8 Recipes That Will Get You Excited For Fall
Fall is a month of cozy sweaters, apple cider, and of course, a house full of the wonderful smells of baking. With so many tasty crops turning ripe in the fall, including pumpkin, maple, and certain varieties of apples, there are many wonderful fall desserts to make! From healthy baked oats to dense and gooey cinnamon rolls, there is truly something for everyone.
Here are 8 of our favorite recipes that simply embody the taste of fall. Try them out and make them for friends and family!
1. Banana Bread
Banana bread is a sweet, warm, and moist bread that is perfect for fall! This delicious bread closely resembles a cake with plenty of vanilla and mashed ripened bananas. As the banana bread bakes, it will fill your kitchen with such a wonderful smell that will make you nostalgic.
Banana bread is a classic fall baked good that can be eaten for breakfast or dessert. There are plenty of ingredients you can add to the banana bread, so it is customized to your liking. For example, add your favorite chocolate chips or nuts, such as walnuts. Banana bread is also one of those perfectly giftable desserts that nearly everyone enjoys!
2. Apple Dutch Baby
If you have never tried a dutch baby, now is a perfect time! Dutch baby pancakes are thin, buttery pancakes that can be made within 10 minutes. This quick and easy breakfast tastes like a mix between a pancake and a crepe. The soft and spongy texture of the pancake will quickly make this dish one of your favorites. One skillet can make a giant dut baby that can serve up to four people!
Apple dutch baby pancakes are even better than regular dutch baby pancakes since they have delicious sweet and gooey apples added to the batter. The flavors of maple syrup, cinnamon, and vanilla can really shine in this recipe, and they make this recipe taste just like fall!
3. Chocolate Baked Oats
Baked oats have been all the rave on social media, and for a good reason. Baked oats are a healthy way to enjoy a sweet dessert. They can even be a fun way to spice up your breakfast and give you an alternative to boring cereal. Baked oats also make for a nutritious breakfast with lots of protein, fiber, potassium, and iron.
There are plenty of variations of baked oats recipes, and you can essentially make any flavor you want. You can even decide if you want to blend the oats for a cake-like texture or leave them whole. Chocolate baked oats are the best fall breakfast when you are craving something sweet, and the maple syrup adds a complex, caramel, maple flavor that will make it feel like autumn.
4. Doughnut Monkey Bread
Doughnut monkey bread is a decadent dessert that will fulfill your childhood dreams of eating dessert for breakfast. Monkey bread is a soft, sweet, and sticky pastry that consists of pieces of soft, glazed doughnut chunks baked in a circular bundt pan. Since the fall dessert is made with pieces of buttery, gooey dough, it can be pulled apart and eaten piece by piece, like how a monkey would eat, hence the name.
Doughnut monkey bread is the ultimate dessert comfort food. It has plenty of fall flavors that will make you want to curl up in a blanket and watch fall movies. You can even make this monkey bread more fall-like and add some canned pumpkin and/or cream cheese cubes.
5. Pumpkin Nutella Pie with Biscoff
Nothing says fall like pumpkin pie! This pumpkin pie is spiced up with Nutella and Biscoff for the ultimate fall dessert. The pumpkin, nutmeg, and cinnamon filling come together to make a smooth and flavorful pumpkin pie. By using a Biscoff crust instead of a regular pie crust, there are even more warm and nutty fall flavors that can be enjoyed.
Pumpkin Nutella pie with Biscoff is the perfect dessert for a Halloween party since it tastes and looks like autumn! The Nutella topping can even be shaped into spooky designs for fun fall vibes.
6. Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls with Maple Glaze
Everyone loves a classic cinnamon roll, but if you have never tried pumpkin cinnamon rolls, you have to make this recipe! Pumpkin cinnamon rolls are soft, fluffy, sweet, and sticky, and they can be eaten for breakfast, as a snack, or for dessert!
This pumpkin cinnamon rolls recipe is made with canned pumpkin, brown sugar, nutmeg, cardamom, and of course, cinnamon. The combination of spices gives the cinnamon rolls a warm taste, making them great for fall. The creamy maple glaze topping is amazing at combining all the delightful flavors and giving you the perfect bite. Once you have one, you won’t be able to stop eating them.
7. Easy Sheet-Pan S’mores
S’mores is a classic campfire dessert, but did you know you can make it right in your own oven? As long as you have graham crackers, chocolate, and a giant marshmallow, you can quickly whip up a batch of smores. The gooey inside the marshmallow and toasted, golden-brown outside make s’mores a cozy fall dessert.
By making s’mores in the oven, you can enjoy the delicious dessert any time of the year, no matter what the weather is like outdoors. If you want to get creative, you can also decorate the s’mores to make them spooky. You can use ghost-shaped marshmallows or add a little bit of red strawberry syrup to the s’mores.
8. PB&J Banana Bread Muffins
Do you love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches? How about Banana bread muffins? If the answer is yes to both, you will love these PB&J banana bread muffins. These muffins are soft, moist, nutty, and sweet.
PB&J Banana bread muffins are the perfect breakfast for those with a sweet tooth. You can even snack on them throughout the day. The original recipe calls for strawberry jam, but you can add more fall flavors by using pumpkin jam or jam made with autumn figs.
Want to try something fresh and unique? Try out Acorn Squash Bread Pudding Recipe with Chocolate and Crystallized Ginger. A fresh spin on a seasonal favorite, it’s sure to get you excited for this fall season. Get the recipe below!
