For many of us, fall is the season of hot coffee, fallen leaves and holiday cheer.

They highlight some of the best fall ingredients like apple, pear and sweet potato.

Plus, warm brown spices likecinnamon, cloves and gingergive these treats a fragrant boost of anti-inflammatory compounds.

Apple Crisp with Cranberries

Photography / Dera Burreson, Styling / Lauren McAnelly / Holly Rabikis

Smashing the fruit helps create a crispy edge.

Serve these apples warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Apple-Pie Bread

This easy everyday apple-pie bread makes a great breakfast-on-the-go with a cup of coffee.

Crispy Smashed Apples with Cinnamon Sugar

Photography / Dera Burreson, Styling / Lauren McAnelly / Holly Rabikis

For the best results, roast sweet potatoes in the oven; in a pinch, microwave them instead.

Apple Spice Muffins

Think of creme fraiche as sour cream’s richer, thicker, less-sour sibling.

Pear Custard Pie

A velvety, light custard surrounds ripe pears in this healthy pear pie recipe.

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Serve with a dollop of vanilla whipped cream.

This sweet potato version plays well during the holidays.

Apple Crisp with Cranberries

Sticking to its food-waste mission, L.A.

Ginger Molasses Cookies

Photography / Greg DuPree, Styling / Ruth BlackBurn / Julia Bayless

Kitchen created this dessert to work with almost any fruit you have on hand.

The addition of dried fruit adds a concentrated hit of flavor you won’t get from fresh alone.

Baked Cinnamon Apple Slices

Caitlin Bensel

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Sweet Potato Bread Pudding with Pecan Praline Sauce

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Hasselback Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows

Flaky Apple Pie Bars

Jacob Fox

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a recipe photo of the Sweet Potato Dump Cake

Photographer: Robby Lozano, Food Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf

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Apple-Crisp-Stuffed Baked Apples

baked pears

Photography / Caitlin Bensel, Food Styling / Kady Wohlfarth