I’ve done all the Pinterest doom-scrolling to find the VERY best fall baking and no-bake recipes for kids, so you don’t have to! 🍪🎃 I’ve rounded up cute, festive, and relatively easy treats that are perfect for baking with little helpers.
And because I couldn’t stop there, I’ve also included some unique recipes you won’t find anywhere else—a few that the kids and I came up with ourselves! So grab the sprinkles, turn on some cozy fall music, and let’s get baking! 🍁
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Whether you’re baking with your own kids, planning a babysitting activity, looking for a classroom treat, or simply want a cozy afternoon activity, this list is full of cute, festive, and relatively easy fall baking ideas. Many of these can be made even more fun by letting kids help decorate!
I’ve pinned all 50 fall recipes to Play Planners Fall Baking Board for easy saving!
1. Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies 🍪
You can never go wrong with a warm batch of classic chocolate chip cookies! Kids can help measure ingredients, stir the dough, and place the cookie dough on the baking sheet.
My favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe: Click here for the BEST recipe!
2. Fall Sprinkle Brownies
Make your favorite brownie recipe or use a boxed brownie mix to keep things easy. Once they’re baked, decorate them with orange, red, yellow, and brown fall sprinkles. Throw in some eyeball candies and little pumpkin candies for a super cute fall themed brownie treat kids will love!
See the inspiration on Pinterest!
3. Fall M&M Cookies
Add fall-colored M&Ms to your favorite cookie dough for an instant fall makeover. Orange, brown, yellow, and red make these cookies look extra festive!
I like to use my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe and swap for fall MNM’s!
4. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies 🎃
Soft pumpkin cookies with chocolate chips are the perfect combination of cozy fall flavors and a kid-friendly dessert.
This is the best recipe I’ve found! So good!
5. Apple Cinnamon Muffins 🍎
Apple cinnamon muffins are a fun fall breakfast or afternoon snack. Let kids help sprinkle a little cinnamon sugar on top before baking.
These are our tried and true Apple Cinnamon Muffins!
6. Pumpkin Muffins
Simple pumpkin muffins are easy to make and perfect for little helpers. You can add chocolate chips or a cinnamon sugar topping to make them extra delicious.
You have to try these! Click here for the recipe!
7. Cinnamon Sugar Donuts
Bake mini donuts and let the kids roll them in melted butter and cinnamon sugar. They can also help decorate them with a simple glaze!
You have to try this Mini Cinnamon Sugar Donuts recipe!
8. Pumpkin Pie Rice Krispie Treats
Turn classic Rice Krispie treats into an adorable pumpkin pie-inspired fall dessert! These fun treats are made in a pie pan and decorated to look just like a slice of pumpkin pie. Kids can help press the Rice Krispie mixture into the pan, add the colorful toppings, and create their own festive pie design. This is an easy fall baking idea for kids that requires no oven and is perfect for a cozy afternoon, fall party, or Thanksgiving activity.
9. Apple Crisp
Apple crisp is a cozy fall classic that kids can help assemble. Let them mix the crumble topping and sprinkle it over the apples.
Try out this super yummy and easy recipe!
10. Mini Apple Pies 🥧
Use pre-made pie crust to make this activity easier. Kids can help fill mini pie cups with apple pie filling and add a cute crust on top. My kids I nanny LOVE assembling and baking these “all on their own.”
Try out this recipe! It’s kid friendly!
11. Pumpkin Pie Bars
Get all the delicious pumpkin pie flavor in easy-to-cut bars. Add whipped cream before serving!
Try this kid approved, super easy recipe!
12.No Bake Nutterbutter Acorn Cookies 🌰
Use mini Nutter Butter bites, Hershey’s Kisses , and mini chocolate chips to create adorable acorn-shaped treats. Perfect for keeping the kitchen clean and still “baking” a fall treat before the parents get home. 🙂 The perfect fall babysitting activity kids love!
Here’s the inspiration! I want to go make these right now.
13. Leaf-Shaped Sugar Cookies 🍁
Use leaf-shaped cookie cutters and decorate the cookies with orange, yellow, red, and brown icing. Perfect for a fun after school activity.
14. Pumpkin Sugar Cookies
Make simple sugar cookies and use a pumpkin cookie cutter. Kids can go wild decorating each pumpkin differently!
If the kids you watch love pumpkin treat, they will love THIS RECIPE!
15. Candy Corn Cookies
Decorate sugar cookies with white, orange, and yellow icing to look like candy corn.
Use your favorite sugar cookie recipe, this is ours! We love to use all sorts of fall shaped cookie cutters and let the creativity flow after a long day of sitting in school.
16. Cinnamon Rolls
Bake a batch of cinnamon rolls for the ultimate cozy fall treat. For extra fun, add orange or brown sprinkles on top of the frosting. Kids love the festivity.
The same lady that created my favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies hits us again with this Cinnamon Roll recipe!
I love to bring these prepped and bake them with the kids on early babysitting mornings before school. It’s a fun way to celebrate Fridays or the weekend.
17. Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
Add pumpkin and pumpkin spice flavors to homemade or semi-homemade cinnamon rolls for a festive fall twist.
18. Apple Pie Cookies 🍎
Make mini apple pie-inspired cookies using pie crust and apple filling. They’re cute, festive, and easier for kids to eat than a full slice of pie!
This recipe is super easy and super good! I claim it babysitter approved!
19. Caramel Apple Blondies
Bake chewy blondies with apple pieces and a drizzle of caramel.
20. Fall Funfetti Cupcakes 🧁
Bake vanilla or chocolate cupcakes and top them with fall-colored frosting and festive sprinkles.
Bake your favorite vanilla cupcakes, this is our go to recipe. Or, use a box mix to make things simpler. Supply orange frosting and fall sprinkles and let the kids have the time of their life frosting and decorating their cupcakes.
21. Pumpkin Cupcakes
If you’re babysitting that kid that just can’t get enough of pumpkin, here is another pumpkin baking idea. Top pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and a few orange and brown sprinkles.
22. Apple Cider Cupcakes
Apple cider cupcakes are a fun way to bring a favorite fall drink into dessert form.
23. Turkey Cupcakes 🦃
Turn regular cupcakes into adorable turkeys using candy eyes, candy corn, and colorful candy “feathers.” Just bake your favorite cupcake recipe and have fun decorating!
24. Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes
Decorate chocolate cupcakes with crushed cookies for “dirt” and add little candy pumpkins on top.
These are the cutest I’ve ever seen!
25. No-Bake Festive Oreo Treats🍂
Turn Oreo cookies into simple fall treats with melted white chocolate and colorful fall sprinkles. Dip each Oreo halfway into the melted chocolate, then let kids decorate them with red, orange, yellow, and brown sprinkles before the chocolate sets. These easy no-bake Oreo treats for kids are perfect for a cozy fall afternoon and don’t require any special baking skills.
26. Chocolate-Dipped Pretzels
Dip pretzel rods or twists in melted chocolate and decorate them with orange, yellow, and brown sprinkles.
27. Caramel Apple Slices
Dip apple slices in caramel and let kids add their favorite toppings, such as mini chocolate chips, crushed cookies, or fall sprinkles.
28. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
A cozy pumpkin bread with chocolate chips is easy to slice and share.
29. Cinnamon Apple Bread
Combine apples and cinnamon in a simple quick bread for a delicious fall baking activity. The ten-year-old I babysit has requested this particular bread every year for the past six years! It’s a fall must have!
This is our ABSOLUTE favorite recipe!
30. Pumpkin Spice Mini Loaves
Bake mini pumpkin bread loaves and let kids decorate or wrap them up to give to friends and family. We love to take drop-offs to Yiayia and Papou’s house.
31. Acorn-Shaped Donut Holes
Dip part of a donut hole in melted chocolate, then roll it in crushed cookies or sprinkles. Add a small pretzel piece for the stem! It’s SO cute and easy! You can make your own donuts or just use store bought for easier after school fall baking.
32. Candy Corn Cupcakes
Decorate cupcakes with yellow, orange, and white frosting to match the classic candy corn colors.
33. Fall Trail Mix Cookies
Add chocolate chips, pretzel pieces, candy, candy corn, and dried fruit to cookie dough for a fun, customizable fall cookie. I like to use my FAVORITE Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe as the base.
34. Maple Cookies 🍁
Make simple maple-flavored cookies and decorate them with a maple leaf design.
Try this INCREDIBLE Maple Cookie recipe!
35. Oreo Truffles
Crush Oreos, mix with cream cheese, roll into balls, and dip in white chocolate with fall sprinkles. This is a classic! No bake!
36. Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
Give classic snickerdoodles a fall twist with pumpkin and warm spices.
Here is the BEST Pumpkin Snickerdoodle recipe!
37. Apple Crumble Cookies
Add small apple pieces and cinnamon to oatmeal cookies for a soft and cozy fall treat.
38. S’mores Brownies 🔥
These handheld S’mores Brownies combine gooey marshmallows, crunchy graham crackers, and fudgy chocolate brownies into one bite! Enough said.
39. Pumpkin Patch Dirt Cups
Bake a simple chocolate cake or brownies, crumble them up, and layer them with pudding and crushed cookies. Add candy pumpkins on top! Perfect for when the kids want play dates after school!
40. Mini Pumpkin Pies
Kids will love having their own tiny pumpkin pie! Use a muffin tin to make individual-sized pies.
41.Apple Nachos 🍎
Slice apples and drizzle with caramel, chocolate, and fall-colored sprinkles. Incredibly easy and creates special fall memories the kids won’t forget.
42. Cinnamon Apple Cake
A simple cinnamon apple cake is a cozy fall baking project that makes the whole house smell amazing.
43. Pumpkin Spice Muddy Buddies
Make puppy chow with pumpkin spice seasoning and fall-colored candies.
44. Fall Chocolate Bark
Spread melted chocolate on parchment paper and let kids cover it with pretzels, M&Ms, candy corn, and fall sprinkles. Another easy no baking required fall treat!
45. Owl Cookies 🦉
Turn Oreo cookies into cute owls by dipping them in melted chocolate, using candy eyes, and a small candy piece for the beak.
46. No-Bake Soft Sugar Cookie Cake Pops 🍪🍂
These super easy no-bake cake pops are made with soft grocery-store sugar cookies, cream cheese, and chocolate. Kids can help roll and decorate them with colorful fall sprinkles!
I’ve decided not to gatekeep this recipe. They are so good and incredibly easy!
Ingredients
- 10–12 soft, frosted sugar cookies from the grocery store
- 2–4 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup melting chocolate or candy melts
- Fall-colored sprinkles
- Cake pop sticks
Instructions
- Break up the cookies: Place the soft sugar cookies in a large bowl and break them into small pieces.
- Make the dough: Add cream cheese a little at a time and mix until the cookies form a soft, moldable dough. You may not need all of the cream cheese.
- Roll into balls: Roll the mixture into small balls, about 1–1½ inches wide.
- Chill: Place the cake balls in the refrigerator for about 20–30 minutes so they firm up.
- Add the sticks: Dip the end of each cake pop stick into a little melted chocolate, then push it into a cake ball.
- Dip: Dip each cake pop into the melted chocolate until coated.
- Decorate: Immediately add orange, yellow, red, brown, or gold fall sprinkles before the chocolate hardens.
- Set: Place the cake pops on parchment paper or upright in a cake pop stand and refrigerate until completely set.
🍁 Easy Fall Twist
For an extra festive look, use orange or white candy melts and a mixture of fall sprinkles. You could even make some with chocolate drizzle instead of completely dipping them.
Tip: Because the soft cookies already have frosting, start with just a small amount of cream cheese. Add more only if needed—the goal is a dough that holds together without becoming too soft.
47. Easy Pumpkin Spice Dip 🎃🍂
This creamy pumpkin spice dip is an easy no-bake fall treat that kids can help make! It’s sweet, fluffy, and perfect for dipping apple slices, graham crackers, vanilla wafers, or pretzels. It’s also a great choice for a cozy fall afternoon or kids’ fall baking day.
Ingredients
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup whipped topping, such as Cool Whip
Instructions
- Mix the cream cheese: Add the softened cream cheese and powdered sugar to a bowl. Beat until smooth and creamy.
- Add the pumpkin: Mix in the pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, and vanilla extract until everything is well combined.
- Make it fluffy: Gently fold in the whipped topping until the dip is light and fluffy.
- Chill: Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.
- Add a topping: Sprinkle a little extra pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon over the top for a festive fall finish.
🍎 What to Dip
Serve your pumpkin spice dip with:
- Apple slices
- Graham crackers
- Vanilla wafers
- Pretzels
- Cinnamon sugar pita chips
- Animal crackers
- Ginger snaps
🍁 Kid-Friendly Tip
Let kids make their own little fall snack plates with a scoop of pumpkin spice dip and a variety of dippers. They can even arrange the apple slices and crackers into a fun fall shape before enjoying their snack!
48. Fall Monster Energy Bites
These fun Fall Monster Energy Bites are a festive twist on classic monster balls! They’re an easy no-bake fall treat for kids made with oats, peanut butter, maple syrup, chocolate chips, and colorful fall candies. Kids can help mix, roll, and decorate their own monster bites.
Ingredients
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup mini chocolate chips
- ¼ cup fall-colored M&Ms
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed (optional)
- ¼ cup shredded coconut (optional)
- A handful of candy eyes (for decorating)
Instructions
- Mix the base: Add the oats, peanut butter, maple syrup, cinnamon, and vanilla to a large bowl. Stir until everything is well combined.
- Add the fun: Stir in the mini chocolate chips, fall-colored M&Ms, and optional coconut and flaxseed.
- Chill: Place the mixture in the refrigerator for about 20–30 minutes to make it easier to roll.
- Roll: Scoop out about 1 tablespoon of the mixture and roll it into a ball.
- Decorate: Press a few fall-colored M&Ms or candy eyes onto the outside of each ball. You can also roll them in colorful fall sprinkles!
- Chill and enjoy: Refrigerate until ready to serve.
🍁 Make Them Extra Festive
Use orange, yellow, red, and brown M&Ms, fall sprinkles, mini chocolate chips, and candy eyes to give your monster balls a fun autumn look. Let kids create their own silly monster combinations!
Tip: If the mixture feels too sticky, add a little more oats. If it’s too dry, add a small spoonful of peanut butter or maple syrup.Make a pan of frosted sugar cookie bars, then decorate them with crushed cookies and tiny candy pumpkins to create a mini pumpkin patch.
49. Fall Popcorn Balls 🍂🍿
These easy Fall Popcorn Balls are a fun no-bake treat that kids can help make! Sweet, chewy, and filled with festive fall colors, they’re perfect for a cozy fall afternoon, classroom party, or kids’ fall baking activity.
Ingredients
- 8 cups popped popcorn
- 4 cups mini marshmallows
- 3 tablespoons butter
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup fall-colored M&Ms
- ¼ cup candy corn
- 2 tablespoons fall-colored sprinkles
- Optional: candy eyes for silly popcorn balls
Instructions
- Prepare the popcorn: Place the popped popcorn in a large mixing bowl and set aside.
- Make the marshmallow mixture: Melt the butter in a large saucepan over low heat. Add the mini marshmallows and stir until completely melted and smooth. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
- Combine: Pour the melted marshmallow mixture over the popcorn. Carefully stir until the popcorn is evenly coated.
- Add the fall colors: Gently fold in the M&Ms and candy corn. Work fairly quickly so they don’t melt into the warm mixture.
- Shape the balls: Let the mixture cool enough to handle. Lightly butter or grease your hands, then scoop out some of the popcorn mixture and gently press it into balls.
- Decorate: Immediately add fall sprinkles or a few extra M&Ms to the outside of each popcorn ball.
- Set: Place the popcorn balls on parchment paper and allow them to cool and firm up completely before serving.
🍁 Make Them Extra Festive
Use orange, yellow, red, and brown M&Ms along with fall sprinkles to give your popcorn balls a colorful autumn look. For a fun kids’ activity, put all the toppings in separate bowls and let everyone create their own popcorn ball!
50. Apple Cinnamon Monkey Bread 🍎
Monkey bread is especially fun for kids because they can help roll the dough pieces in cinnamon sugar before everything bakes together into a warm, pull-apart treat.
We always sit on the floor watching the bread rise in the oven and it has become a fall tradition.
🍂 Save Your Favorite Fall Recipe!
Found a fall treat you can’t wait to make? Once you’ve picked your favorite, use my [Free Printable Favorite Fall Recipe Card] to write down the recipe and save it for later!
Kids can fill out their own recipe card with the ingredients, directions, and their favorite part of the recipe. It’s a fun way to turn your fall baking adventures into a little collection of recipes and memories. 🍪🍎
👉 [Get the Free Favorite Fall Recipe Card]
Make Fall Baking Even More Fun With Kids 🍂
One of the best parts about baking with kids is that the activity doesn’t have to be perfect! Let them help measure, mix, pour, sprinkle, decorate, and taste-test along the way.
You could even turn your baking day into a Fall Baking Bucket List and challenge yourselves to try a few new recipes throughout the season. Pick one recipe for a cozy weekend, a rainy afternoon, a babysitting day, or Thanksgiving break.
From classic chocolate chip cookies and apple crisp to pumpkin cupcakes and adorable turkey treats, there are plenty of festive ways to make memories in the kitchen this fall.
Which fall treat are you baking first? 🎃🍪🍁
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