Fall is the best season to be in the kitchen. All the baked goods, pumpkin spice, vegetables roasting in the oven – it’s the best! Here are a few of my favorite easy fall recipes – enjoy!

1. Pumpkin Spice Pretzel Bites

With chewy crusts and soft centers, these sweet pretzel bites have everything that’s great about soft pretzels in a bite-sized package. For a fall twist, this version is rolled in cinnamon, sugar, and pumpkin pie spice!

2. Butternut Squash and Carrot Soup

Warming turmeric and ginger make this creamy Butternut Squash and Carrot Soup perfect for cool weather. Roasted carrots and ginger build flavor. This soup is cozy and satisfying, but also just happens to be full of good-for-you ingredients.

3. Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls with Maple Icing

Light and fluffy cinnamon rolls made with a simple spiced dough and filled with pumpkin. Top them with sweet maple icing for a breakfast that tastes like a cozy fall morning.

4. Slow Cooker Turkey, Quinoa and Sweet Potato Chili

This turkey chili with sweet potatoes, black beans and quinoa is a hearty, healthy bowl of goodness that cooks in the slow cooker all day long and is a guaranteed weeknight dinner winner. Check out the comments on this post to see why others say they love it too! It takes 10 minutes to put together, can be made ahead, freezes wonderfully and is gluten-free. Slow cooker recipes save many a weeknight in our house, and this one is always in heavy rotation here in the fall.

5. Apple Cider Donut Mini Muffins

Apple cider gives these Apple Cider Donut Mini Muffins an unmistakable fall flavor. After they bake, roll the muffins in melted butter and cinnamon sugar for baked bite-sized muffins that taste like donuts. 

6. Herb Roasted Vegetables

Few things are as satisfying as perfectly tender herb roasted vegetables. Tossed with olive oil, garlic, and lots of fresh herbs, this version is as easy as they come but tastes like a guest-worthy side dish. 

7. Braised Red Wine Short Ribs with Parmesan Polenta

It’s a well-kept secret that braised short ribs are a gourmet home cook’s best friend. Browning and then braising for hours in the oven turns the short ribs so tender that the meat needs little more than a second glance to fall off the bone. In this case, it will fall off the bone into super creamy parmesan polenta that transforms this into a comfort food dream of dinners. Don’t be intimidated by this seemingly fancy meal – it’s actually really easy to make!

8. Easy Apple Crumble

It doesn’t get more classic than an apple crumble (we sometimes call it apple crisp around here) for dessert. This is one of those recipes that is so incredibly adaptable that you can pull it off easily on a weeknight. And since it uses ingredients that you most likely already have in your kitchen, it’s a great dessert to make at the last minute when you don’t have time (or just don’t want) to run out to get ingredients.

9. Instant Pot Baked Potato Soup

Load this creamy baked potato soup up with all the toppings! This rich and creamy potato soup recipe is the perfect quick and easy dinner for a cold winter night.

10. Slow Cooker Chicken and Biscuits

The rich, creamy soup base for Slow Cooker Chicken and Biscuits is made without any heavy cream and gets great flavor from chicken and vegetables simmered low and slow. Top it with homemade (or store-bought) biscuits and it’s sure to become a family favorite. 

BONUS:

Apple Cider Punch with Bourbon

This festive apple cider punch with bourbon comes together with delicious apple cider, ginger beer, and bourbon and can be made in batches to serve to a crowd.

 Find more fall recipes here!