Fall is in full swing, and what better way to enjoy the cozy vibes than with some deliciously healthy treats? I’ve put together a list of 30+ Healthy Fall Cookies & Desserts that will satisfy your sweet tooth without throwing your healthy eating goals out the window.
Think warm spices, rich flavors, and ingredients that nourish you from the inside out. Whether you’re into pumpkin, apples, or something chocolatey (because who isn’t?), I’ve got a recipe for you. Plus, these treats are easy to make and perfect for sharing at family gatherings or just for a quiet night in.
1. Simple Peach Galette
A galette is a rustic tart with a fruit filling in the center with a rough pastry crust wrapped up around the edges and baked in the oven until golden brown and bubbly.
Since you don’t need to fuss with the galette crust, and it’s so simple to make, you can easily pretend you’re a baking genius. Impress yourself, and those around you, with this crave-worthy summer dessert.
2. Blackberry Almond Cake with Mascarpone Icing
This blackberry almond cake is fruity, nutty, moist, and topped with the most luxuriously creamy mascarpone icing. Despite its awe-dropping presentation, the ingredients for this blackberry almond cake are surprisingly straightforward.
3. Apple Shortcake
This Apple Shortcake has cornmeal buttermilk biscuits topped with caramel baked apples, cinnamon-cardamom whipped cream, and homemade salted caramel sauce! This unique dessert is so cozy and delicious! Rest assured, all the ingredients are easy to find, and you may have many of them in your pantry already.
4. Gluten-free Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
These Healthy Pumpkin Snickerdoodles are not only gluten-free & sugar-free with AIP, vegan, and keto options, but they’re super delicious too. These snickerdoodles are so good, our boys ask for whenever I’m in a baking mood. They like them better than store bought “healthy cookies” too–win for mom, win for kids!
5. Cinnamon Coffee Cake Cookies
These coffee cake cookies taste just like coffee cake! With a crumbly cinnamon streusel topping, vanilla icing, and soft and chewy texture, they're nothing short of addicting. They're a delicious treat to enjoy alongside a cup of coffee any time of year. I kid you not when I say that they are perfectly chewy, with a soft, almost gooey interior.
6. Easy Cinnamon Ice Cream
Time for eating ice cream in a coat season. Well, count me in! Of course, while I may eat ice cream all year, I admit the flavors do change. Right now, it’s cinnamon ice cream for fall! Sweet, rich, and lightly spiced, homemade Cinnamon Ice Cream is the perfect complement to fall pies and fruit crisps. Or just eat it as is!
7. Sweet Potato Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars
These Sweet Potato Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars (vegan and healthy) are a delicious way to utilize sweet potatoes in baking. These bars are so easy to make, you just need one bowl and no mixer is required. They are also made with healthier ingredients and less sugar than most desserts.
8. Easy Pecan Bars (Vegan)
These vegan pecan bars taste like crunchy maple-nut butter and make you feel like you're lounging on a dream cloud. Not surprisingly, they were a super-duper-hit with our recent guests! They were eaten up so fast, I had to make another batch right away!
9. Dirty Chai Cookies
If you love bold flavors, these Dirty Chai Cookies may just be your new favorite cookie! These cookies are crisp and chewy with the warm, spiced goodness of chai paired with a hint of rich espresso. They're so cozy and comforting!
10. Vegan Pumpkin Cookies
These soft baked Vegan Pumpkin Cookies are big and fluffy, full of autumn flavors and totally delicious! The dairy-free maple frosting takes them over the top. The perfect fall treat! They are firm, but almost cake-like in texture. They bake up super fluffy!
11. Spiced Vegan Pear Cake
This Spiced Vegan Pear Cake combines soft, moist cake with juicy pears, sweet, warm spices, and crumbly streusel topping for the most delightful dessert that’s perfect for fall. This cake obviously makes an excellent dessert. It’s fancy enough for the holidays, but easy enough to be enjoyed for any occasion.
12. Apricot Cookies
These apricot cookies feature a vanilla dough made with brown sugar for a caramel-like flavor, warm cinnamon, and sweet, juicy apricot chunks. The dough is quick and easy to prepare with inexpensive pantry staples, requires no chilling, and the vegan cookies bake up perfectly soft and chewy inside with crispy edges. You’ll love them!
13. Homemade Sugar Cookies
Sugar cookies remain a crowd-pleaser. I feel like their popularity has even risen over the last decade or so thanks to the ubiquitous thick and soft frosted sugar cookies found at every grocery and convenience store. I’ve taken one of my family’s favorite recipes and given it an upgrade. Yes, these sugar cookies contain refined sugar, but allowances can be made for special occasions, right?
14. Homemade Banana Pudding
I bet you'll be converted to a Banana Pudding lover after you try this homemade version. This recipe does, of course, contain some processed ingredients, such as sugar and corn starch, but it is made from scratch and does not include any artificial ingredients (as long as you make your cookies or buy the organic ones).
15. Vegan Gingerbread Cookies
These vegan gingerbread cookies are so fun and festive! They are warmly spiced and have a strong ginger flavor. Top them with icing, frosting or eat them by themselves. They are especially great for Christmas and the holiday season! These vegan gingerbread cookies taste like classic gingerbread cookies! They are spiced to perfection.
16. Healthy Apple Crisp
This healthy apple crisp is the perfect fall dessert! It is made with wholesome ingredients but tastes as warm and cozy as traditional apple crisp. Healthy enough for breakfast and sweet enough for dessert!
17. Chocolate Raspberry Fudge
This smooth and creamy chocolate homemade 3 Ingredient fudge recipe has the sweet and fruity taste of raspberries! With only 10 minutes of work, you can have this sweet and simple treat to serve during the holidays or any time of the year. Plus, squares of fudge placed in festive boxes make great affordable, thoughtful homemade gifts for teachers, neighbors, coworkers, and friends. Or take them to a holiday party as a hostess gift!
18. Chocolate Almond Clusters
Prepare these easy and classic Chocolate Almond Clusters as a treat for the holidays or anytime you need to scratch that chocolate itch! With only two ingredients and a few minutes, you can prepare this decadent and yummy dessert.
19. Pumpkin Banana Bread Muffins
Loaded with warm spices, these Pumpkin Banana Bread Muffins use an entire can of pumpkin and are topped with a simple buttery streusel topping. They are extra moist, light, and fluffy, ready for the oven in 20 minutes.
20. Wheat-Free Chocolate Cashew Cookies Made With Ghee
This recipe for Chocolate Cashew Cookies made with ghee is a rare gem from India’s bakery tradition, made with barley and rice flours, cocoa, cardamom & ghee. The cookie recipe proved more challenging to create, but in the end, I am very happy with the result. These Chocolate Cashew Cookies include a number of unique features that I think will interest you.
21. Walnut and Chocolate Delicious Raw Vegan Cookies
These creamy Walnut Chocolate Raw Vegan Cookies will make you fall in love with no-bake cookies. They’re very easy to make, 100% vegan and raw, super chocolatey and so creamy. You really have to taste them to appreciate their unique flavors.
22. Easy One Bowl Apple Cake
This easy cinnamon apple cake is made in one bowl and is mixed by hand. No mixer needed. The apple slice design makes a beautiful presentation on this rustic simple cake. It’s dairy free, made with whole wheat, and just the right size for a small gathering.
23. Chewy Triple Ginger Cookies
This chewy triple ginger cookies recipe creates sweet, spicy, and chewy cookies that are perfect for the holiday season! If you like a spice cookie that packs a punch, these are the classic ginger cookies you’ve been looking for!
24. Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft, chewy, and filled with delicious fall flavors such as cinnamon, pumpkin, and vanilla. Loaded with chewy oats and gooey chocolate chips, these family-favorite Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies are easily the best Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies ever!
25. Eggless Pumpkin Pie
This eggless pumpkin pie is a super-hit. It’s a crowd favorite that checks all the boxes—and it’s really easy to make. I served this exact pumpkin pie to my party of ten for Thanksgiving last year, and it was a total hit! I think you’re going to love it too.
26. Chai Cookies
These cookies are the perfect combination of warm spices and buttery goodness. They are a perfect afternoon snack or simple dessert. Chai cookies have all of the flavors you love in chai tea, but in a nice soft cookie. They feature the all of the spices in a lovely sweet dessert.
27. Perfect Vegan Apple Crisp
Tender cinnamon-caramel apples paired with a sweet and crunchy oat streusel topping create the best apple crisp ever! It's 100% vegan, and can be made gluten-free with one substitution. It has all the flavors I love in apple pie, but is so much easier to prepare! Plus, it's great for sharing and bringing along to holiday parties and gatherings.
28. Gluten-Free Apple Fritter Bread (Vegan, Allergy-Free)
This mouthwatering, soft, and moist Amish apple fritter bread is vegan and allergy-free. Filled and topped with layers of freshly chopped apples and sweet cinnamon brown sugar, and drizzled with a simple dairy-free glaze! This delicious tender baked loaf is a perfect seasonal fall treat recipe for breakfast, brunch, or dessert!
29. Raw Vegan Chocolate Almond Cookie (Keto)
If you’re looking for a chocolate dessert that doesn’t require much work while being so flavorful, this raw cookie might be the perfect choice. People of the world… this chocolate almond raw vegan cookie is out of this world good.
30. Mini Cherry Tiramisu Dessert Cups (Gluten-Free)
These treats feature layers of espresso-infused gluten free ladyfingers, light whipped cream, and a sweet homemade cherry filling. Topped with a hint of dark chocolate, each bite offers a balanced mix of sweetness and richness.
31. Pecan Praline Cookies
The buttery flavor and nutty texture of these praline cookies make them the perfect cookie. If you love Southern praline candy and you're a fan of chewy cookies, then you are going to love these, the 1986 winner's recipe from the Chicago Tribune's annual cookie contest.
32. Pumpkin Spice Brownies
Pumpkin spice brownies are a simple fall dessert that can be easily thrown together. They are popular during the fall months in September and October. You only need a few simple panty ingredients to make these delicious egg-free brownies.
I hope these 30+ Healthy Fall Cookies & Desserts inspire you to get baking this season! Whether you’re trying something new or looking to put a healthier twist on your favorite treats, these recipes are all about enjoying the flavors of fall while still feeling good about what you're eating.
So, get creative, have fun in the kitchen, and enjoy the cozy, delicious vibes of fall. Don’t forget to share your favorites with family and friends!
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