3 Must-Try Autumn Baking Recipes

Warm your kitchen and your soul with these fall-inspired bakes — from spiced muffins to cozy crisps, every recipe is packed with seasonal ingredients and comforting aromas.

1. 🍎 Apple Crisp with Oat Topping

Why You’ll Love It:
Sweet, tart apples baked until bubbly and topped with a buttery, crunchy oat streusel. It’s a fall favorite for a reason — easy, rustic, and always crowd-pleasing.

Ingredients:

• 5–6 apples (Granny Smith or Honeycrisp), peeled and sliced
  
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
  
• ½ cup granulated sugar
  
• 1 tsp cinnamon
  

For the topping:

• ¾ cup rolled oats
  
• ½ cup brown sugar
  
• ½ cup flour
  
• ½ tsp cinnamon
  
• ⅓ cup cold butter, cubed
  

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Toss apples with lemon juice, sugar, and cinnamon, and spread in a baking dish.
   

2. In a bowl, combine topping ingredients. Cut in butter until crumbly.
   

3. Sprinkle over apples. Bake for 40–45 minutes until topping is golden and apples are tender.
   

Serve warm with vanilla ice cream. 🍨

2. 🎃 Pumpkin Streusel Muffins

Why You’ll Love It:
Moist, spiced pumpkin muffins topped with a sweet, crumbly streusel. Perfect for breakfast, snacks, or cozy coffee breaks.

Ingredients:

• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1 tsp baking soda
  
• ½ tsp salt
  
• 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
  
• ¼ tsp nutmeg
  
• 2 eggs
  
• 1 cup pumpkin purée
  
• ½ cup brown sugar
  
• ¼ cup white sugar
  
• ½ cup vegetable oil
  
• ¼ cup milk
  
• 1 tsp vanilla
  

For streusel topping:

• ¼ cup flour
  
• ¼ cup brown sugar
  
• 2 tbsp cold butter, cubed
  
• Pinch of cinnamon
  

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line or grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
   
   
2. Mix dry ingredients in one bowl, wet in another. Combine just until mixed.
   
   
3. Stir together streusel topping and sprinkle on muffins.
   
   
4. Bake for 20–22 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
   
   

3. 🍐 Spiced Pear Bread

Why You’ll Love It:
A soft, lightly sweet loaf made with ripe pears, cinnamon, and ginger — perfect toasted with butter or served with tea.

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1 tsp baking powder
  
• ½ tsp baking soda
  
• ½ tsp cinnamon
  
• ¼ tsp ground ginger
  
• ¼ tsp salt
  
• 2 large eggs
  
• ½ cup sugar
  
• ½ cup neutral oil
  
• 1 tsp vanilla
  
• 1 ½ cups finely chopped ripe pears (peeled)
  

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
   

2. Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl.
   

3. In another bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, oil, and vanilla. Stir in pears.
   

4. Combine wet and dry, pour into loaf pan.
   

5. Bake for 50–60 minutes, until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.

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