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15 Cozy Fall Recipes

Fall is here, and the weather is getting cooler, so we're craving comfort food.

Here are 15 cozy fall recipes to enjoy from breakfast to dessert and drinks.

Overnight Pumpkin Waffles

A stack of pumpkin waffles with butter and maple syrup.
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With a crispy exterior and a soft, fluffy interior that's full of pumpkin flavor, these will be your favorite waffles to make this fall. The best part is you start the batter the night before and it's ready to cook in minutes the next morning.

Get the recipe: Overnight Pumpkin Waffles

Homemade Fried Apples

Southern fried apples in a white square bowl.
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You've probably had fried apples at your favorite breakfast restaurants but they're also so easy to make at home during apple season. They're great to go with breakfast as a side or over pancakes or waffles. They also make for a nice sweet treat over ice cream.

Get the recipe: Homemade Fried Apples

Cabbage Roll Soup

Homemade slow cooker cabbage roll soup in a white round bowl and garnished with chopped parsley.
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One of the first things I crave when there's a chill in the air is a hearty bowl of soup. This stuffed cabbage roll soup is one of my favorites packed full of veggies and ground beef without all the work of making traditional cabbage rolls.

Get the recipe: Cabbage Roll Soup

Pork and Sauerkraut

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Tender pork roast is slow-cooked with sauerkraut and a few other ingredients for a delicious stew-like meal that's perfect served over mashed potatoes or noodles.

Get the recipe: Pork and Sauerkraut

Pasta With Sausage Pumpkin Sauce

Spicy pumpkin and sausage sauce over rigatoni in a white round pasta bowl.
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With flavors like pumpkin and sage, this creamy pasta dish is full of fall flavors.

Get the recipe: Pasta with Sausage Pumpkin Sauce

Bacon Cheeseburger Soup

Overhead shot of a bread bowl filled with bacon cheeseburger soup and garnished with crisp bacon, shredded cheese, and sliced green onion.
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Craving a cheeseburger but it's too chilly to grill outside? Warm up with this creamy bacon cheeseburger soup.

Get the recipe: Bacon Cheeseburger Soup

Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Balsamic Apple Butter Glaze

Balsamic apple butter glazed pork tenderloin that is roasting on parchment paper.
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Pork and apples go together so well and this pork tenderloin is taken to the next level with storebought apple butter and balsamic vinegar for something a little different.

Get the recipe: Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Balsamic Apple Butter Glaze

Unstuffed Cabbage Roll Casserole

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Casseroles are such great fall comfort food. This is another easier take on cabbage rolls and is oh so creamy and good.

Get the recipe: Unstuffed Cabbage Roll Casserole

Baked Brown Sugar Acorn Squash

Half of a baked brown sugar acorn squash on a round white plate.
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One of my favorite things about fall is that winter squash starts becoming available at an affordable price. This baked acorn squash is so simple yet delicious.

Get the recipe: Baked Brown Sugar Acorn Squash

Baked Mac & Cheese

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It doesn't get much more cozy than a steaming bowl of macaroni and cheese. I love that you don't even have to make a roux for this recipe but it's still so cheesy and creamy thanks to the cottage cheese.

Get the recipe: Baked Mac & Cheese

Pumpkin Dinner Rolls

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These pumpkin dinner rolls are a great way to use leftover canned pumpkin. These rolls are soft and buttery with a subtle pumpkin flavor.

Get the recipe: Pumpkin Dinner Rolls

Spiced Apple Cider Tea

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When it's cold I love hot tea but this time of year I also crave apple cider. Black tea and apple actually go together really well!

Get the recipe: Spiced Apple Cider Tea

German Plum Crumble Cake

whole round german plum cake on a concrete background.
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This cake can be made with regular plums and other fruits like cherries, but it's traditionally made with Italian prune plums which are available during the early fall. A simple butter cake topped with fresh plums and a crumb topping.

Get the recipe: German Plum Crumble Cake

Spice Bundt Cake With Salted Caramel Glaze

Whole spiced bundt cake on a white round dinner plate.
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This is quite possibly my favorite fall dessert. The cake is dense, yet moist with a delicious spice flavor from spices like cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and more. Take it over the top by adding the included salted caramel glaze recipe.

Get the recipe: Spice Bundt Cake With Salted Caramel Glaze

Pumpkin Blondies

Pumpkin chocolate chip blondie an a plate with a scoop of butter pecan ice cream.
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These delicious blondies are given a fall touch with the addition of canned pumpkin and spices.

Get the recipe: Pumpkin Blondies