13 Recipes Using Your Favorite Fall Ingredients

Fall-inspired recipes packed with fresh, fabulous flavors.

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Autumn brings an indescribable kind of magic with it. As the air turns crisp and sunset-colored leaves fall delicately from trees, this enchanting season is worth looking forward to all year round. Besides stunning beauty and transformation, autumn has much, much more to offer, especially when it comes to food.

The harvest months carry with it a bunch of earthy, hearty crops that offer a bold spectrum of flavors, colors, and textures. From savory squashes to juicy apples, the autumn months bring true deliciousness to the table.

Here at Skinny Ms., we’ve grouped together an amazing archive of recipes that spotlight our favorite fall ingredients. The season’s savory flavors bring these recipes to life, adding a richness that only fall makes possible with its fresh produce. Whether you’re craving something light and refreshing or belly-warming and hearty, we’ve got recipes fit to suit any appetite. Don’t let this charming season come and go without showcasing the fresh, nutrient-rich produce it has to offer! These 13 easy-to-follow recipes have you covered!

1. Dark Chocolate Pumpkin Oatmeal


What better way to celebrate fall’s favorite fruit than by diving into a rich, creamy bowl of Dark Chocolate Pumpkin Oatmeal? This unique oatmeal might taste savory sweet and decadent, but its impressive nutritional profile makes it an uber-substantial, scrumptious breakfast!

2. Slow Cooker Apple Butter Pulled Pork


Fork-tender pork braises in a rich and creamy apple butter, yielding juicy pork meat bursting with apple flavors and fall spices. This finger-lickin’ recipe makes for a guaranteed hit at dinner parties and holiday gatherings!

3. Easy Pumpkin Sour Cream Pancakes

Crispy on the outside, moist and cakey on the inside, these mouthwatering pancakes give the classic breakfast food a whole new name. With wholesome ingredients like pumpkin puree, coconut oil, pumpkin spice and cinnamon, these tasty delights deliver pumpkin pie flavor in every decadent bite.

4. Slow Cooker Pumpkin Chili


Chockfull of meatless protein, vegetables, and a unique blend of spices, this hearty chili makes the perfect meal on chilly fall days. Pumpkin puree gives this chili a unique, subtly sweet character your taste buds will love.

5. Potato, Apple, and Gruyere Tart

This gorgeous tart calls for extraordinary flavor combinations that are certain to impress your family and friends. Ingredients like savory sweet apples and smokey gruyere cheese bring this stunning autumn dish to life.

6. 5-Ingredient Butternut Squash Fritters


These fabulous fritters make the ultimate side dish! Aromatic butternut squash stars in these hand held treats, which are pan-fried to crispy, crunchy goodness.

7. Glazed Cranberry Brussels Sprouts


This gorgeous veggie dish guaranteed to impress your family and friends at dinner parties! The colorful recipe features tender, nutrient-rich brussels sprouts bathed in a mouthwatering glaze of garlic, apple cider vinegar, honey, and walnuts.

8. Roast Butternut Squash and Chickpea Salad


Jazz up your ordinary salad by inviting creamy butternut squash and chewy chickpeas to the party! With the addition of new flavors and textures, this hearty bowl of goodness will excite your taste buds, and each serving packs a healthy dose of fiber and protein to keep you feeling full and satisfied!

9. Holiday Apple Pie Martini


In this holiday drink, you’ll embrace delicious apple pie goodness with each and every savory sip. Nutritious spices like allspice, clove, cinnamon, and nutmeg blend beautifully in this mouthwatering martini you can enjoy sans guilt!

10. Spinach Butternut Squash Lasagna


If you think healthy eating means refraining from decadent comfort dishes like lasagna, think again. Packed with superfoods and brimming with nutrients, this luscious lasagna not only tastes heavenly, it’s also incredibly nourishing and keeps its calorie count under control.

11. Apple Sage Stuffing


We’ve put a tasty spin on traditional stuffing with this healthy and flavorful recipe! Apples sweeten up this impressive dish, and pair beautifully with a handful of yummy veggies and nourishing spices to boost this recipe’s nutritional profile. Dish up something new this Thanksgiving!

12. Slow Cooker Honey Baked Apples with Granola


Sweetened with honey and stuffed with granola, apples are baked to tender, crisp perfection with the help of your slow cooker. This nutritious treat makes a great breakfast, guilt-free dessert, or anytime snack!

13. Apple Cinnamon Streusel Cake

This fabulous fall dessert lets you have your cake and eat it, too! Instead of loading up on butter and sugar for the topping, our recipe calls for feel-good ingredients like pecans, honey, and oats to deliver that candy-sweet, crunchy goodness you love. This scrumptious streusel keeps dessert-time healthy!

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Ellie Krasner

Ellie is a full-time violinist living in Las Vegas, and a writer with an insatiable appetite for clean eating and fitness! She is a graduate of Binghamton University with degrees in English literature and violin, and loves investigating the world of healthy living.

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2 Comments

  1. All of these recipes sound good. Glad that they are not all pumpkin as we are having a very hard time finding any canned pumpkin in our community in western Nevada.

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