Where to Find Golden Apple in Minecraft

Golden Apple is associated with All Overworld biomes (structure chests). Apples have a small chance to drop from oak and dark oak leaves when they decay or are broken. Gold Ingots: mine gold ore at Y -16 to 32 (or Badlands biome for extra gold), or barter with Piglins. The main non-crafting route is looting it from generated structure chests.

The most reliable way to get Golden Apple is to craft it at a Crafting Table from Gold Ingot and Apple, because crafting is repeatable and does not depend on luck. Before you can craft it, gather the ingredients: Gold Ingot (smelt gold ore (peaks at Y -16) or raw gold) and Apple (break oak and dark oak leaves, which occasionally drop one). Provides 4 hunger, Absorption II for 2 minutes, and Regeneration II for 5 seconds. Cure zombie villagers by splashing them with a Weakness Potion and feeding them a golden apple. It stacks to 64, so a single mining or crafting session can comfortably bank a chest's worth for later projects. Golden Apple has been in the game since the original 1.0 release, so it behaves the same on every up-to-date world and server. As a food source, Golden Apple is worth setting up a renewable supply of so you are never caught with an empty hunger bar far from home.

Players hunting for Golden Apple often look for Enchanted Golden Apple, Golden Carrot, and Golden Pickaxe as well, since they share locations, recipes, or a progression path. For full stats and the crafting grid, the dedicated Golden Apple item page has the complete breakdown.