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Desserts, Breakfast, Fall Recipes, Sourdough Kiley Heard Desserts, Breakfast, Fall Recipes, Sourdough Kiley Heard

Sourdough Buttermilk Fried Apple Rings (with Easy Salted Caramel)

These Sourdough Buttermilk Fried Apple Rings are the fall treat that is going to stop everyone in their tracks. Apple rings get dipped into a sourdough buttermilk batter that fries up beautifully golden and perfectly crisp on the outside while the apple in the center turns into the most incredible sweet and tart juicy bite. While still warm from frying, they get coated in cinnamon sugar for that little extra crunch that makes them completely irresistible. Served warm with an easy salted caramel for dipping - this is fall fair food made at home and it is so much better than the real thing.

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Pumpkin Honey Bun Cake

Warm cozy and completely impossible to resist — this Pumpkin Honey Bun Cake is the fall bake that is going to have everyone reaching for seconds before they even finish their first slice. The cake is incredibly soft and tender with a delicate crumb packed with warm spiced pumpkin flavor that makes every single bite feel like a warm little hug. A cinnamon brown sugar filling swirls throughout and melts beautifully into the cake as it bakes for that classic honey bun flavor in the most effortless and deeply comforting way. Baked until perfectly golden and finished with a blanket of honey cream cheese glaze that soaks right into the warm cake — every single bite just melts in your mouth. 

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Apple Streusel Cheesecake Buns

Soft pillowy and completely irresistible — these Apple Streusel Cheesecake Buns are the fall bake that is going to stop everyone in their tracks. The dough is incredibly soft and tender with that melt-in-your-mouth pull-apart texture that makes every single bite feel like a warm hug. Tucked inside each bun is a rich and tangy cheesecake filling alongside a warm homemade apple pie filling that work together so beautifully you will want to make these every single weekend. Finished with a pecan oat streusel for the most satisfying crunch and a maple vanilla bean glaze that melts right over the top — served warm with a hot cup of coffee.

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Bakery-Style Banana Biscoff Muffins

Soft fluffy and absolutely irresistible — these Bakery-Style Banana Biscoff Muffins are about to become your new favorite thing to bake! The banana muffin base is insanely soft and tender with a delicate crumb that practically melts in your mouth and that warm cozy banana flavor in every single bite. Tucked inside each one is a rich Biscoff cream cheese filling and a swirl of Biscoff cookie butter that complement each other so beautifully you will not be able to stop at just one. Finished with a golden Biscoff streusel topping that adds the most satisfying crunch — served warm with a hot cup of coffee.

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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

This is the pumpkin bread you are going to want to make on repeat all season long. This Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread is soft and perfectly tender in the middle with a beautifully golden and slightly crisp exterior. The brown butter adds a warm nutty depth that pairs so beautifully with the cozy spiced pumpkin flavor running through every single slice, then melty chocolate chips are studded throughout so you get little pockets of rich chocolate in every bite. Serve it warm with a pat of butter, a sprinkle of flaky sea salt, and a hot cup of coffee. 

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Brown Butter Maple Twist Donuts

These Brown Butter Maple Twist Donuts are the kind of recipe that makes your whole kitchen smell incredible. A pillowy-soft milk bread dough made with tangzhong gives every single donut that melt-in-your-mouth texture you just cannot stop thinking about — twisted into that beautiful shape and fried until perfectly golden with just the right amount of chew on the outside. Then comes the brown butter maple glaze — rich toasty and perfectly sweet with that deep maple flavor that melts right over every twist!

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Apple Fritter Butter Swim Biscuits

These Apple Fritter Butter Swim Biscuits are the cozy fall breakfast you are going to want to make every single weekend. Soft fluffy and incredibly buttery with that irresistible pull-apart texture that practically melts in your mouth — a warm homemade apple filling swirled throughout is loaded with cozy spices and perfectly tart apples for that classic apple fritter flavor in every single bite. Finished with a cinnamon brown sugar topping that caramelizes as it bakes and comes out of the oven perfectly golden and bubbling. Serve them warm with a pat of butter and a hot cup of coffee for the ultimate fall morning treat.

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Pecan Sticky Bun Pumpkin Bread Pudding

If fall had a dessert that perfectly captured everything cozy about the season, it would be this Pecan Sticky Bun Pumpkin Bread Pudding. Soft buttery brioche soaks up a perfectly spiced pumpkin custard then gets swirled and layered with a warming gooey sticky pecan filling that melts into every single bite. The whole thing bakes up golden and bubbling with the most incredible combination of textures and flavors — rich custardy bread pudding meets classic sticky bun in the most indulgent way. Served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, a drizzle of easy salted caramel, and a sprinkle of flaky sea salt!

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Brown Butter Sweet Potato Oatmeal Cream Pies

These Brown Butter Sweet Potato Oatmeal Cream Pies are the cozy fall treat you didn't know you needed! Perfectly soft and chewy brown butter sweet potato oatmeal cookies loaded with warming spices sandwich the most lush and tangy brown butter cream cheese filling alongside the easiest salted maple caramel that melts right into every single bite. They are nostalgic, deeply comforting, and packed with so much fall flavor that you will want to make them on repeat all season long. 

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Upside-Down Apple Pie Cheesecake (No-Bake)

Fall dessert season just got a whole lot more exciting with this Upside-Down Apple Pie Cheesecake! A buttery and perfectly crunchy Biscoff cookie crust ends up beautifully on top once inverted, with layers of a rich and creamy no-bake cheesecake filling and a warm spiced homemade apple pie filling tucked right in the middle — full of tart juicy apples and all the cozy fall spices you love. Inverted to serve and smashed into with a spoon for the most fun and interactive dessert experience, then finished with a brown sugar salted caramel that ties everything together perfectly.

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Apple Cider Cinnabon Delights

These Apple Cider Cinnabon Delights are the fall treat you are going to want to make on repeat. An incredibly soft and pillowy apple cider dough fries up perfectly golden with just the right amount of chew, then each one gets stuffed to the brim with a sweet and slightly tangy cream cheese filling that melts into every single bite. Brushed with an apple cider butter soak while still warm and rolled in cinnamon sugar for the most irresistible finishing touch. They taste just like the real thing but made completely from scratch at home!

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The Best Pumpkin Spice French Toast

Cozy, warm, and packed with that pumpkin spice flavor you want all fall long — this Pumpkin Spice French Toast is the breakfast upgrade you didn't know you needed. Thick slices of bread are soaked in a rich pumpkin spice custard and cooked until perfectly golden on the outside with a soft custardy center. Served warm with a pat of butter, whipped pumpkin mascarpone, powdered sugar, and maple syrup. It comes together quickly, looks stunning, and tastes like fall in every single bite!

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Deep Dish Sweet Potato Gooey Brown Butter Cake

This Deep Dish Sweet Potato Gooey Brown Butter Cake is everything you want on a cozy autumn evening! A soft, perfectly spiced brown butter sweet potato cake sits at the base that is tender and warming with that deep nutty richness. Then the top is a rich and gooey cinnamon cream cheese layer that gets perfectly crackly as it bakes and melts right into the cake for the most irresistible combination of textures in every single spoonful. Best served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, a drizzle of salted caramel, and a sprinkle of flaky sea salt.

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Homemade Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

These Homemade Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls are soft, fluffy, sticky, and perfectly gooey with beautifully golden caramelized edges that make every single bite absolutely irresistible. A warming pumpkin spice cinnamon filling gets beautifully gooey and almost caramelized as it melts into every single swirl throughout — giving every bite that deeply comforting and cozy fall flavor you crave all season long. Finished with a classic cream cheese frosting that melts right over the top and into every swirl — served warm with a hot cup of coffee, these are the ultimate cozy fall cinnamon rolls!

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Sweet Potato Sticky Toffee Pudding

This Sweet Potato Sticky Toffee Pudding is the most incredibly soft, warming, and deeply comforting fall dessert you will ever make. The cake is insanely soft, perfectly spiced, and beautifully tender with a rich sweet potato flavor that brings the most incredible melt-in-your-mouth texture to every single bite. Once baked, the cake is soaked with a silky and deeply indulgent sweet potato toffee sauce that melts into every single crack and crevice for the most irresistible sticky toffee pudding experience throughout. Served warm with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream and a sprinkle of flaky sea salt — this is the cozy fall dessert that everyone will absolutely love!

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Apple Streusel Griddle Cakes

These Apple Streusel Griddle Cakes are soft, fluffy, and incredibly tender in the middle with a beautifully golden exterior and perfectly crisp edges that make every single bite absolutely irresistible. A warm and gooey apple filling is laced throughout every single griddle cake, bursting with bright tart apple flavor and warm cozy spices that pair absolutely beautifully with the golden exterior throughout. The cinnamon streusel caramelizes on the bottom and melts into the middle as they cook for that classic apple crumble flavor in every single bite — they're best served warm with a generous pat of butter, a drizzle of maple syrup, and a hot cup of coffee!

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Bakery-Style Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins (with Brown Butter)

These Bakery-Style Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins (with Brown Butter) are soft, fluffy, and incredibly tender with a delicate crumb that is packed with that warm, cozy, and deeply comforting spiced pumpkin flavor that makes every single bite feel like a warm hug. Tucked inside every single muffin is a smooth and tangy cream cheese filling that melts beautifully into the crumb as it bakes for the most indulgent and perfectly balanced surprise in every single bite. Finished with a buttery oat streusel that adds the most incredible crunch — served warm with a hot cup of coffee, these muffins are the ultimate cozy fall treat you will want to make on repeat all season long!

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Old-Fashioned Pumpkin Donut Bars (with Salted Maple Cinnamon Glaze)

These Old-Fashioned Pumpkin Donut Bars are soft, fluffy, and perfectly tender with a delicate crumb and a beautifully golden and crisp exterior that makes every single bite absolutely irresistible. Every bite is packed with that warm, cozy, and deeply comforting spiced pumpkin flavor that feels like a warm little hug in every single bite. Fried until perfectly golden and coated in a salted maple cinnamon glaze that melts into every single crack and crinkle for the most beautiful and irresistible finishing touch — served warm with a hot cup of coffee, these donut bars are the ultimate cozy fall treat you will want to make on repeat all season long!

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Salted Caramel Apple Crumble Cheesecake Bars

These Salted Caramel Apple Crumble Cheesecake Bars are the most incredible fall dessert mashup — a golden and buttery Biscoff cookie crust is layered with a rich and creamy vanilla bean cheesecake filling and a warm and gooey apple pie filling that is packed with cozy fall spices and perfectly tart and juicy apples. Finished with a golden crumble topping that adds the most satisfying crunch and a drizzle of the easiest salted caramel that ties all the warm fall flavors together beautifully — these bars are the ultimate cozy fall treat that everyone will absolutely love!

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Sticky Toffee Pudding Cinnamon Rolls

These Sticky Toffee Pudding Cinnamon Rolls are soft, fluffy, sticky, and perfectly gooey with a pull-apart date dough that is beautifully golden and absolutely irresistible in every single bite. Tucked inside every single swirl is a warm and gooey cinnamon date filling that melts into the dough as it bakes for the most deeply comforting and indulgent flavor throughout. Baked until perfectly golden and finished with a rich maple toffee sauce and a brown sugar cream cheese frosting that melt into every single swirl — served warm with a hot cup of coffee, these cinnamon rolls are the ultimate cozy treat you will want to make on repeat all season long.

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