Fall baking! I AM HERE FOR IT!

The recipes below are the best of the best: easy quick breads for busy schedules, delicious cookies for afternoon cravings, and next-level pies and cakes that make fall baking something to really look forward to.

All of these recipes lean on pantry staples, and many of the baked goods freeze beautifully. Be sure to click through to the recipes for handy make-ahead tips and simple substitutions.

While apple and pumpkin seem to be The Flavors of Fall, I’ve also included a lot of other favorites, too, like those cheesecake brownies and buttery cinnamon pull-apart bread (oh my!!).

What’s YOUR favorite thing to bake as fall approaches? I love to be inspired by you, so feel free to share in the comments below! ⬇️

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Unwrapped apple muffin on paper liner.

Apple Cinnamon Muffins

These delicious apple cinnamon muffins are so soft and stay moist for days! A one-bowl recipe, they can easily be made with whole grains.
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Cream Cheese {Cheesecake} Brownies

These cream cheese cheesecake brownies are perfection! Rich chocolate brownie batter and fluffy cheesecake filling- a match made in heaven!
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Soft melty brown butter chocolate chip cookie split in half on parchment paper.

Salted Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

These salted brown butter chocolate chip cookies are chewy and soft with amazing flavor. They can be baked right away; no chilling required!
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Piece of cinnamon sugar twisted croissant bread.

Cinnamon Sugar Twisted Croissant Bread

This cinnamon sugar twisted croissant bread is so much easier to make than regular croissants and those layers of buttery sweet cinnamon are incredible!
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Mini Pumpkin Donut Muffins

These delightful mini pumpkin donut muffins are dipped in butter and rolled in cinnamon and sugar. They are soft, fluffy and so yummy!
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Easy English Muffin Bread

This English muffin bread holds all the delight of soft, chewy English muffins but is so much easier to make! It is perfect for toasting!
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Glazed cinnamon roll muffin on cooling rack.

Cinnamon Roll Muffins

These cinnamon roll muffins have a sweet cinnamon ribbon running through the fluffy, soft muffin. Drizzled with glaze, they are incredible!
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Square of pumpkin caramel poke cake with bite taken out and topped with frosting and toffee bits.

Pumpkin Caramel Poke Cake with Whipped Caramel Cream Frosting

A stunning dessert, this pumpkin caramel poke cake is so moist and perfectly spiced, and that whipped caramel cream frosting is to-die for!
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Brown Butter Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

These brown butter pumpkin oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are phenomenal. Simple and so delicious, they bake up soft and chewy instead of thick and cakey.
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Chocolate Pudding Delight

Layers of shortbread crust, no-bake cheesecake, chocolate pudding and whipped cream make this chocolate pudding delight one of the best desserts ever!
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Caramel pecan sticky bun with pecans on edges on parchment paper.

Caramel Pecan Sticky Buns

These caramel pecan sticky buns (nuts optional!) are decadent and delicious with the soft dough, buttery cinnamon filling, and drizzly caramel.
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Two half slices of pumpkin chocolate chip bread.

Perfect Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

This perfect pumpkin chocolate chip bread is loaded with chocolate chips. Fluffy and super moist, it tastes even better the next day!
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Sourdough Banana Bread

This sourdough banana bread is next level delicious with an intensely soft sturdy crumb. The recipe works great with discard or fed starter.
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Vanilla Pudding Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting

These vanilla pudding cinnamon rolls are incredible! Fluffy and soft, the dough is a dream to work with and the frosting is perfection.
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Amazing Soft Pretzel Rolls

Out of the oven these soft pretzel rolls are perfectly puffy and wonderfully salty and chewy. They look like they come from a gourmet bakery!
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Whole Grain Honey Bran Muffins

A whole grain healthy muffin with the light sweetness of honey and the delicious heartiness of wheat bran and whole wheat flour.
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Half eaten square of chocolate chip cake dusted with powdered sugar on white plate.

Easy Chocolate Chip Snack Cake

This easy chocolate chip snack cake takes just minutes to throw together. It is so fluffy and moist. Perfect for a quick dessert or fun snack!
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Cinnamon and Sugar Breadstick Twists

These breadstick twists are so fun and easy! Buttery cinnamon and sugar fill every nook and twist of these soft, fluffy breadsticks.
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Cowboy Cookies

Soft and chewy, these hearty cowboy cookies are delicious! The oatmeal cookie dough is loaded with coconut, toasted pecans, and chocolate chips. Yum!
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Side view of a baked cinnamon chip scone on a wire cooling rack with more scones behind it.

Cinnamon Chip Scones {Best Basic Scone Recipe}

These cinnamon chip buttermilk scones are tender, buttery and perfect, plus, the base scone recipe can be used for endless scone possibilities!
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Double Chocolate Chunk Muffins

These double chocolate muffins are fluffy, moist, and perfectly sweet. The recipe makes an even 12 muffins and can easily be doubled for more!
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Loaf of parmesan bagel bread on wood cutting board.

Amazing Bagel Bread

This amazing bagel bread is life changing! {Step by step pictures below in the post.}
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two brown butter caramel snickerdoodles stacked with one cookie broken in half on top

Brown Butter Caramel Snickerdoodles

Brown butter caramel snickerdoodles are as delicious as they sound and easy to make, too! One of a kind, they’re sure to become a favorite.
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Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

Take cinnamon rolls up a notch with these pumpkin cinnamon rolls. So fluffy and delicious with a perfect hint of pumpkin spice!
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Baked peanut butter kitchen sink cookies with one broken in half.

Peanut Butter Kitchen Sink Cookies

Oh yes, these peanut butter kitchen sink cookies (as in, there’s EVERYTHING but the kitchen sink in them) are amazing! Soft, crunchy, caramelly, delicious!
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Applesauce Spice Cake with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

This applesauce spice cake is soft, moist, and perfectly spiced and is incredibly delicious topped with the creamy brown butter frosting.
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dulce de leche cheesecake square on white plate with bite taken out

Dulce de Leche Cheesecake Bars

These dulce de leche cheesecake bars have the rich, caramel flavor of dulce de leche in the cheesecake batter AND in the topping. Delicious!
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Caramel Peanut Butter Almost S’mores Cookie Bars

Easy and delightful, these caramel peanut butter s’mores cookie bars are soft, chewy with a tasty hint of graham crackers in the cookie base.
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Square of cinnamon roll cake on white plate with glaze on top and sides.

Cinnamon Roll Cake

This cinnamon roll cake is fabulous! An easy one-bowl, fluffy vanilla cake is swirled with cinnamon and sugar and glazed warm from the oven. So yummy!
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Walnut Chocolate Chip Blondies

These Applebee’s knock-off walnut chocolate chip blondies are dense, golden, and chewy. The walnuts and chocolate chips make them magical!
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