As the calendar turns to fall, a wide variety of tasty fruits and vegetables come into season. This includes apples, pears, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, and beets, to name a few. So there’s no better time to incorporate these ingredients into your desserts! Check out these elegant Fall dessert recipes that we’ve gathered from around the web:
5 Fall Dessert Recipes That Will Make Your Mouth Water
Caramel Apple Fruit Pizza
“This Caramel Apple Fruit Pizza is a delicious fall dessert with a sugar cookie crust, cream cheese frosting, toasted pecans and a drizzle of caramel.” (Recipe courtesy of The Gunny Sack)IngredientsSugar Cookie Crust:
- ¼ cup butter
- ¼ cup shortening
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ tsp vanilla
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1¼ cups flour
Caramel Apple Fruit Pizza:
- 2 large apples, diced (about 2 cups)
- 1½ cups club soda water
- ½ cup chopped pecans, toasted
- ½ cup caramel sauce
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 4 oz package cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup butter, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tbsp half-n-half, if necessary
Full recipe instructions: Caramel Apple Fruit Pizza.
Pumpkin Bread Truffles
“These sweet little mini pumpkins are actually a play on cake balls—they’re pumpkin bread balls, made with homemade pumpkin bread. The bread itself is moist and spiced and delicious on its own, but we’re not stopping at a simple bread recipe—let’s cake ball it up!” (Recipe courtesy ofBetter Homes & Gardens)
Ingredients
- one 9×5-in. loaf pumpkin bread (about 1 lb.)
- 1 cup (about 8-1/2 oz.) cream cheese frosting
- 24 oz. orange candy coating
- 2 Tbsp. chocolate chips or chocolate candy coating
- 2 oz. green candy coating
Full recipe instructions: Pumpkin Bread Truffles.
Pear Clafouti
“Pear clafouti served warm with cream makes an elegant but simple dessert.” (Recipe courtesy of Food Network)
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 3 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
- 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest (2 lemons)
- 1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons pear brandy (recommended: Poire William)
- 2 to 3 firm but ripe Bartlett pears
- Confectioners’ sugar
- Creme fraiche
Full recipe instructions: Pear Clafouti.
Honeyed Fig Crostatas
“Forget the figgy pudding; for your holiday bash this year make these party-perfect fig crostatas and your guests will surely think the world a merry and bright place.” (Recipe courtesy of Food & Wine)
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
- Kosher salt
- 1 1/2 sticks cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons ice water
- 1 1/2 pounds fresh green and purple figs, each cut into 6 wedges
- 5 teaspoons honey
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon thyme leaves, plus small sprigs for garnish
- 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon of water
Full recipe instructions: Honeyed Fig Crostatas.
Chocolate Beet Cake
“You won’t taste the pureed beets, but they make this cake extra moist and play up its deep chocolate flavor.” (Recipe courtesy of Martha Stewart)
- 4 medium beets, trimmed, peeled, and cut into 2-inch chunks
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- Salt
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 1/4 cup safflower oil
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Vegetable oil cooking spray
- Chocolate Glaze for Chocolate Beet Cake
- Candied Beet Chips for Chocolate Beet Cake, for garnish
Full recipe instructions: Chocolate Beet Cake.
