12 Cozy Fall Breads to Bake This Season

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There's something about fall that makes us crave the aroma of fresh-baked bread. Not the kind that takes hours to rise, but the simple, cozy quick breads we can stir together in minutes. From pumpkin and apple to cranberry, maple, and banana, these bakes capture the flavors of the season in every slice.

Perfect for weekend breakfasts, lunchbox treats, or even holiday gifting, quick breads are the essence of autumn baking. Here are 12 of our favorite recipes to inspire your fall kitchen.

Cranberry orange muffin, harvest maple sweet potato bread in a pumpkin loaf pan, and glazed apple fritter bread for cozy fall baking recipes.

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Fall Bread Recipes
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Fall Bread Recipes

It wouldn't be autumn without at least one pumpkin bread, but there are so many other cozy loaves and muffins to enjoy this season. From spiced apple to cranberry, maple, and even sweet potato, these recipes are at the top of my baking list.

Pumpkin Favorites

Pumpkin Bread - The ultimate fall quick bread, warmly spiced and perfectly moist, ideal for cozy mornings.
Pumpkin Scones with Cinnamon Icing - Buttery and flaky with a drizzle of sweet cinnamon glaze, perfect for teatime.
Baked Pumpkin Donuts - Soft, spiced, and baked instead of fried - everything you love about pumpkin bread in donut form.
Healthy Pumpkin Muffins - Lightly sweetened, warmly spiced, and packed with pumpkin, these wholesome muffins make an easy fall breakfast.

Apple Breads & Muffins

Apple Fritter Bread - A bakery-style loaf swirled with cinnamon sugar and tender apples, just like your favorite apple fritter.
Apple Cinnamon Scones - Tender, buttery scones with warm cinnamon and apple flavor in every bite.
Healthy Apple Muffins - Spiced muffins filled with fresh apple, simple and cozy for crisp fall mornings.

Cranberry & Holiday Transition

Cranberry Orange Bread - Tart cranberries and bright orange make this festive loaf perfect for fall weekends and gifting.
Cranberry Orange Muffins (Naturally Sweetened) - Moist and tender muffins sweetened naturally, a bright and wholesome treat for the season.

Fall Harvest & Maple

Harvest Maple Sweet Potato Bread - Moist and fragrant, this autumn loaf combines sweet potato and maple in a bread as beautiful as it is delicious.
Maple Banana Muffins - A cozy twist on classic banana muffins, sweetened with maple syrup and dotted with warm fall flavor.

Banana & Everyday Classics

Easy Banana Bread - A timeless loaf that's always comforting, especially warm from the oven on crisp fall days.

Quick breads are one of the simplest pleasures of the season. Whether you're baking for your family, filling the house with autumn spice, or gifting a loaf to a friend, these easy breads make fall just a little cozier.

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The Best Fall Quick Breads

From pumpkin and apple to cranberry, maple, and banana, these recipes highlight the flavors we crave most this season. Whether you're looking for a cozy breakfast, an afternoon teatime treat, or a festive loaf to share, you'll find something here to inspire your fall baking.

Square image of sliced pumpkin bread on a platter, a cozy fall baking recipe.

Easy Pumpkin Bread Recipe

It's time to bake this favorite Pumpkin Bread recipe when the leaves begin their glorious transformation. Or even before, you will find me whipping up my all-time favorite pumpkin bread. It's like a rite of passage into an amazing season. This pumpkin bread is a liberally spiced, dense, cake-like bread we absolutely love.

Pumpkin Bread Recipe

Pumpkin Scones with Cinnamon Icing

These easy pumpkin scones are the first thing I bake when fall leaves begin to color. Filled with warm autumn spices, moist and tender, and drizzled with cinnamon icing. They're coffee shop perfect, especially with a morning latte. Or incredibly wonderful with afternoon tea.

Pumpkin Scones Recipe

Cinnamon sugar baked pumpkin donuts stacked on plate with another on its side with a bite missing.

Baked Pumpkin Donuts Recipe

These soft and fluffy baked pumpkin donuts are filled with cozy fall spices and finished with cinnamon sugar. Quick, easy, and perfect for autumn mornings.

Pumpkin Donuts Recipe

Square image of healthy pumpkin muffin in a fall paper sleeve resting on a small plate.

Healthy Pumpkin Muffins Recipe

These Healthy Pumpkin Muffins contain no refined sugar and make the most delicious pumpkin spice muffins. Packed with the warm spices you expect, they are a no-guilt, healthier treat for breakfast, snacks, or dessert in the fall.

Healthy Pumpkin Muffins Recipe

Two slices of apple fritter bread on a white plate with an apple layer visible on the top slice.

Apple Fritter Bread Recipe

Apple Fritter Bread is a decadent treat packed with layers of sweet, cinnamon-spiced apples in a soft and moist quick bread. Drizzled with vanilla glaze, it's reminiscent of a favorite donut-shop fritter. Perfect for morning coffee or always with tea.

Apple Fritter Bread

Apple cinnamon scones, drizzled with maple glaze, sits on a plate for serving with a teacup and saucer plus more scones in the background.

Apple Cinnamon Scones Recipe

These Apple Cinnamon Scones are flaky, tender, and utterly delicious. Topped with maple cinnamon glaze, they are easy and perfect for fall.

Apple Cinnamon Scones

Close-up of a healthy apple muffin in a paper liner on a patterned fall plate, sprinkled with coarse sugar.

Healthy Apple Spice Muffins Recipe

These Healthy Apple Muffins are naturally sweetened with maple syrup, packed with shredded apple, and spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Made with white whole wheat flour for extra nutrients and a soft crumb, they're perfect for breakfast, snacks, or teatime.

Apple Muffins Recipe

A loaf of homemade cranberry bread rests on a wooden board, enticing with its rustic, golden-brown crust. A few slices are cut to reveal a filling brimming with fresh cranberries, while whole berries are scattered around for that perfect cranberry bread touch.

Cranberry Orange Bread Recipe

Cranberry Orange Bread is a delicious, buttery, seasonal bread filled fresh cranberries, orange zest and juice. Perfect for gatherings or to gift.

Cranberry Orange Bread Recipe

A cranberry orange muffin sits on a white plate stack, with a cup and bowl in the background on a red and white patterned cloth.

Cranberry Orange Muffins (Refined-Sugar Free)

These Cranberry Orange Muffins are a healthier, 100% whole grain, naturally sweetened version of a classic holiday favorite. Bursting with cranberry and orange flavors, and warm spices too, these soft and tender muffins are a festive addition to your holiday table!

Healthy Orange Cranberry Muffins

A loaf of sweet potato bread with a detailed pumpkin design on top rests on crumpled white parchment paper. The bread has a rich brown color, indicating it's freshly baked.

Harvest Maple Sweet Potato Bread

Harvest Sweet Potato Bread, much like pumpkin bread, is a moist and delicious, richly spiced fall quick bread. A welcome addition to the Thanksgiving dessert table, or fall gatherings.

Sweet Potato Bread Recipe

Three delightful banana muffins with crumbly toppings sit on a white, ornate cake stand. The softly lit background complements the scene, where a white napkin and subtle hints of brown tassels add a touch of elegance to this inviting recipe display.

Maple Banana Muffins Recipe

This Maple Banana Muffin recipe is soft and delicious, with an enticing hint of fall. Maple and cinnamon warm up this perennial favorite banana muffin.

Banana Muffins Recipe

Closeup view of sliced banana bread on a white marble cutting board.

Easy Banana Bread Recipe

A timeless banana bread recipe made with ripe bananas, brown sugar, butter, and a touch of cinnamon. Easy to make, perfectly moist, and endlessly versatile.

Easy Banana Bread Recipe

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