Fall is the perfect season to indulge comforting desserts that celebrate the flavors of the harvest. From the rich, spiced layers of a Pumpkin Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting to the buttery, flaky crust of a Maple Pecan Pie, there’s something for every sweet tooth. Apple lovers will adore the crisp, caramelized goodness of Apple Cider Donuts or the cozy simplicity of Cinnamon Sugar Baked Apples. For those who can’t get enough pumpkin, Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars and Caramel Pumpkin Cheesecake offer creamy, decadent options.
Pumpkin Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Moist pumpkin cake is topped with a creamy homemade cream cheese frosting making this a family FAVORITE recipe! This EASY fall dessert is perfect for Thanksgiving, Halloween, and more!
Baked Apple Cider Donuts
Homemade apple cider donuts are cakey, dense, and intensely flavored. Baked, not fried, these fall treats come together quickly and easily—a convenient recipe with no mixer required. The trick for big flavor is to use concentrated apple cider. Make the morning less hectic by reducing the apple cider the night before. Read on for all the tips you need to make this Fall favorite!
Maple Pecan Pie (Without Corn Syrup)
Maple syrup can replace corn syrup in this deliciously simple maple pecan pie recipe! Top with a little sea salt to balance out the flavors.
Cinnamon Sugar Baked Apples
This easy Cinnamon Sugar Baked Apple Slices recipe is a simple fall dessert or side dish of fall apples baked in cinnamon sugar until perfectly tender.
Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
These swirled Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars feature the flavors of pumpkin pie and creamy cheesecake on a graham cracker crust. This is a delicious and crowd-pleasing holiday dessert that is way easier than making traditional cheesecake.
Best Ever Caramel Apple Crisp
When our class visited an apple farm this fall, we realized that we all shared a common love apples dipped in caramel. We created this really easy dessert that the whole family can enjoy.
Sweet Potato Pie
Friends, let me introduce you to my all-time favorite pie, the incomparable Sweet Potato Pie! Ok, I realize that’s a big statement, but it’s true. This creamy Sweet Potato Pie recipe is made with baked sweet potatoes for a deep, caramelized flavor, warm spices, and a flaky, buttery crust. It comes in at under a dollar per serving and it can be made in advance to free up your oven on Thanksgiving day for all of those delicious side dishes. Sweet Potato Pie is definitely a classic Thanksgiving dessert that will steal the show at this year’s holiday dinner!
Pumpkin Scones with Maple Glaze
Shorter days and cold mornings call for spice-filled baked goods. This easy pumpkin scone recipe has a warming kick of pumpkin spice and a comforting drizzle of sweet maple glaze.
Praline Bread Pudding with Caramel-Pecan Sauce
I hesitated ever so briefly about sharing this dessert with you. But, then I decided that you all need to know about it and its nutty, caramel-y awesomeness. So, I’m sharing it but with a warning. This thing is dangerous.
Chai-Spiced Bundt Cake
Salted Caramel Pumpkin Cheesecake
Salted Caramel Pumpkin Cheesecake is the ultimate crowd-pleasing and fun Thanksgiving dessert! SO much more flavorful than pumpkin pie!
Cranberry Apple Galette
This cranberry apple galette is filled with tart cranberry sauce and thinly sliced apples, all wrapped in a crispy and flaky pie crust. It’s the easiest kind of pie you can make and it’s perfect for the holidays!
Unbelievable Butterscotch Pudding
Homemade butterscotch pudding is underrated, yet unbelievable. In this recipe, you’re combining the outstanding flavors of caramelized brown sugar and butter with vanilla and a splash of bourbon. This butterscotch pudding recipe is luxuriously creamy, velvet-rich, and totally unforgettable with salted caramel and fresh whipped cream on top.
Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce
“I have never been a bread-pudding fan,” writes Marie Hernandez of Chicago. “But after trying the pumpkin bread pudding at Wildfire restaurant in Oak Brook, Illinois, I think I’ve changed my mind. Had I know that this dessert could be so good, I would have started eating it long ago.”
Spiced Pear Tart
Gingerbread Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
We went over to my friend Julie’s house for dinner a few weeks back – one of those early Friday night gatherings because we all have kids and they start to unravel at a certain point come the end of a busy week. Julie made saucy meatballs and garlic bread, we brought a big Italian salad, and while the boys played after dinner we all cozied up on the couch while Julie sliced generous pieces of gingerbread … from my book!
Cinnamon-Swirl Pumpkin Rolls
These cinnamon-roll lookalikes are m ade with a golden, pumpkin-scented dough and lots of spice.
Brown Butter Maple Blondies
In one word, these Brown Butter Maple Blondies are incredible! Buttery, chewy , packed with maple-ey flavor and made with pantry-staple ingredients, these blondies are easy-to-make and absurdly tasty!
Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes
Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes are an edible version of the popular coffee drink, made with pure pumpkin and espresso, frosted with a creamy espresso buttercream frosting. For the most pumpkin flavor, the cupcakes are made with my homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice.
Apple Cranberry Crisp
For a tart twist on an old-fashioned dessert favorite, try this apple cranberry crisp.
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
These homemade Pumpkin Whoopie Pies feature soft and moist pumpkin-flavored cookies sandwiched around a delicious and tangy cream cheese filling are the ultimate fall treats! These treats are so easy to make and are full of rich pumpkin flavors that they’re always a huge hit with everyone.
Maple Pecan Blondies
Chewy, butterscotchy Maple Pecan Blondies are the perfect dessert to curl up with as the leaves start to change colors!
Cinnamon Maple Caramel Popcorn
It’s been two days since I published my gift guide and I’ve made no progress on my holiday shopping list. I have, however, consumed lots and lots of this simple, maple-sweetened caramel corn. I can’t help myself!
Apple Cider Caramel
Smooth, homemade caramel sauce flavored with intense, tart fresh apple cider. Great for all kinds of dessert toppings!
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