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Our Favourite Fall Dessert Recipes

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A collection of over two dozen fall dessert recipes, with apple, pumpkin, and spiced sweets taking centre stage. The best of Baked, in season now.

Close up of decorated cookies on white parchment paper.

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Apple Recipes

Cranberry Apple Crisp (vegan)
Cranberry apple crisp, with warming cinnamon and crumbly oatmeal topping, is everything a hearty autumn dessert should be!
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A plate of cranberry apple crisp topped with ice cream.
Cinnamon Apple Galette
Like pie without a dish, this easy apple galette is made with a free-form rustic pastry shell. Filled with cinnamon sugar apples, it's a sure hit.
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Spiral apple galette with ice cream.
German Apple Sheet Cake
A fall classic, this German apple sheet cake is made with a sweet yeast-based dough base and topped with plenty of tart apples.
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Close up of apple cake on the baking sheet.
Apple Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing
These sweet apple cinnamon rolls are the perfect autumn treat. A base of enriched dough is combined with seasonal apples, brown sugar, and cinnamon, then topped with a simple cream cheese icing. The ultimate fall-inspired cinnamon roll!
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Apple cinnamon roll on a small plate.
Apple Pie Spice Mix
DIY apple pie spice with just 5 ingredients! This version includes cardamom, nutmeg, and all spice.
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Homemade Mincemeat
Our go-to mincemeat recipe, featuring homemade candied peel, plenty of citrus, and brandy. Butter is used in place of suet for this recipe.
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Mincemeat in a deep bowl.
Mincemeat Tarts
A Christmas classic, with lovely warm flavours from citrus, brown sugar, and brandy, all wrapped up in a buttery pastry crust.
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Mincemeat tarts in a tin with Christmas decorations around.

Pumpkin Recipes

Homemade Pumpkin Mousse (Easy, No Gelatin)
This easy homemade pumpkin mousse is a gorgeous treat after a fall feast! It's a light, fluffy option when you're craving pumpkin pie flavour.
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An assortment of glasses of pumpkin mousse with a plate of gingersnaps and two frothy milk drinks nearby.
Pumpkin & Chocolate Marble Loaf Cake
Two amazing flavours collide in this moist pumpkin & chocolate marble loaf cake! Maple glaze tops off this autumn-inspired quick bread.
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Slices of a baked loaf with glaze on a round wire rack.
Roasted Pumpkin Quiche With Feta & Sage
‘Tis the season! Pumpkin season! Pumpkin and sage are a classic, perfect pairing in this pumpkin quiche. Feta cheese adds creaminess and tang.
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A whole, uncut pumpkin quiche on a grey stoneware plate with a small knife on the edge of the plate.
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Scones
These moist, tender gluten-free pumpkin scones are made with almond flour. Cheddar cheese, green onion, and fresh sage add a flavour boost!
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Gluten-free pumpkin scones cooling on a wire rack.

Spice Recipes

Candied Walnuts With Cinnamon & Brown Sugar
Candied walnuts are simple treat to make at home! Serve them on salads, with oatmeal, cake, or ice cream, or package them for gift-giving.
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Candied walnuts on a baking sheet along with a decorative wooden spoon.
Plum & Pear Upside Down Cake
With its caramelized topping, this plum & pear upside down cake has a moist tender crumb. Rum-soaked raisins add an extra layer of flavour!
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Overhead image of a whole plum & pear upside down cake cut into slices on a stoneware platter.
Sourdough Morning Glory Muffins
These morning glory sourdough muffins make the most of shredded carrots, nuts, and seeds, for a delicious breakfast muffin that uses up some of your sourdough discard.
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Sourdough morning glory muffins in a tin.
Cinnamon Sugar Cookies
Cut these sweet cinnamon sugar cookies into any shape you like! We chose pumpkins for some fall flare, but they're just as good as a holiday treat or throughout the year.
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Pumpkin shaped cinnamon sugar cookies, iced, with cinnamon sticks.
No Yeast Cinnamon Rolls
Quick and easy no-yeast cinnamon rolls, made with a cream scone base and cinnamon brown sugar filling. These come together in less than half an hour from start to finish.
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Cinnamon rolls in a rectangular baking dish, with a drizzle of glaze.
Cinnamon Raisin Sourdough Bread
Aromatic cinnamon and sweet raisins take your everyday sourdough bread to new heights! Cinnamon raisin sourdough bread is an easy win for breakfast or brunch and is totally divine slathered with a knob of butter, jam, or toasted straight up.
Recipe is adapted from Wholehearted Eats basic sourdough bread recipe.
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overhead image of a loaf of baked cinnamon raisin sourdough bread.
Ginger Molasses Spice Cookies
A ginger-spiked molasses spice cookie is perfect for cold weather and the holidays! With five warming spices and fancy molasses, this is a crowd favourite.
Excerpted from Earth to Table Bakes by Bettina Schormann and Erin Schiestel. Copyright © 2021 Bettina Schormann and Erin Schiestel. Photography ©2021 Maya Visnyei Photography. Published by Penguin Canada, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited. Reproduced by arrangement with the Publisher. All rights reserved.
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Several spice cookies arranged on small plates with milk in glasses.
Chocolate Chunk Ginger Cake
A spicy, rich cake perfect for the holidays!  This vegan and gluten free chocolate chunk ginger cake features ground ginger, cinnamon, and molasses for great gingerbread flavour.
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Small square of cake topped with an orange slice on a plate.
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