The leaves are changing colors and the temperatures are dropping, which means it's time to cozy up in the house and bake.
These autumn-inspired sweets are all loaded with warm, fragrant spices -- like cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves -- and will make your house smell heavenly. Fire up the oven and get started!
Fall Baking
Quick and Easy Cinnamon Buns(01 of12)
These cinnamon buns are light and tender on the inside, golden and caramelized on the outside and, best of all, easy to make. Get the recipe
Pumpkin Bread(02 of12)
This is an old family recipe passed down from my grandmother, and there isn't a better pumpkin bread recipe out there... Get the recipe
Cranberry Nut Bread(03 of12)
Sweet, orange-scented and chock-full of cranberries and walnuts, this bread is perfect for autumn. Get the recipe
Crispy Ginger Cookies(04 of12)
These sparkly cookies have just the right balance of spices — think ginger, cinnamon, cloves, allspice and black pepper — and a wonderfully, buttery crisp texture. Get the recipe
Apple Cranberry Oat Crumble(05 of12)
This old-fashioned dessert of warm baked apples and scarlet cranberries with a crunchy oat topping comes from one of my favorite cookbooks, Rustic Fruit Desserts by Cory Schreiber and Julie Richardson. Bookmark it for the holidays! Get the recipe
Pumpkin Pecan Crunch Muffins(06 of12)
These muffins are tender, moist and cakey with bold pumpkin flavor and a crunchy nut topping. Get the recipe
Apple Pecan Crisp(07 of12)
A simple dessert of warm baked apples bubbling away in their own syrupy juices, topped with a streusel-like mix of toasted pecans, old-fashioned rolled oats, sweet butter and brown sugar. Get the recipe
Pecan Shortbread Squares(08 of12)
What could be better than a buttery shortbread crust and a rich caramel-pecan topping? Get the recipe
Chai Spiced Banana Bread(09 of12)
This is my favorite banana bread subtly infused it with warm chai spices like cardamom, cinnamon, ginger and allspice — so aromatic! Get the recipe
Apple Rum Raisin Bread Pudding(10 of12)
Challah soaked in a vanilla and cinnamon scented custard, tart baked apples and rum-drenched raisins -- this breading pudding is the ultimate comfort food and couldn’t be easier to make. Get the recipe
Spiced Pumpkin Cookies(11 of12)
Imbued with warm autumn spices like cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves, these cookies are cakey on the interior and slightly crisp on the exterior, with a bit of crunch from the raw sugar sprinkled on top. Get the recipe
French Apple Cake(12 of12)
Chunks of sweet apples nestled in a tender, buttery rum cake... Get the recipe