20 Fall Dessert Recipes to Make Right Now

These soft and cakey cookies are made with pumpkin purée, pumpkin pie spice, and a spiced sugar coating, resulting in a sparkling treat you'll want to take to every gathering.

In this rustic fall dessert, pears are gently tossed in brown sugar, warm baking spices, and lemon juice, then baked in a flaky homemade crust until jammy and deep golden-brown.

Apple fritter cake takes everything you love about the classic doughnut and turns it into a decadent dessert that can feed a crowd.

These easy make-ahead doughnuts, drenched in a sweet maple glaze, are the perfect doughnut recipe for beginners.

For the easiest fall dessert, just dump apple pie filling, cake mix, and butter into a dish and bake! Bonus points if you serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

This easy pumpkin mousse features layers of whipped canned pumpkin, rich and creamy mascarpone cheese, and crunchy toasted graham cracker crumbs.

This seasonal treat is the best of both worlds: you get the chewy texture you expect from a blondie, partnered with the sweet, slightly tangy flavor and cinnamon-sugar coating essential to a good snickerdoodle.

Packed with five creamy layers of spiced apples, cream cheese, fluffy whipped cream, and sweet caramel, this no-bake dessert will make everyone forget all about pie.

Thanks to a can of cut sweet potatoes in syrup, these chewy, cinnamon-y sweet potato snickerdoodles are even easier than they sound.

Skip the drive-through and fry up these hand pies at home. Each one boasts a shatteringly crisp crust and warm cinnamon-apple filling.

Forget fussing over a lattice pie crust. This Dutch apple pie features a crunchy streusel topping, creating a crispy, crumbly, apple crisp-like dessert.

If you like apple pie, you'll love this apple pan dowdy. Brown sugar-sweetened apples are baked under a pastry crust, which then gets broken into syrup-coated pieces.

With three impressive layers and a double dose of caramel sauce, these pie bars are a fall dessert you don’t want to miss out on.

These cookies are everything you love about a classic chewy-yet-crisp chocolate chip cookie amped up with a generous amount of pumpkin and warm spices.

This is the ultimate apple cake for fall celebrating. It comes together in just one bowl, and features a sweet and tangy cream cheese glaze.

This French Canadian confection, made with maple syrup or brown sugar, can either be served as a spread or fudge.