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No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake

A slice of creamy pumpkin cheesecake sits on a white plate with a fork beside it. A cinnamon stick and a pie server are visible in the background.My No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake recipe has a creamy pumpkin spiced filling with a Biscoff cookie crust, so every bite has that caramelized spiced flavor. You can also use a graham cracker crust or gingersnap crust; any way you make it the pumpkin filling and crunchy crust is the perfect fall cheesecake, no oven needed.…

Ghost Shaped Tortilla Pizzas

Ghost Shaped Tortilla Pizzas are frighteningly simple to make with just a few ingredients. They’re perfect for a kids’ Halloween party or just a spooky snack time! Frighteningly Fun Finger Food Throw together these super cute Halloween Ghost Shaped Tortilla Pizzas with just three simple ingredients and a few minutes in the oven. They’re perfect…

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Pumpkin Bread with Maple Glaze

Three slices of pumpkin bread with light brown frosting on a wooden cutting board, with cinnamon sticks and a small orange candy pumpkin in the background.I love a good pumpkin bread recipe and this is certainly that, made extra good with the maple frosting on top! This easy pumpkin bread with maple glaze will become your new fall BFF: it’s moist and perfectly spiced and the frosting is one of the best things ever! I’ve been eating and making pumpkin…

Chai-Spiced Pumpkin Pound Cake

The warming flavors of chai fill this tender Chai-Spiced Pumpkin Pound Cake making it one of the most delicious cakes you could bake this fall! The Pound Cake of My Dreams I fell in love with chai when I discovered this chai-spiced donut at our favorite donut shop. It’s quickly become one of my favorite spice combos that I crave often, especially…

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Shareables I’d Bring to a Halloween Party

Halloween parties call for food that’s fun, easy to grab, and even better when shared! From savory dips and cheesy bites to sliders, finger foods, and crowd-pleasing snacks, these are the recipes I’d happily bring to any Halloween get-together.
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Make-Ahead Brunch Recipes

Make brunch easier with recipes you can prep ahead of time and enjoy when you’re ready. From breakfast casseroles and baked favorites to sweet treats, these make-ahead brunch recipes mean less time in the kitchen and more time around the table.
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Designer-Inspired Halloween Decor

Halloween decorating can feel sophisticated, playful, and delightfully spooky all at once. These designer-like Halloween decorations from Amazon feature dramatic…
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Halloween Desserts to Make Every October

Halloween is the perfect excuse to have a little extra fun with dessert. From spooky cookies and over-the-top brownies to cozy apple cobbler and classic pumpkin pie, these Halloween desserts are perfect for parties, movie nights, trick-or-treating, and…

Apple Upside Down Cake

A caramelized upside-down apple cake sits on a white plate next to two green apples, with a napkin and a serving utensil nearby on a light-colored surface.This Apple Upside Down Cake is a moist, cinnamon-spiced apple cider cake baked over a layer of sliced apples and a gooey caramel. Once it comes out of the oven, you flip it over to reveal the glossy caramelized apple topping. It’s like pineapple upside down cake but made for fall! I love upside down…

Classic Pumpkin Pie Recipe

A close-up of a slice of pumpkin pie on a white plate, with a thick, creamy orange filling and a golden crust—just like the classic results you’d get from your favorite pumpkin pie recipe. Small decorative pumpkin-shaped candies are in the background.This Classic Pumpkin Pie Recipe is the one my mom has made for Thanksgiving my entire life. It has a smooth, creamy pumpkin custard filling with warm spices and a flaky pie crust, and it’s still the pumpkin pie I want on my Thanksgiving table every year. Did you know you can make pumpkin pie…

Neapolitan Pound Cake

Classic Neapolitan flavors of strawberry, vanilla and chocolate are layered together in this rich and buttery Neapolitan Pound Cake that’s beautifully drizzled with a simple sweet glaze. A great cake for any occasion! Flavorful and Festive Rich layers of buttery pound cake flavored in strawberry, vanilla and chocolate come together for a flavorful and festive…

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Pecan Streusel Pear Tart

This is a tart I’ve been making since the early 2000’s; it was a recipe made at a coffeehouse I worked at in south Minneapolis, and brought along with me to another coffeehouse I baked for. The original recipe was based on a streusel tart f…

BEST Apple Coffee Cake Recipe

This Apple Coffee Cake is soft, butter, and packed with tender apples, with a generous streusel crumble on top. It works just as well for breakfast or brunch as it does for dessert, and it’s one of those recipes people always ask me for after I serve it. I’ve been making versions of this coffee…

Pumpkin Poke Cake

A slice of pumpkin cake with white frosting and chopped nuts on a scalloped plate, next to a gold fork and small pumpkin candies.This Pumpkin Poke Cake recipe is one of the easiest fall desserts you can make: the cake itself has only 3 ingredients. After baking, it’s poked all over and filled with sweetened condensed milk, then topped with Cool Whip for a soft, creamy cake that’s full of spiced pumpkin flavor. I grew up baking with…

Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

A close-up of pumpkin cookies stacked on top of each other, these delicious pumpkin cookies are topped with creamy white frosting and sprinkled with cinnamon.These Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting are soft, thick, and perfectly spiced with cinnamon and pumpkin pie spices, then topped with a rich cream cheese frosting. I’ve been making this cookie recipe for years and it’s one of those fall cookies I come back to again and again. Why You’ll Love These Cookies Pumpkin…

Triple Chocolate Pumpkin Cookies

The combo of pumpkin and triple the chocolate in these thick, chewy Triple Chocolate Pumpkin Cookies is out of this world delicious! Melt in Your Mouth Magic Cookies I love big, rich, chocolate cookies so I thought why not add a little pumpkin to make them incredibly moist and spice to make them fall-tastic. And…

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My Favorite Pumpkin Baking Recipes

Pumpkin baking season is here, and these are some of the recipes I look forward to making every fall. From cozy breads and cakes to cookies, muffins, and sweet treats, there’s plenty of pumpkin goodness to bake your way through this season.
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Peanut Butter Pumpkin Bread with chocolate chips

Sliced pumpkin bread with chocolate chips on a tray, surrounded by two cinnamon sticks, a spoonful of peanut butter, and two small pumpkin-shaped candies.An easy pumpkin bread recipe is filled with peanut butter: the combination is so good you can’t knock it until you try it. The chocolate takes it over the top! Peanut Butter Pumpkin Bread is a one of those things you’re scared to try but love it once you do! Why You’ll Love This Recipe…

Easy Pumpkin Muffins

Two pumpkin muffins stacked, with a small candy pumpkin and a cinnamon stick nearby. In the background, more muffins sit in a pan, all on a wooden surface.These Easy Pumpkin Muffins are soft, moist, perfectly spiced, and basically my favorite pumpkin bread in portable form. They’re an easy from-scratch fall recipe with tons of pumpkin flavor and you can keep them simple or add chocolate chips, nuts, or whatever sounds good! Once fall baking starts, pumpkin is one of those ingredients I…

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