If it weren’t for fall dessert recipes, we wouldn’t be ready to break up with summer, forever. Summer sweets, you were fine, but at Hey Joe, we’re soooooo ready for the pumpkin, apple, and cinnamon!
If you’re like us and can’t wait to fire up the oven for some dang delicious fall desserts, you are going to love these recipes.
Fall Dessert Recipes You Can’t Miss
We’re not messing around with these dessert recipes. These are the 21 most coveted picks from our favorite home cooks and bloggers. Guaranteed all the cozy, comforting, ridiculously yummy goodness with every single one.
1. Salted Caramel Budino
Full of rich, creamy, luxurious Italian vibes, this panna cotta is like a big ol’ sweater on a chilly night.
It’s simultaneously sweet and salty and smooth as all get out. The panna cotta steals the spotlight and is the first to be devoured at any fall gathering.
RECIPE: Salted Caramel Budino
2. Blackberry Oatmeal Bars
These fall snacks have fresh blackberries and buttery oats coming together in harmony. They bake up fast into golden, irresistible squares.
Maybe you’ll want to share them, but honestly? I doubt they’ll be around long enough for anyone else to get a taste anyway.
RECIPE: Blackberry Oatmeal Bars
3. Apple Cider Coffee Cake
A cake that’s the gloriously moist love child of apple cider and fall spices, topped with crispy streusel goodness? Yeap, this apple cider coffee cake.
Pair with a cup o’ joe and forget all about summer. It’s gooey, crumbly comfort in every slice, and we are here for it.
RECIPE: Apple Cider Coffee Cake
4. Pumpkin Crisp
Autumn’s here, and it’s your duty to make something warm, rich, and delicious.
And when creamy pumpkin, oaty almondy crumble topping, and sheer pleasure come together in an easy crustless tarted-up pie situation? Well, you’d better get on it and make some now. Oh, and throw in some vanilla ice cream while you’re at it.
RECIPE: Pumpkin Crisp
5. Sweet Potato Cheesecake with Pecan Praline
When creamy sweet potatoes meet a buttery graham cracker crust and decide to get together, good things happen.
Together, they sing autumn in a pie. With hints of cinnamon, cloves, and ginger, every bite is a soothing mouthful. Topped with a crunchy pecan praline, this irresistible dessert belongs on every holiday table.
RECIPE: Sweet Potato Cheesecake with Pecan Praline
6. Chocolate Coffee Mousse
Chocolate and coffee join forces in this cloud-like mousse. The secret to that fluff?
Whip those egg whites to stiff peaks. Chill for two hours, and voilà: an effortlessly chic dessert for wooing guests or treating yourself like the royalty you are.
RECIPE: Chocolate Coffee Mousse
7. Pumpkin Brownies
Prepare yourself for unimaginably rich brownies with a twist!
Pumpkin brings a moist, earthy flavor that totally kicks up the chocolate. These babies have TWO ingredients. That’s it.
When your sweet tooth hits but your time is short, these babies will have your back.
RECIPE: Pumpkin Brownies
8. Cranberry Pretzel Salad
Cranberries + pretzels = weirdest couple ever? YUP. This treat proves it.
The salty pretzel crust is the stage upon which you layer creamy goodness. Cream cheese brings the richness, and cranberry Jello brings that punch of sweet-and-tart.
It’s easy to make and even easier to eat.
RECIPE: Cranberry Pretzel Salad
9. Mixed Berry Cobbler
Fresh berries meet crumbly perfection in this dreamy dessert that’s just BEGGING for a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
It’s naturally gluten-free and flexible enough for any berry lover’s fantasy. Leftovers keep well, but HAHAHA good luck with that.
RECIPE: Mixed Berry Cobbler
10. Cinnamon Coffee Cake Cookies
Coffee and cinnamon in cookie form? SAY NO MORE.
Buttery, chewy cookies with crumbly topping scream fall. These are like little bites of yum, best served with coffee or cider. I didn’t know what a dessert comforter was till I met these cookies.
RECIPE: Cinnamon Coffee Cake Cookies
11. Arroz con Leche
Creamy, sweet, and comforting, this dessert hits all the best notes.
Long-grain rice hangs out with whole milk and cinnamon for a warm hug in a bowl. Topped with chopped nuts or raisins, it’s like autumn wrapped in a spoonful.
Perfect for those chilly nights when Netflix calls.
RECIPE: Arroz con Leche
12. Puff Pastry Apple Pie
Spiced apples wrapped in flaky pastry? Gimme.
Flaky crust, cinnamon-sugared fruit, top it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and you’ve got yourself heaven.
Best part? This is the fall comfort food you wanted. Without a single mention of pumpkin spice. It’s a miracle.
RECIPE: Puff Pastry Apple Pie
13. Pumpkin Pie Bars
Graham cracker crust, meet pumpkin filling. Howdy-do! It’s a slice of fall baked up into a bar, and each bite is like a tiny little Thanksgiving dinner.
They’re ideal for those times when you have your act together because you made dessert in advance. Who’s playing 4D chess now?
RECIPE: Pumpkin Pie Bars
14. Banana Cake With Chocolate Ganache
Banana and olive oil team up for a cake that’s low-key, trying to out-tender a cloud. Then, bam! Mexican chocolate ganache drops in, adding warmth and depth to each slice. Who knew healthy fats could taste this bomb?
RECIPE: Banana Cake With Chocolate Ganache
15. Apple Pull Apart Bread
Get ready for these buttery biscuits piled with cinnamon-apple-maple deliciousness.
These little bites of fall have a chew and a crunch. They scream autumn and they’re unforgettable, yet require very little effort.
Would it be inappropriate to eat them for dessert AND breakfast? Asking for a friend.
RECIPE: Apple Pull Apart Bread
16. Cherry Almond Cake
Almond flour takes this dessert to a level of light and tender perfection. Cherries add a hit of fruit flavor, and honey adds sweetness without being cloying. A scattering of slivered almonds on top contributes mega crunch power.
This treat is everything autumn should be without any of the trouble.
RECIPE: Cherry Almond Cake
17. Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies
These cookies take everything great about fall and cram it into a delicious, soft bite.
A hint of pumpkin paired with cinnamon-sugar rolling creates a heavenly combination.
They’re perfect with a warm drink, and you can easily tweak the recipe for an even bolder pumpkin punch.
RECIPE: Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies
18. Caramel Apple Cake
Moist apple cake, meet caramel frosting! This is the most purely delightful dessert combination on earth.
This fall classic doesn’t mess around, either. No artificial flavors here; just pure apple cake awesomeness.
For those who can’t choose between cake and a caramel apple, this is your recipe.
RECIPE: Caramel Apple Cake
19. Libby’s Pumpkin Bread Recipe
This snuggly, spiced cake loaf has the magical ability to throw you back to those elementary school bake sales, which is why I love it so.
Moist and tasty as heck, this baby is basically a warm blanket in dessert form. It’s a fall staple, without question.
RECIPE: Libby’s Pumpkin Bread Recipe
20. No-Bake Pumpkin Pecan Cheesecake
Pumpkin spice cheesecake so soft you want to pillowfight it. Ginger cookie base so crunchy you want to snack on it alone. Pecan-caramel topping so sweet you want to DRINK IT ALL.
No-bake. Just chill. GLUTEN FREE, so no one has a care in the world.
RECIPE: No-Bake Pumpkin Pecan Cheesecake
21. Butterscotch Sauce
Prepare for a flavor explosion courtesy of this rich, super buttery sauce.
Perfectly balanced brown sugar and cream make the most decadent drizzle/baked good mix-in you could ever dream of. It’s all things caramel, and it’s essential for fall.
Actually, why limit it to fall? All year long, we say!
RECIPE: Butterscotch Sauce
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Check out our next installment of sweet deliciousness to keep this fall train running for as long as possible!
