Family GatheringsNo. 4536 · The 2026 edition
31 Fall Recipes to Cook Through October
Cook your way through October with 31 festive recipes—from cozy breakfasts to spooky Halloween treats.
Our own summary of the original — the full post and photos live at buzzfeed.com.
This collection spans the entire month with a recipe for every day, covering everything from warm French toast casseroles to chocolate-filled Halloween cookies. You'll find hearty one-pot meals, seasonal sips, and plenty of festive desserts to enjoy all October long.
About this
A BuzzFeed round-up of 31 seasonal recipes to cook throughout October, spanning cozy make-ahead breakfasts, hearty one-pot dinners and sides, fall desserts, cocktails, and Halloween-themed treats. Each numbered entry names a dish, links to the original recipe on an outside blog, and gives a short blurb on why it fits the fall season. The page is best treated as a ranked recipe list with a Halloween/autumn food-idea framing.
The plan
- Pick make-ahead breakfasts (baked oatmeal, overnight French toast casserole) at the start of the week so mornings are covered.
- Plan hearty one-pot and sheet pan dinners for cool fall nights to minimize cleanup.
- Build a Halloween party menu around the festive items: pumpkin snack board, mummy hot dogs, strawberry ghosts, jack-o'-lantern cookies, and pumpkin patch punch.
- Save fall apple picking and cranberry season hauls for baking projects like apple fritter cake and cranberry muffins.
- Include a seasonal cocktail or two, such as the spiced chai old fashioned or apple cider prosecco spritz, for gatherings.
Food & drink
- Orange Creamsicle Baked Oatmeal
- Overnight Cinnamon Apple French Toast Casserole
- Fresh Cranberry Muffins
- Sweet Potato Breakfast Bowls
- Sweet Potato and Red Lentil Curry
- Mushroom Parmesan with Garlicky Breadcrumbs
- Sheet Pan Beef and Broccoli
- Roasted Delicata Squash with Honey Butter and Pistachios
- Crunchy Asian Cabbage Salad with Crispy Fish
- Indian Coconut Butter Cauliflower
- Brussels & Kale Caesar with Cheesy Garlic Croutons
- Cheesy Cauliflower
- Pumpkin Snack Board
- Miso Sesame Glazed Brussels Sprouts
- Salsa Verde Chicken Stuffed Poblano Peppers
- Spicy Chicken and Sweet Potato Meal Prep Bowls
- Brown Rice Risotto with Mushrooms and Oregano
- Mummy Hot Dogs
- Balsamic Fig Chicken Marsala
- White Cheddar Mac 'n' Cheese Stuffed Squash
- Butternut Squash Ravioli with Brown Butter Sauce and Pecans
- Milk Chocolate Stuffed Jack-O'-Lantern Cookies
- Salted Caramel Apple Pie Bars
- Salted Honey and Pistachio Fig Tarte Tatin
- Maple Vanilla Baked Pears
- Coffee Tahini Date Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies
- Chocolate Covered Strawberry Ghosts
- Apple Fritter Cake
- Spiced Chai Old Fashioned
- Apple Cider Prosecco Spritz
- Pumpkin Patch Punch
More photos
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