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Now, These Are Some Festively Delicious Muffins!

My sister cannot stand pumpkin. For her, fall is such an awful recipe season – everything you see online and in the magazines seem to be pumpkin this, pumpkin that.

So during fall I won’t even try to make her taste anything with pumpkin in it! I know she would hate it, just thinking about it – even if she liked the taste. But I like to save some of my pumpkin harvest to keep trying new recipes later on in the winter. And this is one of the recipes I used to completely surprise my sister. She loved the muffins so much she almost didn’t believe there was pumpkin involved!

These Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins come with a delicious Walnut Streusel and will do nicely for most any occasion. Change things up by trying different frostings or glazes. These bite-sized sweet treats can be prepped and baked in just 45 minutes! How’s that for a perfect dessert for your next special dinner!

Recipe and photo courtesy of Oh Sweet Day

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Quick tip: Instead of the streusel topping, you could use your favorite frosting.

No, you can’t really call them healthy, but these Baked Caramel Apple Cider Doughnuts are delicious. They’re kind of like caramel apples in softer doughnut form–a great treat for fall. I normally prefer the fried doughnuts, even though they are less healthy than the baked ones, but these really are good! They’re certainly a lot better than any store-bought baked doughnuts that I’ve ever had.

If you don’t have a doughnut pan, you can use a muffin pan and just make these into muffins. They’ll taste great, either way. I have to say, for baked doughnuts, these are rather soft and moist. I’m guessing that the generous amount of butter in the dough helps, not to mention all of that heavy cream in the glaze – mmm, so good! I really am a sucker for that caramel apple flavor, and the fact that these are a lot easier to eat than actual caramel apples doesn’t hurt.

Recipe and photo courtesy of The Cookin’ Chicks

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Quick tip: If you don’t want to use cinnamon, you can use nutmeg instead. Just cut the amount in half.

This Toffee Apple Cheesecake recipe puts that classic caramel apple flavor in creamy, delicious cheesecake form. It’s easy enough to make for yourself at home, and with the optional garnishes it looks (and tastes) wonderful enough to serve even at formal gatherings. It shouldn’t be much of a secret, at this point: I love cheesecakes of all flavors. And I love the smell and flavor of apples and caramel, particularly in autumn. This cheesecake really isn’t all that difficult to put together, either.

My favorite cheesecake used to be strawberry. It’s a classic, it’s fresh, and I don’t think I could ever get tired of it. But sometimes you just come across another interesting recipe that you want to try – in this case it was a huge success! This recipe will definitely be stored in my box of favorites.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Recipe.com

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Quick tip: Use any nuts for this delicious cheesecake.

I remember back when I was a kid and my friends would go crazy over a jar of Nutella… They’d pick a spoon (the bigger, the better) and start scooping that stuff straight from the jar, while I just had a taste and didn’t quite get it. I don’t know what I was thinking back then! But I sure have been trying to correct my mistake over the years!

That delicious Nutella flavor combines nicely with the classic “pie spices” to create a great sweet treat for fall and winter; these incredible Nutella Pumpkin Cookie Bars. I was a late-comer to the Nutella party, but I have to say, it’s a rather versatile ingredient. Of course, it tastes great just as a simple spread (on bread or what have you), but why settle for that, when you can use it to make such yummy cookies?

Recipe and photo courtesy of Crazy For Crust

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Quick tip: The batter is a bit sticky – spray your hands with cooking spray before you spread it in the bottom of the pan.

These Pumpkin Spice Rice Krispies Treats are a festive, kid-friendly sweet snack with just the right flavors for fall – or any time of year! If you like the flavor of pumpkin and of the original Rice Krispies treats, you’ll really enjoy this variation on the classic recipe.

What a great idea for any party or family gathering! I think, if I had been introduced to the great flavor of pumpkin this way, I would have warmed up to the idea of pumpkin-based desserts a lot sooner than I did. And hey, you only need half a dozen ingredients to make these festive, low-hassle treats. There is no doubt in my mind that I will be making these again. I brought these to my nextdoor neighbor’s daughter’s birthday party, and soon all the Moms were begging for the recipe!

Recipe and photo courtesy of Essentially Eclectic

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Quick tip: Let the pumpkin puree dry on a cloth before adding it – this way you’ll make sure the treats won’t turn out too moist.

This New England Apple Cider Cake has all of the great flavors for fall. Apple and cinnamon lovers will go wild! It takes 20 minutes to prep and about an hour to bake. Not only do I make this cake in the fall and winter, but I also enjoy it during the warmer months as well. And really, who wouldn’t?

Mmm, apple and cinnamon… your kitchen will smell really nice when this is in the oven. Of course, this cake tastes really nice, too. And though you have to be careful when and how you use Granny Smith apples, they work beautifully in this recipe. This is a great cake for any occasion – especially for potlucks or family gatherings, as it’s easy to just double the ingredients for a larger crowd!

Recipe and photo courtesy of A Family Feast.

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Quick Tip: I enjoy eating this cake with vanilla bean ice cream.

This Drunken Apple Cake is a great cake recipe for fall and the holidays! It is incredibly moist, to the point of being custard-like in places, and it features a nice balance of sweet, tart, and (thanks in large part to the rum) slightly spicy flavor. This is a great choice for anyone who likes a really “wet” dessert with a lot of flavor depth. I loved the alternating layers of firm cake and creamy apple goodness. If you like apples at all, you really ought to give this recipe a try!

Of course, the precise flavor balance that you have will depend in part on your choice of apples. I went with an aged rum for a bit of a richer flavor, but you could go with a light rum if you want a bit of a leaner, crisper flavor or a spiced rum if you want your cake to be a bit on the sweetly spicy side.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Leite’s Culinaria

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Quick tip: Serve warm with vanilla ice cream!