25 Fabulous Fall Recipes
Wine-Marinated Pot Roast [1]
This tender beef creation includes a gorgeous, glossy red wine sauce that amps up sweet root vegetables, mushrooms and onion.
Streusel Apple Bread [6]
A touch of lemon, chopped cranberries and walnuts make this quick bread taste like coffee cake.
Harvest Chipotle Chili [10]
Sweet potatoes and apples hold their own with spicy chipotle chilies in this perfect sweet-heat balance. Does it take a lot of peeling and chopping? Yes. Is it worth it? Oh, yeah.
Spiced Pear-Cranberry Cobbler [14]
You can almost remember a misty-morning trip to the orchards and bogs when you taste this riff on a Midwest favorite. A pumpkin-cornmeal biscuit crowns the sweet-tangy fruit duo.
Spiced Pear-Cranberry Cobbler [15]
Download our free printable cookbook of fall harvest recipes [16]
Apple Scones with Spiced Maple Butter [19]
They're light, buttery and autumn artwork on your plate. We almost hate to cover up the baked-on apple slice with the whipped maple butter. Almost.
Roast Chicken with Caramelized Onions and Fall Fruit [23]
Apples, pears and cranberries mix with caramelized onions in a luscious tumble over chicken breasts. Why leave the skin on and bones in? Trust us; you'll notice the extra flavor.
Gingerbread Pancakes [27]
A weekend breakfast transforms into the very taste of fall with a stack of these cakes featuring ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, molasses and
fresh-picked apples sliced paper-thin.
Gingerbread Pancakes [28]
Indulgent Caramel Apples [31]
Wrap your favorite tart or sweet apple in caramel (we even created a less sticky version), then unleash your imagination as you add on nuts, cereal, dried fruit, candy, decorative sprinkles or whatever else inspires you--and your taste buds.
Maple Sweet-Potato Sticky Buns [35]
Traditional sticky buns not quite sweet enough for you? Add sweet potato, maple syrup and syrupy pecans. How about now?
Crumb-Topped Apple Trio Pie [39]
Crisp on top, sweetly tender inside, this quintessential fall dessert blends tart and sweet apples -- Granny Smith, Jonagold and Braeburn -- with sugar and cinnamon under a brown-sugar and walnut crumb topping.
Halloween Brownies [43]
Chocolate-hazelnut spread and dark chocolate syrup bring big chocolate flavor to these moist bars. Change out the candy sprinkled on top to match the event.
Halloween Brownies [44]
Butternut Squash, Lentil and Wild Rice Stew [47]
Here's a main-dish soup loaded with veggies. Need to reduce the sodium? Use only one can of French onion soup and replace the other with 1-1/2 cups water.
Steel-Cut Oatmeal Heaven [51]
Why steel-cut oats? This chunky oatmeal has a nuttier flavor and chewier texture than if it used rolled oats. Other heavenly ingredients include dried fruit, mini chocolate chips, crumbled bacon and a drizzle of honey.
Apple-Pear Praline Pie [55]
This picture-perfect pie takes more than a flaky crust. "The key to this pie is the apples you use," says Mary Schrier of Cumberland, Iowa, who got this recipe from an old, handwritten family recipe book. She suggests not using Red Delicious apples. Instead, make this with Granny Smith, Jonathan or any sweet-tart heirloom apples.
So-Easy Apple Butter [59]
Your home will fill with the aroma of this five-ingredient apple butter while it simmers in your slow cooker. Serve with cheese and crackers - and keep some extra jars to give as hostess gifts.
So-Easy Apple Butter [60]
Single-Serving Caramel Apples [63]
Flaky pastry and baked apples become absolutely irresistible when combined with caramel and a hint of brown sugar. Make these up to six hours ahead of your meal and cover with plastic wrap so the pastry doesn't dry out. Bake while the coffee brews!
Sweet Potato-Cranberry Cake [67]
"I love this because it contains chocolate, pecans and cranberries," says Patricia Polley of Columbus, Ohio. "What more can I say?" She marbles chocolate and sweet potato batter together in a fluted tube pan for a moist, tender spice cake.
Danish Pastry Apple Bars [71]
One of her students shared this recipe long ago with Gail Michael of West Lafayette, Indiana. "These were in the lunch box of one of my first-grade students in the fall of 1974," Gail recalls. She's baked many batches of these apple bars since then. It's like apple pie in a baking pan.
Pumpkin-Banana Bread [75]
Lisa Johnson of Gardner, Kansas, added banana to pumpkin bread for a new twist on this quintessential autumn treat. "This pumpkin bread is a favorite with our family," she says. "It's easy to make, and my two girls enjoy helping me."
Pumpkin-Banana Bread [76]
Fennel Apple Salad [79]
Barbara Miller of La Porte, Indiana, pairs sweet, aromatic fennel with fall's fresh apples. Make this up to a day ahead, then cover and chill. "It's especially good with a pork roast or grilled chicken," says Barbara.
Fennel Apple Salad [80]
Missouri Apple Soup [83]
Nancy Rudolph of St. Louis found the ideal ratio of curry powder to Missouri apples for this creamy soup. "This is easy and quick to make," she says. "And it's perfect for those first few chilly fall evenings."
Missouri Apple Soup [84]
Hot Dog-Hamburger Secret Sauce and Cranberry-Orange Relish [87]
Joan Wagner of Overland Park, Kansas, contributed the Hot Dog-Hamburger Secret Sauce recipe. "My two sons, Chris and Ken, gave this recipe the name 'secret sauce' because no one guessed what was in it," Joan says. It's a nice balance of sweet and tangy.
Colorful Cranberry-Orange Relish comes from chef Richard Fisher of Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, Minnesota. The versatile spiced topper goes well with meats, including deli turkey, bratwurst and grilled pork chops.
Hot Dog-Hamburger Secret Sauce and Cranberry-Orange Relish [88]
Gingered Pumpkin Soup [92]
Maple syrup adds sweetness to Gingered Pumpkin Soup, which makes a creamy side dish or appetizer.
Ultimate Grilled Cheese and Ham Panini with Parsnip Fries [96]
When grilled cheese dreams big, it winds up like this. Our melty-perfect creation layers fruit chutney with ham, thinly sliced pear, a few arugula leaves, Gouda and creamy, nutty Fontina.
Ultimate Grilled Cheese and Ham Panini with Parsnip Fries [97]
Free printable apple desserts cookbook [100]
Click below to download our FREE printable collection of 10 top apple dessert recipes, or choose from one of our other free printable cookbooks!
