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Apple Meatloaf Recipe

4.54 from 15 votes

Posted by Dan from Platter Talk

on Sep 27, 2019, Updated Oct 13, 2021

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
• Pork Pinwheels with Apple Butter and Chevre
• Apple Butter Dredged Pork Cutlets
• Scottish Tea Cookies with Apple Butter
• Apple Butter Muffins
• Baked Spareribs with Apple-Celery Stuffing

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Apple Meatloaf

4.54 from 15 votes

Easy meatloaf recipe featuring the flavors of fall for a delicious meatloaf recipe.

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 45 minutes mins

Total: 55 minutes mins

Yield: 8 servings

By: Dan from Platter Talk

Ingredients 

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• ▢ 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

Calories: 460kcal, Carbohydrates: 35g, Protein: 31g, Fat: 21g, Saturated Fat: 8g, Cholesterol: 127mg, Sodium: 275mg, Potassium: 469mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 16g, Vitamin A: 235IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 156mg, Iron: 3mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American, Amish, Mennonite

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