Pull out your apples and vanilla extract, it’s time to start the fall baking!
Usually this time of year starts the pumpkin craze and things start quickly speeding towards the ‘dangerously close to the holidays’ territory. For me, I like to take a beat and enjoy the idea of baking without sweating my butt off (hi summer heat!) and enjoying all the cozy flavors like cinnamon, spice, apples and, occasionally, pumpkin. I won’t include holiday baking in here, but mainly focusing on the nice in-between season of baking that involves just baking to bake and enjoying the late summer/early fall bounty that is popping up everywhere. Ok, spatulas ready? Let’s do it!
Chocolate Doughnuts with Ginger Spice and Chocolate Glaze– Let’s start with donuts! Ginger just makes me think of fall and all those spiced flavors, so candied ginger just takes things one step further. Chocolate is a clear winner in all dessert situations, obviously.
Maple Pecan and Dark Chocolate Vegan Cinnamon Rolls- Homemade cinnamon rolls are way easier than you think and maple just brings this into fall baking territory. Swap out pecans for another nut if you want to, but I think this is the culmination of decadent and perfect brunch fare for a fall meal.
Caramel Apple Crisp Ice Cream– Ice cream doesn’t seem like a logical pick for cooler months, but really, I’ll eat ice cream any dang time. Adding in crispy crunch and a swirl of caramel sauce takes using up apples to another level. Put this on top of some actual apple pie for a totally weird pie-on-pie situation!
Vegan Apple Pie Biscuits– These came from the genius mind of Joy The Baker, so I can’t take credit for these beauties. I took these to a food blogger potluck last fall and watched them disappear before we could even get out the ice cream for topping.
Caramel Apple Crisp with Streusel Topping– Another apple crisp! The topping to filling ratio is perfect on this one, since I like to always have maximum crunchy topping in a fruit crisp, so warm this up, top with vanilla ice cream and call it done.
Apple Spice Cake with Coconut Cream Frosting– Â The frosting is what really makes this cake, along with the fact that this was one of my co-workers favorites to date and is pretty easy to bring together in an afternoon. Double up to make a pretty layer cake or keep it the same and try not to eat all the cream cheese like frosting before finishing the cake.
Pepita and Pecan Pie Pumpkin Bread– Finally, some pumpkin! I mashed together two favorites, pecan pie and pumpkin for the ultimate fall bread. This loaf was gone in less than a week and is perfect toasted and with a smear of vegan butter before inhaling.
Natalya says
Yumm! Those apple pie biscuits look fantastic!
The Frosted Vegan says
They are amazing! I highly recommend giving them a try 🙂
Laura says
everything looks nice !
The Frosted Vegan says
Thank you Laura! xo
Dianna says
These all look so good! I hate that blogging makes me feel pressured to start sharing holiday-type things so early. These are perfect for enjoying the “right now!” 🙂
The Frosted Vegan says
Exactly! I’m still not into holiday mode and it took me a very long time to finally be ok with squash season again 🙂
Kathryn @ The Scratch Artist says
YES! I got so excited and giddy when I read your first sentence!
The Frosted Vegan says
It’s time!
amandapaa says
pretty sure i’d like a bit of every one of these! i really love the sounds of that apple spice cake…. and the coconut frosting! happy fall, xo.
The Frosted Vegan says
They are all so good! I wish I could just gather everyone at my house and bake each and every one of these 🙂
Blogging Over Thyme says
Oh my gosh! All of these sound incredible!!!
Julia says
All of these look soooo good and perfect for fall! You’re inspiring me to put my baking hat on so that I can curl up with a slice of one (or all) of these tasty treats. That spiced apple cake with coconut cream frosting is calling to me!