49 Delicious Fall Recipes To Cozy Up With
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Delicious fall recipes – from brunches, to creamy soups, to baked goods – to help you cozy up this season!
There’s nothing more comforting than a home-cooked meal on a cold fall evening. The leaves are changing color, the temperatures are dropping, and you’re probably craving a hearty, cozy, hot meal right now (and if you’re not, you will be after reading this).
Lucky for you, we’ve rounded up 49 delicious fall recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even dessert. So go ahead, light that pumpkin spice candle and let these fall soups, pastas, and baked goods inspire your menu this season!
Comforting Breakfasts and Brunches
Buttermilk Protein Pancakes
Nothing says fall morning like some fresh homemade buttermilk pancakes topped with real maple syrup. And bonus, to help you get your day off to the right start, we made this recipe with some added protein powder to help make sure you get everything you need. Overall these buttermilk protein pancakes are soft, fluffy, and delicious, and perfect for a special weekend breakfast this fall.
Cinnamon Sweet Potato Bread
We’re not sure anything says fall quite like the smells of cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla all wrapped up into a warm sweet potato spice bread being pulled fresh out of the oven. Doesn’t the cold weather just make you want to bake a loaf of bread? We sure want to.
Sweet Potato Breakfast Hash
This easy sweet potato hash is the perfect big batch breakfast dish and is sure to please everyone as it is vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free. Made in just one skillet in under 30 minutes, breakfast sides don’t get any simpler than this. So whether it is just for you or for a crowd, check out this easy fall recipe for your next weekend brunch.
Chilaquiles Rojos with Eggs
Fall makes us crave hearty breakfasts that may lean more into brunch. And these chilaquiles are just that. Piled high with eggs, black beans, cheese, avocado, and some Greek yogurt crema this is a meal that leaves us satisfied all day long.
Breakfast Burritos with Potatoes, Bacon, and Eggs
This breakfast burrito keeps it simple with some cheesy eggs, bacon, potatoes and a little hot sauce if that’s your thing. We both like a little heat in the morning, so Frank’s or other hot sauces always make an appearance. You can either make everything fresh in about 40 minutes, or use leftovers from weekend brunch for a 5 minute weekday breakfast.
Moist Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Nothing says fall like the smell of baked goods wafting through your kitchen. This super moist banana bread is one of our favorite bakes this time of year! It’s the perfect snack with afternoon tea or coffee, and the mini loaves are the ideal size for sharing with friends and neighbors.
Bacon Egg and Cheese Grilled Cheese
This is truly a recipe that can be made any time of day and be an absolute hit. I’d even take one of these as a midnight snack without hesitation. And if you use leftover bacon, this recipe is super easy to make.
Avocado Muffins
Not a fan of pumpkin muffins? Try these cinnamon-flavored avocado muffins this fall, made with overripe avocado for an extra moist texture that’s simply delicious. We love having these ready for grab-n-go snacks or a quick breakfast before heading out for the day.
Breakfast Scramble with Potatoes
Fall is the season for slow Sunday mornings spent sipping coffee and preparing bacon and eggs. We like to turn our weekend breakfast into this cozy scramble with plenty of cheese, crispy potatoes, and hot sauce for a special treat.
Cozy Dinners
Spicy Szechuan Dumpling Soup
This is hands-down one of the best fall soup recipes! It’s so spicy, it’ll warm you right up on a cold autumn evening. You can make it with our homemade pork dumplings, or use your favorite store-bought dumplings for an even easier dinner.
Sausage and Peppers Rustica
What’s more comforting than a creamy, hearty pasta with meat sauce? Spicy Italian pork sausage and bell peppers come together in a delicious medley of flavors that cooks in under 30 minutes. If you love pasta, we guarantee this will become one of your new favorite fall pasta recipes!
Spicy Butter Chicken
This spicy, saucy butter chicken recipe is the perfect dinner (and leftovers) for this fall. Make this on a night when you are looking for an easy comforting dinner. This recipe comes together in less than 30 minutes and only uses one pot for easy cleanup. Serve it with basmati rice and homemade naan so you can sop up all the delicious curry! And if you have any leftovers, make a butter chicken pizza or butter chicken sandwich for a fun and easy dinner later in the week.
Sweet Potato Black Bean Rice Bowl
This nutritious yet comforting recipe tastes like fall in a bowl. The sweet potato, black beans, peppers, onion, avocado, and goat cheese just melt together magically in every bite. It’s so good, you won’t want to stop eating it. So thankfully, it’s easy to make plenty of leftovers to enjoy for lunch the next day!
Quinoa and Chorizo Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Nothing says fall dinner like a roasted sweet potato stuffed with quinoa, pepper, onion, chorizo, and goat cheese. This combination of fall flavors will be sure to satisfy the craving for a warm, cozy, and comforting meal all while not weighing you down afterwards.
Sweet Potato and Black Bean Tacos
Inspired by our sweet potato and black bean enchiladas, which introduced us to one of our favorite flavor combinations, these vegetarian tacos are always a huge hit on taco Tuesdays. Packed with nutrients and deeply satisfying, you can’t go wrong with making these tacos for dinner. Try them the next time you want a fresh take on tacos this fall.
Creamy Gochujang Pasta
We love enjoying creamy, spicy pasta on a crisp autumn night. This gochujang pasta is the perfect fit for that! Inspired by penne alla vodka, this Korean fusion recipe adds a fun twist through the heat and flavor of gochujang. And as this dish only takes 15 minutes to make, you can have your decadent dinner without all the work.
Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili
Sweet potatoes are a staple of fall recipes in our house. This vegetarian chili is super easy to throw together, just combine the ingredients in a crockpot and turn it on. Then enjoy coming home to a comforting meal after a long day. Plus, it’ll make your kitchen smell amazing.
Maple Bacon Jalapeno Pizza
If you’re looking for a fun way to spice up a fall date night, this sweet and hot pizza makes for the perfect night in. The bacon and jalapenos topped with a drizzle of maple syrup combine for a sweet and savory heat that is sure to warm you up. This recipe is perfect for your next cozy pizza and movie date night.
Italian Slow Cooker Meatballs and Gravy
On a cold and dreary fall day, our slow cooker is our best friend – it does all the hard work while we get to cozy up under a blanket and enjoy a good book. A little work ahead of time and you’ll be enjoying a meatball sub or spaghetti and meatballs before you know it. Oh, and that doesn’t even mention the wonderful smells this recipe will fill your house with all day long.
Maple Bourbon Bacon Burger
This unique burger can be enjoyed as a weekend brunch or a fun twist on breakfast for dinner. The sweet and savory maple bourbon drizzle and bacon toppings paired with an Eggo waffle bun make for an elevated version of a classic childhood breakfast.
Garlic Parmesan Spaghetti Squash With Spinach
Many people look forward to fall as the season of pumpkin spice and apple cider. However we love fall because it is spaghetti squash season! If you aren’t familiar with this wonderful little gourd, it can be seasoned, baked, and then easily shredded into a noodle-like consistency (hence the name). While this recipe may feel a little light and healthy for a fall recipe, we love to make this dish and hold on to our last dreams of summer.
Coconut Red Lentil Soup
If you’re looking for a cozy yet healthy recipe, this soup is it. Thanks to lentils and spinach it has plenty of protein and other nutrients while the coconut milk gives it a decadent, creamy texture. Serve it with some whole grain bread and you have a perfectly cozy fall dinner that comes together in just 40 minutes.
Tikka Masala Pasta
Indian meet Italian. This fusion dinner takes one of our favorite curries and turns it into a pasta sauce. And we love that it can be made in only 25 minutes. So ditch the jarred pasta sauce for a creamy, spicy, and fun Indian twist on a classic fall weeknight dinner.
Vegetarian Lasagna
We’ve made a lighter, healthier version of vegetarian lasagna by replacing the ricotta with cottage cheese. You still get that amazing creamy, cheesy comfort but with more protein and less fat. We love making this recipe on a cool Sunday night for dinner knowing we’ll have plenty of leftovers for easy weekday lunches.
Broccoli Cheddar Soup
If we add broccoli to cheese dip does it become a healthy soup? I’m not sure, but I really hope so! Either way I get to eat a bowl full of cheese, so I can’t complain. Add some fresh baked bread on the side (or better yet a bread bowl!) and you have the ultimate fall dinner.
Spicy Chicken Chipotle Pasta
This recipe is one of our favorites to make and eat. We combine a creamy, spicy chipotle sauce and crispy pan-fried chicken to make a pasta worthy of date night dinner. And it comes together in under 30 minutes. Talk about checking every box. Add this recipe to your fall weeknight dinner rotation.
Blackberry Balsamic and Brie Grilled Cheese
If making grilled cheese with brie, balsamic, and blackberry preserves sounds decadent, that’s because it is. I don’t get to make these grilled cheeses often, but they are a treat I truly cherish. The creamy brie makes for a perfectly melty grilled cheese, and the blackberry and balsamic add a sweetness that just can’t be beat.
Sun Dried Tomato Basil Spaghetti Bake
We’re all about easy dinners in the fall when the days are getting shorter and we want to make the most of our time outside. So when we can make a recipe where almost all of the work is on the oven to handle and not us, we take it. This way we can add all the ingredients to a baking dish, pop it in the oven, and spend a little extra time doing something fun.
Spicy Indian Tomato Soup
Tomato soup and grilled cheese is a great fall meal, but what about spicy Indian tomato soup and cheesy garlic naan instead? Adding some warm Indian spices like garam masala, turmeric, ginger, fenugreek, and cumin give a rich fall flavor to our classic tomato soup that makes it a little extra special this time of year.
Creamy Slow Cooker Loaded Potato Soup
Loaded baked potatoes but make it a soup. This creamy, decadent potato soup is topped with all your favorite baked potato add ons like cheddar cheese, bacon bits, scallions, and if you wanna go a little crazy, crispy potato skins. This is one of our favorite soups and is the ultimate fall comfort recipe.
Goat Cheese and Tomato Gnocchi
Summer is sadly over, so we’re trading in our fresh tomatoes for sun-dried tomatoes. We’re also moving away from lighter dishes and back to our favorite cozy meals. And there’s nothing cozier than a plate full of gnocchi. Especially gnocchi drenched in a rich and creamy tomato sauce and sprinkled with goat cheese.
Chicken Parm Pizza
Italian twice in one night? Yes please. Combining chicken parmesan and pizza is just a no-brainer. It’s kinda like they were made to be together. And the combination does not disappoint. Crispy chicken, a great sauce, and lots of cheese. What more could you want?
Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
We love soups in the fall, especially ones that basically cook themselves in the slow cooker. We’ve made a special addition to our chicken tortilla soup by adding a can of Modelo Especial instead of chicken broth for a fun game day twist on a cozy fall dinner classic.
Easy Sides
Air Fryer Twice Baked Potatoes
These easy, small batch twice baked potatoes make for a great fall side dish or appetizer. We love having them with burgers, grilled chicken, or simply a part of a small plates night. And they’re perfect for Sunday football.
Spanish Fried Cauliflower
These little fried cauliflower florets are one of our new obsessions. Veggies really shouldn’t taste this good. We like to serve them with a roasted garlic aioli, but you can add on whatever dips you’d like. Make this recipe for a delicious starter, or serve with dinner for a far more fun vegetable side.
Cinnamon Applesauce
I might actually like making applesauce more than eating it. The smell of cooking apples with some cinnamon and sugar just fills our home, making any day feel instantly like fall. And this recipe is the perfect way to use any leftover apples from when we pick way too many at our local orchard. Plus homemade applesauce is so much better than store-bought.
Crispy Sweet Potatoes
Fall for us is sweet potato season. We like to fit sweet potatoes into all of our favorite meals because it’s just so fall to us. And these crispy sweet potatoes are an easy way to do that. They make a great side for any protein, sandwich, or even breakfast.
Garlic Parmesan Eggplant Fries
You’ll want to make these while eggplant is still in season – they’re the perfect veggie side dish for any fall dinner! We love having these alongside marinated chicken and potatoes, or as a healthier alternative to fries on burger night. Plus, they taste great slathered in tomato sauce and melted cheese for a fun movie night snack!
Easy Smashed Potatoes
Tired of making the same potato side for dinner week after week? Give these fun, easy smashed potatoes a try to change it up. And if you make them after a long day, you might just find something oddly satisfying about smashing a bunch of potatoes with a drinking glass.
Crispy Potatoes with Whipped Ricotta
Crispy potatoes and creamy cheese. Is there anything else you really need in life? This recipe is perfect for an easy appetizer or up-scale side for a date night dinner. And add on a little drizzle of chili oil to help spice up the night.
Patatas Bravas
We find fall to be a great time of year for tapas nights. And patatas bravas is probably our favorite tapas dish. The crispy-on-the-outside-soft-on-the-inside potatoes are smothered in a rich, slightly spicy sauce and then drizzled with a little bit of garlic aioli for some added creaminess. It’s the perfect comforting, cozy small plate no matter the occasion.
Queso De Cabra Con Tomate
Another staple in our tapas night menu is this tomato and goat cheese dip. If you aren’t familiar with this dish, it’s basically goat cheese in a spicy tomato sauce that is then baked and served with crostini. The goat cheese gets perfectly melty and combines so well with the rich flavors of the tomato sauce.
Fall Desserts
Sweet Potato White Chocolate Chip Cookies
When dinner’s done, end your perfect fall day with a sweet treat – a soft and chewy cookie made with sweet potatoes, cinnamon, and white chocolate chips. They’re always a hit at our family holiday parties and are our favorite fall dessert recipe!
Hot Chocolate Dip
It’s officially hot chocolate season! A cozy mug of hot chocolate, a warm blanket, and a book is a picturesque fall day for us. But when we’re looking for something a little more snackish, we turn to our trusty hot chocolate dip. It’s just 3 ingredients, takes only a couple minutes to make, and is the perfect shareable (or not so sharable) cold weather dessert.
No Bake Chocolate Cheesecake Dip
Cheesecake is amazing. And cheesecake dip is just as amazing, but so much easier. This or the hot chocolate dip above, are two of our favorite desserts when we want to cozy up for a fall movie date night. This is also an easy recipe to scale and bring to fall parties or holidays.
Fried Oreos
This is a recipe we used to make all the time in college. Late nights, early mornings, or anywhere in between these fried oreos hit the spot. And they’re so easy to make, we just couldn’t help ourselves. Now they’re a fun fall treat perfect for sharing with friends during the holiday season.
4 Ingredient Peanut Butter Fudge
While we love baking, we’re also all about easy, no-bake desserts. They just save so much time and effort. We love making this easy peanut butter fudge recipe so we can have some little treats lying around during the cozy season. Is it dangerous to always have fudge around? Absolutely. Is it also delicious? You bet.
Salted Caramel Chocolate Fudge
Is there anything more “fall” than salted caramel? Whenever we’re craving gooey, sweet caramel and chocolate, we turn to this easy 6-ingredient fudge recipe. It’s ideal for sharing with friends after a day of apple picking or pumpkin carving, or bringing to your Friendsgiving potluck!
S’mores Dip
Once the nights start getting too cool for a firepit, don’t let your dreams of s’mores be lost to the cold. We love making this s’mores dip when we’re craving that melty chocolate, golden marshmallow goodness. And it takes only 15 minutes to make. Frankly it’s far easier than the whole firepit thing…
Looking for even more ideas? Check out all of our cold weather comfort food recipes here.
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