium heat.
- Cook onions and peppers until soft and translucent, about five minutes. Set aside.
- In medium size mixing bowl, combine all ingredients using hands to thoroughly mix.
- Prepare a loaf pan with a non-stick coating and place meat mixture in pan.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to set for 5 minutes before serving.
- Spread thin layer of apple butter over meat loaf if desired.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
My 9 year declared this is the best thing he’s ever eaten. I served it with mashed sweet potatoes and roasted broccoli. We had the finest leftovers ever.
What a great comment, thanks so much for the feedback!
The flavours in this meatloaf sound fantastic! What a great way to great the cooler fall weather.
I have been wanting to make apple butter, this looks fantastic!!
Remind me to tell you how when my kids were little they took a family vote and said my meatloaf was so bad I wasn’t allowed to make it anymore. I bet they would have loved this one though! 30 yrs to late!! LOL! I can make it for Paul and I!
Congratulations gentlemen on your new site! It looks great! Love the meatloaf topped with some apple butter, it sounds so yummy.
G’day! What an unusual combination with meatloaf! YUM!
Cheers! Joanne
Apple butter meatloaf sounds delicious!
We love meatloaf and the apple butter in this meatloaf sounds like such a wonderful idea! One of our favorite meatloaf recipes uses beef and pork, I think the apple butter would be great in that one too! Yummy! Thanks for such a wonderful recipe idea!
Such a comfort dish! Love the flavor combo. Thanks for sharing!
I love that my name automatically comes up now when I go to comment! What a beautiful meal that had to be. I can just taste the apples and other aromatics in the dish.