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Is dessert not a foundational part of fall? There are leaves changing colors, apples being picked, pumpkins being carved, and desserts being made. Whether you’re baking with your kids, craving something chocolate-y, or looking for something you can make with no oven, it’s the perfect time to lean into your sweet tooth.
Here are over 80 of our favorite dessert recipes, with a little something for everyone.
Easy Cake Recipes
It’s almost impossible to narrow down all of our favorite cake recipes, but here are 15 delicious ones to start with.
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Cherry Shortcake In lieu of individual shortcakes, this one big shortcake really makes a statement — and reduces the amount of time spent on assembling before serving.
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Gingerbread Bundt CakeThis cake — full of warm-yet-citrusy coriander; heady notes from the allspice, clove, and cinnamon; and depth of sweetness from molasses — delivers all the cozy, familiar tastes of the season with a bit of heat and pizzazz thrown in the mix.
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Blood Orange Olive Oil CakeOn top of its lovely texture, this cake has a delightful flavor — suffused with the sweetness of freshly squeezed blood orange juice and fragrant bits of zest that edge toward bitter in the best way possible.
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Honey Apple CakeWith layers of fresh apple cake, honey buttercream, and a touch of crunchy oat crumble, you may even end up devouring a slice of this one for breakfast!
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Chocolate Lava CakesWith just five ingredients, this classic restaurant dessert is surprisingly easy to whip up at home, and thanks to their surprise-inside center, they're guaranteed to delight whoever you're serving.
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Pear and Cinnamon Crumb CakeRemember that classic coffee cake you grew up eating — the kind with the buttery cake and sugared crumb topping you loved so much? Well, we’re taking it just a bit further this season.
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Coffee and Walnut CakeBetween the rich coffee flavor and toasted walnut flavor, this sophisticated layer cake is what to turn to when a celebration is in order.
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Funfetti Cake If you’re looking for a big, sprinkled, colorful sugar bomb for your next party, this is your thing!
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Matcha-Vanilla Sour Cream Pound CakeIf you’ve never baked with matcha, you’re in for a treat. It adds an earthy, lightly toasted flavor to this cake, which keeps it from tasting too sweet (making it a great breakfast or afternoon snacking cake).
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No oven? No problem! These delicious desserts require zero baking.
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No-Bake Mango Bars A trifecta of buttery, ginger-spiked graham cracker crust, a smooth mango filling, and a blanket of fluffy whipped cream on top.
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No-Bake Fat Elvis Peanut Butter & Banana PieThis indulgent Fat Elvis pie is just what your next family get together or office party ordered. Be warned, however, once your friends and family know this recipe is under your culinary belt, making it won’t be a one-time affair!
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No-Bake Easy Pumpkin CheesecakeAll the best parts of pumpkin cheesecake - the light-as-air spiced pumpkin filling, the crumbly graham cracker crust, the swoosh of whipped cream - are packed into a single serve treat.
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Kids can be picky when it comes to … everything. These kid-friendly desserts are sure to be winners in your household.
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M&M's CookiesThese cookies are an old favorite that your kids are sure to love. Sprinkle your child’s favorite color through their cookies, or make these cookies extra-special by using chocolate candies or mini M&Ms to spell out your child’s initials on the top.
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Pizza Party Cookie CakeYou thought this sweet treat was a pizza, didn’t you? Don’t feel too bad: Everyone always falls for this trick! What you’re looking at is actually a sugar cookie cake that’s decorated to look like a pizza.
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Being that chocolate is one of the most important food groups, it’s only right that we include some of our easiest, most favorite chocolate recipes.
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Simple Chocolate Sheet CakeChocolate sheet cake will revolutionize your celebration cakes — decadent enough to rival layered birthday cakes, yet simple and easy enough for celebrating that B+ in algebra.
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Cloud CakeThis 5-ingredient flourless chocolate cake gets its lofty height from beaten egg whites.
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One-Bowl Caramel Skillet BrowniesThese are brownies that satisfy like no other; they’re intensely chocolatey, chewy yet still fudgy, and made even more decadent with swirls of gooey caramel sauce and a healthy sprinkle of flaky sea salt.
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Dark Chocolate and Hazelnut Skillet BlondiesThis recipe doesn’t need a lot of explanation or clarification. It really is as easy as melting a stick of butter in your pan, adding some brown sugar and tossing it all together with your dry ingredients before transferring it back into the skillet to bake.
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Itty Bitty Brownie Bites Itty bitty means you can eat more than a few of these brownie bites and no one will take a second glance. These are especially awesome because they also happen to be gluten-free, thanks to the exclusive use of almond flour.
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Chocolate Wacky CakeThis is the perfect dessert to make for last-minute guests or for those times when you crave a slice of cake, but don’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen.
Go to Recipe Brownies, Bars, and Squares
Brownies! Bars! Squares! These recipes include everything from peppermint cream squares to Speculoos-swirl brownies.
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Fudgy Miso BrowniesThese brownies, with their combination of dark chocolate and savory white miso, are the perfect example of enjoying all things at once.
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Malted Peanut Butter Rice Crispy SquaresToo often folks shy away from using salt in desserts when really it just enhances so many of the flavors already there. Such is the case with these. The peanut butter flavor shines and the malted milk powder melts into the marshmallow mixture beautifully and imparts a special nuttiness.
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Speculoos-Swirl Skillet BrownieIf you like your brownies chewy, dense, and rich with chocolate, this is the recipe for you. Add a few swirls of melted speculoos — that sweet cookie spread that’s second only to Nutella — and you have brownie perfection.
Go to Recipe Desserts with 5 or Fewer Ingredients
These easy recipes are the perfect desserts for days when you’re craving something sweet, but don’t have a ton of ingredients at home.
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3-Ingredient Oreo BallsOreo balls are a decadent and impressive three-ingredient treat that perfectly straddle the line between cookie and candy. To make them you just need Oreo cookies, cream cheese, and chocolate.
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Cherries Jubilee Cherries Jubilee is an easy yet ultra-impressive dessert that comes together in just 20 minutes on the stovetop using cherries plus a few basic pantry ingredients.
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2-Ingredient Crunch BarsThese are inspired by those Crunch bars that call to you in the checkout aisle. Next time, forget the bar and remember this two-ingredient recipe.
Go to Recipe Tiramisu
Tiramisu is the ultimate no-bake dessert. From classic tiramisu and berry chantilly tiramisu to creamy tres leches tiramisu, there’s something for everyone here.
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Ube Tiramisu Steal the show with this vibrant tiramisu, which gets its incredible texture and color from ube, or purple yams.
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Salted Peanut TiramisuAfter devouring a salty peanut tiramisu at New York's Eataly, I knew I wanted to be able to make it at home. Peanuts, espresso, and mascarpone!
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