"It’s no secret that there’s nothing better than fall—the weather is perfect, you can wear your favorite sweaters without being too cold, and then there’s the food. We’re shamelessly all about pumpkin-spice everything, and look forward to the fall treats and flavors that come with the changing leaves and new season. With all that autumnal goodness in mind, we rounded up some yummy, fun, kid-friendly fall desserts for you to kick off the season with. Why light all those fall fragrance candles when you can fill your home with the scents of these foods instead?! Keep reading to check out 30+ of our favorite fall treat recipes to make with your kids.
1. Apple Fritter Donuts
It’s a deep fried donut but with a hint of fall. This fluffy ball of goodness has a tasty maple glaze, and your kids will feel like professional bakers once you’re all done. You can have it for breakfast or after every meal.
2. Pumpkin Creme Brulee
A fall twist on a French custard—need I say more? The torched sugar will be a cool trick to show your kids, but make sure they don’t do this step alone.
3. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
We love this recipe because of the simple, clean ingredients that are blended together perfectly to make a delicious treat. No tricks here—they’re really that good.
4. Apple Butter Cinnamon French Toast Sticks
Fall is the perfect time of year to (pumpkin) spice up your weekend brunch routine. You and your little ones will love these tasty French toast sticks.
5. Salted Caramel Apple Krispie Treats
For all my fellow Rice Krispie treat lovers, I think I’ve found the perfect fall recipe: an autumnal twist to our beloved crunchy snack.
6. Pumpkin Kitchen Sink Cookies
Besides a sweet and warmly-spiced pumpkin cookie dough base, these festive fall cookies combine buttery caramel, chocolate, pretzels, and walnuts for a soft and chewy consistency with a pleasant crunch. True to the recipe’s name, she also includes a list of other fun mix-ins (ex. candy, potato chips, etc.) if you’re really looking to fill this cookie’s sink.
7. Cinnamon Toast Crunch Bars
Take your breakfast up a notch with these crunch bars. Not only is it easy to take on-the-go, but it only consists of three ingredients. Pack these for your next fall picnic.
8. Mini Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
Nothing curbs a sweet tooth quite like cinnamon rolls, and the pumpkin flavor will make these even more enjoyable.
9. Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread
Move out of the way, banana bread, it’s pumpkin season! Everyone in your house will be grabbing a slice of this each time they pass by the kitchen.
10. Pumpkin Rolls
We know, anything in roll form seems tricky and daunting. Luckily, this recipe makes the seemingly impossible task easy and delicious.
11. Butterfinger Pumpkin Stuffed Donuts
Donuts don’t get more decadent than this—these puff pastry-style donuts are filled with a yummy whipped mixture of cream cheese, pumpkin, cream, and Butterfinger pieces and topped with chocolate ganache and more Butterfingers!
12. Pumpkin Shortbread Cookies
Say hello to the Halloween version of the classic Christmas peanut butter kiss cookies. These will get everyone in the mood for fall.
13. Three Layer Pumpkin Brownies
Brownies are delicious by themselves, but you had us at “three layers.” It consists of a fudge brownie, pumpkin, and it’s topped with chocolate.
14. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Why not put an autumnal spin on the world’s most beloved cookie? This is the perfect recipe if you like your cookies soft and pillowy.
15. No-Bake Pumpkin Energy Bites
Healthy treat, anyone? This fall recipe is perfect for busy weekdays, and a great addition to any packed lunch.
16. Peanut Butter Oatmeal Apple Crisp
Apple crisp is a great fall treat because you can eat it alone or serve it on top of ice cream. There’s versatility with such a simple recipe, and your kids can easily make it with you.
17. Brown Butter Pumpkin Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Frosting
This recipe had me at “brown butter” and held my attention all the way to “salted caramel frosting.” What more could you ask for?
18. Cinnamon Apple Chips
These cinnamon apple chips are the perfect treat to make from all those apples you gathered from your latest apple orchard trip. They’re so tasty, your little ones won’t even realize how healthy they are!
19. Soft & Thick Snickerdoodle Cookies
The cinnamon goodness of anything snickerdoodle definitely activates a fall mood, and these puffy and exceptionally soft cookies do just that. They also pair really well with fall beverages like warm apple cider or a chai latte.
20. Cinnamon Maple Oatmeal Baked Pears
While apples may be the highlight this time of year, let’s not forgot that pears are generally in season through early autumn! Pay homage to apple’s sweet cousin with this delicious recipe.
21. Apple Pie Pancakes
Bring dessert to breakfast with this tasty apple pie pancake recipe and see how many brownie points you get for this one.
22. Mini Apple Tarts
This recipe calls for store-bought pastry shells, which makes it easy for you to get this on a plate for an afternoon treat. It’s the taste of fall in just one bite.
23. Fresh Pumpkin Ice Cream
The perfect addition to any sweet treat is always a scoop of ice cream. This pumpkin ice cream recipe will be an added bonus to any fall sweet.
24. Harvest Spice Bread
This bread does it all—an apple bread, pumpkin bread, spice cake, and carrot cake all rolled into one. Not only is it filled with all kinds of warming spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger, but the pumpkin, apple, and carrot make for a treat that’s both sweet and nutritious.
25. Pumpkin Tres Leches Cake
If you’ve never experienced a tres leches cake, I strongly suggest you do so immediately. There’s never been a cake as moist or as flavorful, and this pumpkin version will set it over the top.
26. Pumpkin Sugar Cookies
One of the many reasons why fall is the greatest time of the year is because the festive Pillsbury sugar cookies are back on the shelves in the grocery stores. This year, try making them from scratch with the help of your little ones.
27. Halloween Monster Munch Bark
Elevate your next movie night with Monster Munch Bark. With everyone’s favorite flavors in one place, we know this treat won’t stick around long.
28. Apple Maple Blondies
A gooey, delicious blondie bar that will literally melt in your mouth! Butter, maple syrup, dark brown sugar, cinnamon, and fresh apples create a harmony of fall flavors—top with vanilla or sweet cream ice cream for an extra indulgent treat.
29. Pumpkin Fudge
This is one of the simplest, most delicious fudge recipes you can find. If pumpkin-flavored gooeyness would be a hit in your household, try this treat next.
30. Maple Cream Cookies
For all of my fellow Trader Joe’s lovers, this recipe instantly reminded me of the seasonal Joe-Joe’s, and for me, that was enough to add this recipe to the top of my list.
31. Homemade Caramel Apple
Not only are caramel apples the staple fall treat, they can also be incredibly fun to make at home! You and your little ones can experiment with different toppings and see which is the crowd favorite of the year.
Patty Schepel, Editorial Intern
As the editorial intern, Patty works with The Everymom’s team on pitches, creating original articles, updating existing content, photo sourcing, writing shopping product descriptions, inputting freelance articles, and more. When she’s not working, you can find her spending time with her family, training for half marathons—she ran one 16 weeks pregnant—traveling, cooking, reading a rom-com, and keeping her sourdough starter, Rose, alive.