54 Fall Desserts That We're Loving This Season

Recipe: Salted Irish Cream Apple Crostata

Irish cream liqueur makes this apple dessert sinfully delicious. 

Recipe: Parsnip-Buttermilk Tart

This creamy confection has a surprising fall ingredient: parsnips! 

Recipe: Concha Tres Leches Cake

Easy to prepare and even easier to love, this recipe adds a bit of texture and color to the traditional dessert. 

Recipe: Apple Butter Pound Cake with Caramel Frosting

We combined apples and pound cake, our two favorite fall foods, to create one delectable dessert. 

Recipe: Apple Butter Cobbler with Drop Biscuits

Canned biscuits, lattice crust, and streusel topping make this apple dessert truly show-stopping.

Recipe: Old-Fashioned Apple Pie

A classic apple pie with a delicious double crust for double the fun. 

Recipe: Butter-Pecan Shortbread Cookies

Excite the butter-pecan lovers in your life with this slice-and-bake cookie recipe. 

Recipe: Persimmon Pudding

Use fresh persimmons while they are still in season to create this richly spiced dessert. 

Recipe: Salted Caramel-Apple Hand Pies

Not sure what fall dessert to make at your next harvest party? You can't go wrong with an apple-centric choice. 

Recipe: Coconut-Pumpkin Chiffon Pie

This doctored-up version of a classic pumpkin pie is light, airy, with whispers of spicy fall flavors like coconut and ginger. Says one reviewer, "If this wasn't on our Thanksgiving table, there would be mutiny."

Recipe: Pumpkin Tart with Whipped Cream and Almond Toffee

Pumpkin spice latte lovers rejoice: this pumpkin tart captures all the best flavors of one of our favorite fall drinks.

Recipe: Easy Apple Dumplings

These dumplings are bursting with nutty spices and tart apples. 

Recipe: Utterly Deadly Southern Pecan Pie

Every Southern chef should master a staple pecan pie for the fall. This cast-iron skillet version is easy and oh-so-decadent.

Recipe: Eggnog Spice Cake with Bourbon Custard Filling and Eggnog Buttercream

This four-layer cake is the perfect dessert to serve at an elegant fall party; the flavorful bourbon custard filling will keep your guests coming back for a second slice.

Recipe: Fudgy Pecan Bourbon Balls

Fudgy pecan bourbon balls are the bite-sized treats everyone loves. Consider a sweet batch for a thoughtful hostess gift.

Recipe: Sea Salt-Caramel Cake

For a timeless dessert choice, go with sea salt-caramel cake. The nostalgic flavor will remind you of childhood.

Recipe: Arkansas Black Apple Pie with Caramel Sauce

Let's be sure Arkansas doesn't have all the fun; this distinctive pie should be enjoyed across the South. Pair it with vanilla ice cream for the ultimate treat.

Recipe: Cushaw Pie with Vanilla Bean Custard Sauce

If you can't find a cushaw, a squash grown in the Louisiana area, try using pumpkin puree as a substitution for the filling.

Recipe: Mini Pecan Monkey Bread Loaves

Individual portions of pecan monkey bread? Yes, please! This caramel-drizzled dessert is a fall favorite.

Recipe: Classic Apple Cobbler

Quintessentially Southern and oh-so comforting, classic apple cobbler is a staple homemade dessert.

Recipe: Double-Decker Pecan Cheesecake Pie

Pecans and cheesecake make the ultimate combination. The creamy sweetness of the cheesecake beautifully complements the nuttiness of the pecans, resulting in an irresistible confection.

Recipe: Pumpkin-Spice Bundt with Brown Sugar Icing and Candied Pecans

This pumpkin-filled work of art is sure impress all of your holiday party guests. It's the definition of a decadent dessert.

Recipe: Georgia Peanut Pie with Peanut Butter Crust and Brown Sugar-Bourbon Whipped Cream

Peanut lovers, rejoice! This tasty pie is completed with an impressive brown sugar-bourbon whipped cream.

Recipe: Butter Pecan Layer Cake with Browned Butter Frosting

Nothing says "it's fall, y'all" like the butter pecan flavor combination; this dreamy three-layer cake deserves a prime spot on your dessert table.

Recipe: Over the Moon Chocolate Pie

This pie is sure to send you over the moon. Complete with graham cracker crust and a wispy marshmallow meringue topping, what's not to love?

Recipe: Persimmon Pie with Pecan Streusel

If you're hoping to change it up this season, give persimmon pie a try. It's a unique choice for a fall sweet.

Recipe: Transparent Pie with Whipped Crème Fraîche and Sugared Cranberries

Sugared cranberries are the shining start of this custard-like, buttermilk pie. It's adorned with a whipped crème topping that's sure to impress even the pickiest dessert connoisseurs.

Recipe: Putt's Butter Pecan Sundae

This no-bake fall recipe is the perfect choice when you're short on time.

Recipe: Skillet Caramel Apple Pie

Southerners love any dessert made in the cast-iron skillet, and this delightful apple pie is no exception. The bourbon-infused caramel sauce gives it the perfect finish.

Recipe: Brown Butter-Maple-Pecan Blondies

Tired of chocolate? Give these brown butter-maple-pecan blondies a try this season.

Recipe: Oatmeal-Caramel Cream Pies

This nostalgic, childhood favorite gets a tasty upgrade. Packed with a salty-sweet caramel filling, these cream pies are worthy of the highest praise.

Recipe: Apple Stack Cake

Don't be deterred by the recipe time, this delicious dessert is well worth the effort.

Recipe: Blackberry Jam Cake

If you're searching for a bold fall dessert, look no further. This mouthwatering confection perfectly combines caramel cream cheese frosting and blackberry jam filling.

Recipe: Sock It To Me Cake

Slice into this cake to reveal a ribbon of brown sugar, cinnamon, and pecans.  

Recipe: Lemon-and-Chocolate Doberge Cake

The lemon-and-chocolate doberge cake is a multi-flavored treat that's sure to send your tastebuds soaring.

Recipe: Butterscotch-Spice Trifle

Butterscotch is a quintessentially fall ingredient, and this time it's in a trifle to create a masterpiece confection.

Recipe: Pumpkin Layer Cake with Caramel-Cream Cheese Frosting

Seasonal ingredients make this pumpkin layer cake truly remarkable.

Recipe: Pumpkin Pie Cake

Pie filling and cake batter meld to become one irresistible fall delight.

Recipe: Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

A perfect fall twist for the family-favorite  whoopie pies.

Recipe: Apple Butter Cinnamon Rolls with Apple Cider Glaze

Serve these cinnamon rolls for brunch or dessert — or both!

Recipe: Caramel Apple Cookies

These caramel apple cookies are easy to transport and will feed a crowd.

Recipe: Praline Cake

This basic cake never disappoints thanks to its wonderful fall flavor.

Recipe: Apple-and-Pear Cornmeal Galette

This galette is classic apple pie's cousin, and it most certainly deserves a spot on the dessert table this year.

Recipe: Honey Bun Cake

This cinnamon-spiced Bundt cake is complete with a powdered sugar-vanilla glaze.

Recipe: Ginger-Fig Tart with Cornmeal Crust

Silky smooth filling meets spicy notes from ginger and fresh moments from fall fruit.  

Recipe: Butterscotch Pie with Whiskey Caramel Sauce

Top this silky pie with a spirited caramel sauce.

Recipe: Salted Caramel Cheesecake

The caramel cookie crust on this dreamy cheesecake puts it over the top.

Recipe: Apple-Cream Cheese Bundt Cake

Full of sweet cream cheese filling, coated in decadent homemade praline frosting, and topped with toasted pecans, this bundt cake is beyond perfection.

Recipe: Creole Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce

This splurge-worthy bread pudding is sweetened with ripe apples, crushed pineapple, and 5 – yes, 5 – tablespoons of vanilla extract for one of the richest fall desserts you've ever tasted.

Recipe: Pumpkin-Chocolate Brownies

Baked with chocolate chips, pumpkin filling, and a hint of espresso, these dangerously delicious brownies are a chocolate lover's fall dream.

Recipe: Caramel-Pecan-Pumpkin Bread Puddings

All the best flavors of pumpkin and pecan pies come together in this easy, delicious bread pudding.

Recipe: Mini Apple Cider Pound Cakes

If fall was a flavor, it would taste like Apple Cider. These moist mini apple cider pound cakes perfectly capture the season, and can be doctored up with three different sweet toppings.

Recipe: Caramel-Glazed Monkey Bread

We've officially declared this the best pull-apart bread on earth. The dough is soft and cakey, and forms a scrumptious sugary crust. Top with a sweet Caramel Glaze for a Southern fall recipe you'll make every year.

Recipe: Mexican Chocolate Pudding Cake

Chocolate cake is given a hot and spicy fall upgrade from cinnamon, red pepper, chipotle chile pepper, and sliced almonds. Serve with vanilla ice cream for a gooey and rich chocolate treat.