9 Easy Fall Dessert Recipes

Fall desserts are the best. They are full of cinnamon, allspice, cardamom, nutmeg and cloves. The aroma when baking with these spices brings your home and your tummy, cozy comfort.

Typically, I concentrate on baking with pumpkin and apples this time of year. They are in abundance and full of flavor. I actually think of these as comfort foods. They bring back fond memories.

In this recipe roundup, you may find a new favorite or an old friend. Enjoy these sweet treats for the fall season.

A pumpkin pie slice on a plate with a fork in front.

Pro Tips

Pumpkin Puree: When purchasing a can of pumpkin, carefully read the label. You need pumpkin puree for these recipes not pumpkin pie filling. The pumpkin puree is nothing but pumpkin, whereas the pie filling contains sugar, spices and all the ingredients needed to make a pumpkin pie.
Apples: There are many varieties of apples to choose from. My favorite is Granny Smith for baking. This is a tart apple which holds it’s shape well in baked treats.
Baking Times: When baking, always set your timer for the least amount of time a recipe states. Check it at the minimal time and decide if additional time is needed. Over baking will always dry out your final product.

Baked Pumpkin Treats

When the fall season begins, my thoughts turn to pumpkin. There are so many different ways to prepare this delicious fruit. Pumpkin is indeed a fruit not a vegetable. Surprising, I know.

The following pumpkin recipes are my best loved recipes. Some include using the Instant Pot instead of a traditional oven.

1. Pumpkin Pie Without Evaporated Milk

A piece of pie with whipped cream sitting on a plate.

This pumpkin pie recipe is easy to prepare with simple ingredients. It is so creamy and doesn’t use evaporated milk.

2. Easy One Loaf Pumpkin Bread

Partially sliced pumpkin bread on a wood board in front of a wood bowl.

This one loaf pumpkin bread is easy and delicious. The addition of buttermilk makes this quick bread soft and tender. All the fall spices of pumpkin pie, cinnamon and nutmeg and you have an irresistible autumn treat.

3. Instant Pot Pumpkin Cheesecake With Gingersnap Cookie Crust

Instant pot pumpkin cheesecake slice on a plate with candy pumpkins.

This Instant Pot pumpkin cheesecake is a delicious dessert to celebrate the fall season. Instead of pumpkin pie try this pumpkin cheesecake. It has a creamy pumpkin filling with all the aromatic fall spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and pumpkin pie spice.

4. Instant Pot Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

A slice of instant pot pumpkin bread on a plate.

Instant pot chocolate chip pumpkin bread is a delicious treat with lots of fall flavor made in the Instant Pot. Simple to make and bake using a pressure cooker. The perfect pumpkin bread for anytime of the year.

5. Pumpkin Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Pumpkin chocolate chunk cookies on a cooling rack.

These pumpkin chocolate chunk cookies are full of fall spices and loaded with chocolate. They smell sweet and spicy. Tempting you to sink your teeth into the cake like goodness. My family loves these cookies. Not a traditional cookie. These are thick and fluffy making them the perfect pairing for a mug of hot cocoa.

Yummy Apple Recipes

Apples and spice jars with a pan and spatula.

If you go apple picking and have lots of apples, check out these irresistible apple recipes. You are sure to find one that will be enjoyed by family and friends.

Apples are delicious all on their own but put some into a dessert and you have a harmonious symphony of flavor.

6. Easy Apple Crumble Pie

A slice of apple crumble pie with ice cream on a plate.

Apple crumble pie is a delicious variation on the traditional double crust apple pie. This fresh apple pie is topped with a wonderful streusel topping that melts in your mouth. Top with vanilla ice cream and you have a dessert full of happiness

7. Apple Loaf Cake

An apple loaf cake sliced on a wood board.

A perfect fall dessert using fresh apples with a moist and delicious cake. The apples are layered in the middle of this loaf cake. Scrumptious! This apple loaf cake is a family favorite.

8. The Best Ever Apple Cinnamon Muffins

Apple cinnamon muffins on a cooling rack.

Apple cinnamon muffins made with fresh, tart apples are one of my favorite fall breakfast treats. It just wouldn’t be fall without them. Plus they are so easy to make from scratch.

9. Baked Apple Cider Donuts

Donut broken in half on a plate with other donuts.

These baked apple cider donuts have become a fall breakfast tradition. As soon as the weather turns cool, it is time to make a batch or two of these easy donuts. Dipped in a cinnamon sugar coating makes these donuts absolutely amazing. This recipe starts off with reducing the apple cider to intensify the flavor. An easy recipe that you will bake over and over.