10 Recipes for the Perfect Fall Bake Sale

Reader's Digest EditorsUpdated: Feb. 11, 2022

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Rocky Road Brownies

Everyone loves brownies. Here, mini marshmallows add gooey sweetness to a rich, nutty dessert that won’t last long on the bake sale table.

Mini Pumpkin Cupcakes

Use your favorite recipe for cake and frosting to make mini cupcakes. You can also substitute store-bought cake mix and frosting for a quick and easy dessert.

Dutch Apple Muffins

The batter for these scrumptious muffins mixes up and bakes in a jiffy. You can have a batch coming out of the oven in no time flat!

Triple-Chocolate Cookies

Chocolate chips, chocolate sprinkles, and cocoa powder create a triple shot of chocolate flavor. Sour cream gives the cookies an irresistibly soft and tender crumb.

Fall Marshmallow Pops

Taking only seconds to create, these marshmallow pops are a fun last-minute treat.

Banana-Walnut Quick Bread

Just sweet enough, this quick bread is made with whole grains, fruit, and nuts, earning an A+ for being a nutritious bake sale staple.

Bite-Sized Turkey Cookies

No gobble about it, these turkey cookies are so cute you might feel guilty eating them. Make sure to tote along enough for everyone who will want to buy some for family and friends.

Soft Pumpkin Cookies

If healthy’s the name of your bake sale game, these pumpkin treats are your homework assignment. They’re loaded with beta-carotene and fiber.

Homemade Fudge

Using not one, but three kinds of chocolate, plus pecans and marshmallows, makes this a deep, rich, chocolatey dream of a fudge that will match any you can buy in a store.

Blueberry Sour Cream Coffee Cake

In one word, delicious. In three words? Easy as pie. The reason? You can use fresh or frozen blueberries and be done with prep in under a half hour! Sweet, right?!

Originally Published: September 13, 2011

Originally Published in Reader's Digest