Once the mornings get crisp (which is often here in Montana), the oven pretty much doesn’t turn off. Apples and cinnamon, pumpkin everything, caramel and toasted pecans.
These are the fall desserts that friends and family ask for year after year… you know, the ones that show up at every potluck from now clear through Thanksgiving.
I’ve sorted them by kind below, so you can jump straight to what you’re craving. But just a heads up… my family begs for this pecan pie dump cake as soon as the summer heat disappears.
Apple Desserts
Caramel Apple Dump Cake
Apples and caramel under a buttery cake-mix topping, and you barely lift a finger.
Try this caramel apple dump cake when you want fall in a pan with almost no effort.
Apple Snickerdoodle Dump Cake
Warm spiced apples with a snickerdoodle-cake layer baked right on top.
Make this apple snickerdoodle dump cake for a cozy apple dessert that comes together fast.
Apple Bread with Maple Glaze
Moist apple bread finished with a sweet maple glaze. It’ll have the whole house smelling like fall.
Bake up this apple bread recipe when you want something that fills the kitchen with the smell of fall.
Amish Applesauce Cake
A soft, spiced applesauce cake, just like the ones out of an old Amish kitchen.
Save this amish applesauce cake for an old-fashioned spiced cake made from pantry staples.
Applesauce Crumb Cake
Tender applesauce cake under a buttery crumb you’ll keep sneaking bites of.
Grab this applesauce crumb cake when you want a snack cake for a cool afternoon.
Apple Butter Pie
Silky apple butter baked into a pie. If you love apple butter, this one’s for you.
Pull out this apple butter pie for a different take on apple pie.
Air Fryer Apple Fritters
Warm cinnamon apple fritters with a glaze, and no vat of oil to deal with.
Try these air fryer apple fritters when you want that fried apple taste without the deep frying.
Apple Pie Nachos
Cinnamon-sugar crisps piled high with warm apples. Set it out and watch it go.
Make these apple pie nachos for a shareable fall treat that’s a little different.
Snicker Apple Salad
Crisp apples, candy bar chunks, and a fluffy dressing. It shows up at every potluck for a reason.
Stir up this Snickers apple salad when you need a no-bake dish for a get-together.
Pumpkin Desserts
Pumpkin Sheet Cake
A thin, tender pumpkin cake under poured brown butter frosting that sets while it’s still warm.
Bake this pumpkin sheet cake when you need one pan to feed the whole table.
Pumpkin Dump Cake
Pumpkin pie flavor with a crisp buttery top, and not a crust in sight.
Save this pumpkin dump cake for pumpkin pie flavor the easy way.
Pumpkin Poke Cake
Poke it, soak it, and pile on the whipped cream. This is the one people ask about.
Grab this pumpkin poke cake when you want a cozy fall cake everyone remembers.
Pumpkin Cheesecake Cake
Spiced pumpkin cake layered with creamy cheesecake, for when you want to show off a little.
Pull out this pumpkin cheesecake cake for a pumpkin dessert worth showing off.
Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
Creamy pumpkin cheesecake cut into easy squares for a crowd.
Try these pumpkin cheesecake bars when you need a crowd-friendly fall dessert.
Pumpkin Lush
Layers of cream cheese, pumpkin pudding, and whipped topping, no baking required.
Make this pumpkin lush for a no-fuss layered pumpkin dessert.
Pumpkin Fluff
A five-minute pumpkin dip that never lasts long at a party.
Whip up this pumpkin fluff when you want a quick pumpkin treat.
Easy Pumpkin Bread
Moist pumpkin bread with cream cheese and toffee tucked inside.
Save this pumpkin bread recipe for pumpkin bread that’s a step above the usual.
Pumpkin Streusel Muffins
Spiced pumpkin muffins with a buttery streusel top, made for busy mornings.
Grab these pumpkin muffins when you want a grab-and-go fall breakfast.
No Bake Pumpkin Pie
Pull out this no bake pumpkin pie for pumpkin pie when the oven’s already full.
Pumpkin Patch Brownies
Fudgy brownies dressed up for fall. The kids get a kick out of these.
Try these pumpkin patch brownies when you want a festive treat the kids will love.
Caramel and Pecan Desserts
Caramel Sheet Cake
Buttery cake with from-scratch caramel frosting poured on warm. Caramel folks, start here.
Make this caramel sheet cake when caramel is your love language.
Pecan Pie Dump Cake
All the gooey pecan pie flavor with a fraction of the work.
Bake up this pecan pie dump cake for pecan pie taste the easy way.
Butter Pecan Cake
Toasted pecans and a buttery crumb, straight off the church-supper table.
Save this butter pecan cake for that toasted-pecan, old-fashioned flavor.
Pecan Pie
The classic gooey, nutty pecan pie your holiday table’s been waiting on.
Grab this pecan pie recipe when only real pecan pie will do.
Turtle Pie
Chocolate, caramel, and pecans layered into a cool, sliceable pie.
Make this turtle pie for a turtle-candy dessert in pie form.
Turtle Cookies
Chocolate, caramel, and pecans in a little cookie you can hand out by the dozen.
Bake up these turtle cookies when you want turtle candy in cookie form.
Caramel Cupcakes
Tender cupcakes crowned with caramel buttercream.
Grab these caramel cupcakes when you want caramel in a single serving.
Cozy Spice and Other Fall Favorites
Harvest Cake
Warm spices and a cozy crumb, made for cool weather and a full table.
Try this harvest cake when the weather turns and you want something spiced.
Cinnamon Coffee Cake
Tender coffee cake with a cinnamon swirl and a crumb top, made for a slow morning.
Bake up this cinnamon coffee cake when you want something cozy with your coffee.
Sock It To Me Cake
Sour cream cake with a cinnamon-pecan streusel running right through the middle.
Save this sock it to me cake for a vintage cake that never goes out of style.
Shoofly Cake
An old molasses cake with a crumb topping, straight from Amish country.
Grab this shoofly cake when you’re craving an old-fashioned molasses cake.
Butterscotch Cinnamon Pie
Creamy butterscotch and warm cinnamon in a pie you don’t see every day.
Pull out this butterscotch cinnamon pie for a cozy, out-of-the-ordinary pie.
Sweet Potato Bread Pudding
Sweet potato casserole and bread pudding rolled into one warm, spoonable dish.
Make this sweet potato bread pudding for a warm, spoonable fall dessert.
The Flavors That Make Fall Feel Like Fall
You don’t need anything fancy to bake for fall. A can of pumpkin, a bag of apples, a little cinnamon and caramel, and you’ve got something everyone remembers. Pick one from the list, make it this weekend, and let your kitchen smell like the season.
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