57 unique Fall Desserts recipes with apples, cinnamon, pumpkin, pecans and more. This is an epic list with all of your favorite Fall flavors and delicious sweet treats that you'll love making when the leaves start to change.
57 Fall Dessert Recipes to Make This Autumn
Not to be a total bummer, but I’m always a little sad when autumn comes around. Don’t get me wrong, there are TONS of things I love about the season, but I always catch myself longing for those warm, sunny days of Summer to come back.
But, with Fall being officially here, it's time to embrace all that it has to offer. The main one for me being desserts.
Not only is there pumpkin everywhere (which automatically makes life ten times better #sorrynotsorry), but it's also the best time to bake with the air turning cool and crisp.
Baking when it’s 90 degrees outside? No thanks. But using an oven in the fall? No problem!
To keep myself focusing on all of the positive and delicious things Fall has to offer, I’ve come up with this amazing list of 57 Fall Desserts.
And, yes, I intend to make them all.
57 Fall Desserts
1. Pumpkin Roll
Moist pumpkin cake swirled with sweet cream cheese frosting looks so pretty and tastes even better!
2. Snickers Caramel Apple Salad
Is it a salad or dessert?! With pieces of chocolate candy bars, juicy tart apples, and gooey caramel all swirling around in a creamy vanilla "dressing," it's safe to say this salad doubles as a decadent Fall dessert.
3. Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
They're a classic for a reason! These cupcakes are soft and moist and spiced with plenty of pumpkins spice. Top with a creamy sweet cream cheese frosting to complete the classic combo!
4. Crock Pot Pumpkin White Chocolate Lava Cake
Hot, gooey, and bubble this sinful dessert is made in the slow cooker. Pumpkin cake swimming with white chocolate lava. Finish the dish with a scoop of ice cream!
5. Sweet Potato Pecan Cupcakes
Sweet potato cupcakes speckled with crunchy pecans and topped with a swirl of gooey caramel frosting encompasses all of the flavors of Fall in one bite!
6. No Bake Cranberry White Chocolate Cheesecake
The absolute best way to use up leftover cranberry sauce. The combination of creamy rich white chocolate cheesecake and tangy cranberry sauce is heavenly. Top with sugared cranberries for a gorgeous finish.
7. Sweet Potato Pie with Crumble Topping
Sweet potato pie is a Southern staple. This one is topped with a brown sugar crumble topping, kind of like the one on a sweet potato casserole.
8. Pull Apart Caramel Coffee Cake
A dessert that looks elegant but is super easy to make. It's a fun pull-apart monkey bread with gooey caramel all over that's pretty enough to serve at a party, and fun enough for kids.
9. Apple Brown Betty
This is just about as healthy as you can get with a dessert! Baked spiced apples topped with a crunchy graham cracker crust. The sweetness comes right from the apples themselves, and they're so good baked with cinnamon.
10. Pecan Cheesecake Pie
If you've ever had pecan supreme pie at Baker's Square, this is like that! A layer of caramel-y pecan pie filling on the bottom, creamy cheesecake in the middle, and crunchy candied pecans on top.
11. Ginger Brown Sugar Cupcakes
These cupcakes are perfectly fluffy on the inside with a little golden crispiness on the outside from the brown sugar. Topped with cinnamon-spiced cream cheese frosting for extra spiced Fall flavor.
12. No Bake Pumpkin Chocolate Cheesecake
Creamy no bake pumpkin cheesecake with chocolate chips on top of a sweet, rich Oreo crust. It's super easy to make and great for a quick dessert for pumpkin lovers!
13. Southern Pecan Pie Bars
These bars have a gooey caramel-like filling sitting on top of the softest butteriest crust. They're even better than a pecan pie!
14. Easy Apple Cobbler
I love this cobbler recipe because the cobbler is so soft and fluffy, instead of dense (like some biscuit cobblers). The perfect pillowy soft cobbler on top of buttery cinnamon apples. Top with vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of caramel for an epic Fall dessert.
15. Crockpot Pumpkin Caramel Cake
This dump cake is made right in the slow cooker with super simple ingredients. Top with more caramel to finish, because why not?!
16. Traditional Apple Pie
Don't be intimidated by the lattice crust. This is the best apple pie around, and there's an easy video and crust-making tutorial to help you out!
17. Pumpkin Spice Sheet Cake
Classic pumpkin spice cake, baked in a single layer and piled high with sweet, tangy cream cheese frosting. Great for a crowd!
18. Homemade Taffy Apples
My grandma's recipe that she got from a professional candy maker. They are literally the best, and are easiest to make in brisk Fall weather.
19. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Moist cakey cookies with real pumpkin and chocolate chips for a Fall twist on a classic that everyone loves.
20. Pumpkin Silk Pie
Creamy, silky pie with real pumpkin, pumpkin spice, and a graham cracker crust. Top with liberal amounts of whipped cream.
21. Pumpkin Pudding
A pumpkin spice twist on THE BEST pudding ever. Thick, creamy, and super easy to make, it uses an instant pudding base but tastes anything but!
22. Southern Pecan Pie
Just a few simple ingredients in this classic southern pie. It has a gooey filling that reminds me of caramel and crunchy candied pecans on top!
23. Crockpot Caramel Apples
This would be a really fun activity to do at a Halloween. Everyone can dip their own apple into the caramel. Just before it's cooled before you take a bite!
24. Maple Pumpkin Pie
How can pumpkin pie get even more festive? Just add maple! Maple syrup adds a hint of Fall maple flavor and a little sweetness.
25. Homemade Caramel Corn
This stuff is so good, I could eat it by the handful. It is covered in caramel. Yes, actually covered. Not just like lightly drizzled like you get from a bag. Lots of crunchy caramel on this baked caramel corn will taste like it's from a confectionary!
26. Toasted Marshmallow Sweet Potato Pie
You know how sweet potato casserole is topped with lots of gooey little marshmallows? Yeah, this is even better than that because it's a pie, and it's topped with BIG marshmallows.
27. Peanut Butter Candy Corn Cookies
Easy peanut butter cookies with my favorite fall candy. Candy corn. When baked, the candy corn gets all chewy and gooey. Top with a few whole candy corns to make them extra pretty.
28. Pumpkin Caramel Pecan Trifle
Fall flavors layered up, including creamy pumpkin spice pudding and gooey caramel then topped with a dollop of whipped cream and a sprinkle of pecans. Such a pretty and delicious treat!
29. Sparkle Pumpkin Cupcakes
Use your favorite flavors of cupcakes and frosting, and make them festive by decorating them like little sparkling pumpkins. You just need green licorice and orange sanding sugar.
30. S'mores Pizza
Marshmallows and chocolate piled high on a cinnamon sugar pizza crust for an ultimate warm gooey dessert.
31. Pumpkin Bread with Cinnamon Oat Topping
Super simple pumpkin bread recipe topped with cinnamon oats for extra flavor and fiber. (Just say thank you, because now it's perfectly reasonable to eat for breakfast! 😂)
32. Homemade Chocolate Toffee
The first time I made this, I couldn't believe how few ingredients you need to make it! It might be my favorite candy ever, and it's definitely a yummy fall treat.
33. Apple Cornbread
Bet you never thought cornbread could be a dessert! This cornbread is mixed with coffee creamer and sits on top of apple pie filling so it's basically like the world's easiest cobbler.
34. Maple Cinnamon Cookies
Chewy cookies spiced with cinnamon. The best part is the crispy exterior from when the maple syrup crystallizes.
35. Toffee Pretzel Cookies
Sweet toffee, salty pretzels, and a chewy cookie gives you everything you could ask for in a single bite. The sweet-salty combo is so addictive!
36. Cinnamon Apple Yam Bake
Layers of sweet potatoes and cinnamon apples roasted with crunchy pecans make a healthy and sweet treat!
37. Chocolate Swirl Pumpkin Pie
Creamy pumpkin and decadent chocolate swirled together in this indulgent and unique pie.
38. Old Fashioned Applesauce Cake
It might be an old recipe, but it's still around for a reason! Moist spiced cake with cream cheese frosting and a caramel drizzle.
39. Vegan Mini Apple Pies
No need to share a big pie when you can have these fun little individual size ones!
40. Pumpkin Pie Shooters
How fun are these?! If you love pumpkin pie, help yourself to a shot of it in a little glass for a just-right sized dessert.
41. Pumpkin Spice Twist
Fall is in the air and you know what that means: It’s pumpkin spice season! This easy and delicious Pumpkin Spice Bread Twist recipe is actually made with frozen dough for a quick and easy prep.
42. Vegan Chai Spice Cupcakes
It’s bursting with chai flavor, made in just one bowl, and as a bonus it’s both egg and dairy free.
43. Keto Pumpkin Donuts
Low carb pumpkins donuts with a creamy pumpkin spice glaze make the perfect breakfast treat on a crisp autumn morning.
44. Pumpkin Crunch
Pumpkin crunch is the ultimate dessert. Pumpkin puree set atop a crunchy layer and topped with a sweet whipped topping. If there’s any dessert to try, this is it.
45. Sourdough Apple Cake
A moist apple cake with fall spices and shredded apple, topped with an apple cider cream cheese frosting.
46. Pumpkin Fluff Dip
This creamy pumpkin dessert is perfect for dipping cookies, graham crackers, or fruit.
47. Pumpkin Texas Sheet Cake
This pumpkin version of my all-time favorite cake (original here), has me more excited than ever about Fall. Pumpkin spiced cake with creamy frosting.
48. Pumpkin Scomuffie
'Tis the season for a Pumpkin Spice Scomuffies. A dessert that is a cross between a muffin and a scone with a soft center along with a crunchy outer shell. In addition to the pumpkin aroma there is a cream cheese drizzle as well as pumpkin spice flavors.
49. Baked Apples with Coconut Cream
Don't let these full-size apples fool you. Even though they're gluten and dairy free, they're indulgent as ever, topped with a dreamy coconut cream.
50. Fried Apple Rings
Like onion rings, but so obviously better. Coated in batter, fried, and topped with cinnamon sugar. Dip them in chocolate or caramel sauce for even more indulgence.
51. Butter Pecan Tarts
Would you believe you only need 5 ingredients for these beauties? Buttery, crunchy, and so easy to make!
52. Hasselback Baked Apples
Beautiful baked apples with a crunchy sweet topping. This recipe looks super fancy and elegant, but is made with simple ingredients.
53. Maple Ginger Butternut Squash Tart
This tart features so many Fall flavors in one bite with ginger, maple, AND butternut squash. Plus, it's gluten free!
54. Pumpkin Spice Latte Layer Cake
Gorgeous layers of moist pumpkin spiced cake with coffee buttercream, turning everyone's favorite Fall drink into their new favorite Fall dessert.
55. Pumpkin Creme Brulee
This dessert is a lot easier than it looks, with just a few simple ingredients and spices to make an elegant creamy dessert. You can even make the brulee with a broiler!
56. Ginger Cookie Sandwiches with Nutmeg Ice Cream
A perfect early Fall treat when you are wishing for Fall, but the weather isn't quite cooperating. Spiced cookies with creamy nutmeg ice cream give you a crisp, cool bite of Fall.
57. Pumpkin Cream Bundt Cake with Caramel Cream
Who could resist a this gooey delicious cake, where pumpkin, cheesecake, chocolate, and caramel all come together as one.
If you’re also in need of some delicious Fall comfort, this list is sure to have plenty of sweet treats that you and your family will love and enjoy all season long.
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Tina says
Yum! Can't wait to start cooking these!
Jenni says
Wow, what a fantastic lineup! Thanks so much for including my apple cake among all the fall yum!
Heather says
looking for new recipes for fall