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16 Recipes to Make in October
October is basically the Super Bowl of baking. There are pumpkins everywhere, apple cider is flowing, Halloween candy is begging to be turned into dessert, and suddenly putting maple on everything feels completely reasonable. If you’re looking for what to bake this month, these are the recipes to make all October long.
Old Fashioned Pumpkin Donuts
Skip the apple orchard and make a batch of these old fashioned pumpkin donuts at home. They’re cakey, tender, perfectly spiced, and absolutely begging to be dunked in cinnamon sugar.
Spiderweb Brownies
These fudgy brownies get a Halloween makeover with a super simple spiderweb design on top. They’re festive without requiring you to become a professional cake decorator.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Soft, chewy, loaded with chocolate chips, and packed with pumpkin spice, these pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are basically October in cookie form. Make a batch for yourself and another for whoever you want to impress.
Apple Cider Donut Loaf
All the cozy flavors of an apple cider donut, but in loaf cake form. It’s tender, spiced, and covered in cinnamon sugar, which means you can absolutely justify eating it for breakfast.
Pumpkin Streusel Muffins
These pumpkin muffins are tender, warmly spiced, and topped with a generous layer of buttery streusel. They’re the kind of fall breakfast you’ll want to make on repeat all month long.
Brown Butter Mummy Rice Krispie Treats
Take everyone’s favorite no-bake treat and give it a Halloween glow-up. These browned butter Rice Krispie treats are chewy, nutty, and dressed up like the cutest little mummies.
Cinnamon Roll Cheesecake
Imagine your favorite cinnamon roll and the creamiest cheesecake had a baby. This cinnamon roll cheesecake has a cinnamon swirl running through every bite and is basically the ultimate fall dessert.
Pumpkin Coffee Cake
A thick layer of cinnamon streusel makes this pumpkin coffee cake extra special. It’s cozy, buttery, pumpkin-y, and exactly what you want sitting next to a hot cup of coffee on a crisp October morning.
Salted Caramel Apple Galette
If apple pie feels like a project, make a galette instead. This rustic dessert is filled with juicy cinnamon apples, drizzled with salted caramel, and wrapped in flaky pastry for the perfect low-key fall dessert.
Ooey Gooey Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
Regular cinnamon rolls are great. Pumpkin cinnamon rolls filled with brown sugar and cinnamon and covered in cream cheese frosting? Even better. These are soft, gooey, and exactly what a slow October morning calls for.
Giant Pumpkin Pop Tart
Your childhood Pop-Tart, but make it pumpkin, homemade, and absolutely massive. This giant pumpkin Pop-Tart is filled with spiced pumpkin and finished with maple icing for a breakfast-dessert situation we’re very much on board with.
Soft Pumpkin Cookies with Maple Icing
These pillowy pumpkin cookies are soft, cakey, and loaded with pumpkin spice, but the real star is the salted maple icing on top. It’s sweet, salty, maple-y perfection.
Leftover Halloween Candy Blondies
The best part of Halloween might actually be the leftover candy. Chop up whatever is hanging around your candy bowl and fold it into these chewy blondies for the ultimate post-Halloween bake.
Gingersnap Pumpkin Cheesecake
Pumpkin cheesecake gets a major upgrade with a buttery gingersnap crust and plenty of warm spice. It’s creamy, tangy, perfectly pumpkin-y, and made for your October dinner table.
Double Crumble Apple Crisp
Why settle for crumble on top when you can have crumble on the bottom and the top? This double crumble apple crisp has juicy cinnamon apples sandwiched between two layers of buttery, oat-y crumble and is basically begging for a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Single Serve Pumpkin Cupcake
Sometimes you want pumpkin cake, but you do not want an entire cake sitting on your counter. This single serve pumpkin cupcake is perfectly portioned, warmly spiced, and finished with just enough frosting to make it feel like a real dessert.
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