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47 Fall Desserts to Cozy Up to All Season Long

The minute the weather turns chilly, turn the oven on and start baking these seasonal sweets.
47 Fall Desserts to Cozy Up to All Season Long
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Judy Kim

After a long ice-cream-filled summer, it’s time to dive into fall desserts. Bidding farewell to peak-season berries and stone fruits might be bittersweet, but we have all of autumn’s best produce to look forward to:Apples,pears,pecans,pumpkin, andsweet potatoes. Oh, and all thingspumpkin spice. Below you’ll find our very best fall desserts, including a stunning pumpkin bread made with an apple cider reduction, holiday centerpiece-worthy caramel apple cheesecake, andpies galore: pumpkin, apple, pecan, and a must-bake, vividly purple ube pie. If you’re looking for classic comforts, not to worry—we’ve included chewy brown butter chocolate chip cookies and fudgybrowniestoo.

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    Classic Pecan Pie

    A list of our favorite fall desserts would not be complete without pecan pie. This one’s loaded with crunchy nuts—half a pound of them—and gets a little verve from orange zest. Unlike many pecan pie recipes, this version isn’t overly sweet, and we think you’ll love it.

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    Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

    Loaded with shredded carrots and warm baking spices, this carrot cake welcomes all your favorite mix-ins—add nuts (walnuts or pecans, ideally toasted) and/or raisins (dark or golden). Just be sure to use freshly grated nutmeg, which has a much more potent flavor than the dried stuff.Want a gluten-free carrot cake? Right this way.

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    Pumpkin Bread

    Sweetened with light brown sugar and an apple cider reduction, this classic pumpkin loaf should be on your must-bake list this fall. It can be dessert, breakfast, snack—or all the above. Plus, it stays moist for days.

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    Pear Tart With Dulce de Leche Drizzle

    End afall dinner partywith this impressive pear tart, which can be baked a day in advance. Though adding a little dulce de leche to each slice is optional, it’s a major upgrade; if you don’t feel like making it from scratch, store-bought will work just fine.

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    Our Favorite Apple Pie

    One of our very best fall desserts, this classic pie combines anall-butter flaky crustwith tender, gently spiced apples. Don’t want to make a top crust? Trade it for astreusel topping.

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    Chocolate Swiss Roll

    This tender Swiss roll is one of our favorite dessert recipes, no matter the season. If you’ve made a rolled cake before and it didn’t quite go as planned, have no fear—thiseasy, foolproof methodis for you.

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    Banana Cream Pie With Bourbon Whipped Cream

    With an easy graham cracker crust, fresh bananas, a silky vanilla custard filling, and bourbon whipped cream, this banana cream pie is a fresh, fruity idea for the fall season. Once you’ve spiked your whipped cream with bourbon, you’ll never make it another way.

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    Sweet-Potato Cobbler

    If you like sweet potato or pumpkin pie, you’ll love thiseasy dessert. To make the filling, you’ll simmer sweet potatoes with cinnamon, allspice, brown sugar, and cane syrup until tender, then encase the root vegetables in biscuit dough. It’s a homey dish, substantial and rich with butter and cane syrup.

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    Salted Caramel Apple Pie

    To take your apple pie to the next level, drizzle homemade salted caramel over the apple filling. Don’t forget to reserve some caramel—just before serving, warm it gently on the stovetop and pour over the pie slices.

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    Caramelized Honey Pumpkin Pie

    Brown butter, caramelized honey, warm spices, and a few extra eggs give this pumpkin pie an ultra-custardy center.Cool it in the ovento prevent the top from cracking.

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    Apple-Walnut Upside-Down Cake

    Tender, nutty, and studded with caramel-glazed apple halves, this apple cake is the no-fuss fall dessert we make when company’s coming over.

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    Chocolate-Pecan Sheet Pie With Molasses

    You’ve heard aboutsheet cake, but what about sheet pie? Creamy chocolate ganache and crunchy candied pecans add extra texture and richness to this supersized version of the classicThanksgiving dessert.

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    Baked Apple Pancake

    This apple pancake is a dessert disguised as breakfast. The batter itself is only lightly sweetened, but a sprinkle of brown sugar over the apples and a dusting of powdered sugar over the baked pancake build layers of sweetness.

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    Individual Apple Crisp

    Looking to make dessert for one? This single-portion apple crisp is an easy way to satisfy your sweet tooth.

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    Apple Pie Cookies

    Are they hand pies or cookies? Well, they’re both. Each flaky cookie crust holds a dollop of cinnamon-flecked apple filling.

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    Monkey Bread

    Warmly spiced with cinnamon, ginger, black pepper, cardamom, and cloves, this shareable monkey bread tastes just like你最喜欢的饮料。

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    Pumpkin and Cookie-Butter Sheet Cake With Toasted Meringue

    Fall flavors shine in this dense, moist cake, flavored with pumpkin purée and speculoos cookie butter. Don’t skip the light, fluffy meringue topping—it cuts through the richness and adds a toasty dimension.

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    Apple Walnut Bundt Cake

    Made with oil instead of butter, this fragrantfall cakestays moist and flavorful for over a week. A caramel sauce glaze adds bittersweet richness to the cake.

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    Bourbon Pumpkin Pie

    Jazz up classic pumpkin pie with tangy sour cream and a touch ofbourbon, which lends warmth and depth of flavor to the pie.

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    Spiced Pavlova With Pumpkin Mousse

    Pumpkin mousse, whipped cream, and a vivid pomegranate syrup make this spin on pumpkin pie both stunning and delicious.

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    Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

    To make these whoopie pies, sandwich a rich bourbon cream cheese frosting between two tender, moist pumpkin cookies.

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    Apple and Persimmon Tarte Tatin

    Sweet, delicate Fuyu persimmons complement semi-tart, crisp Pink Lady apples in this elegant apple dessert. No need to make your own pastry—a sheet offrozen puff pastryworks well here.

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    3-Ingredient Caramel Apple Tart

    For ultimate ease, this fall dessert relies on two store-bought ingredients: caramel sauce and frozen puff pastry. And it’s ready in under an hour.

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