25 Fall Recipes That Aren't Pumpkin Spice Flavored (2024)

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What can you use instead of pumpkin spice? ›

Common Pumpkin Pie Spice Substitution Questions

To get 1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice, use ¾ teaspoon cinnamon and ¼ teaspoon ginger, allspice, cloves or nutmeg, whatever you have! If you have two of the above spices, use ½ teaspoon cinnamon and ¼ teaspoon of whichever two spices you do have.

Caramel is a sweet, smooth flavor that is wonderfully associated with the fall season. Its texture and flavor gives us the feeling of a sophisticated palate, as we take in that divine, rich taste that is like no other.

As with our old friends pumpkin spice and maple, as the leaves change color, the days grow shorter, and the temperature drops, we start to crave sweet fall treats such as gingerbread, ginger snaps, and ginger-molasses cookies. (And savory ones like carrot-ginger soup.)

A simple combination of cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg produces a mix very similar to ground allspice. Learn how to make your own here. Combine cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves thoroughly in a small mixing bowl. Use as a 1:1 substitute for 1 tsp of allspice.

Pumpkin Pie Spice vs Apple Pie Spice

Apple pie spice is made of cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ginger, and occasionally cardamom. Pumpkin spice includes a combination of those ingredients except for cardamom, but the key difference between the two is that pumpkin spice contains cloves.

Load your bag with the top fall foods: apples, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, dates, kale, pears, pomegranate, pumpkin, squash, and sweet potatoes. Always eat the peel of soft-skinned fruits and veggies to get the most nutrients.

Butterscotch

Blondies, autumn cheesecakes, and cookies that use butterscotch flavor have been known to take fall baking to a prized level. Butterscotch also plays nicely when spooned over ice creams that use comforting fall flavors.

What are some fall fruits? ›

Popular autumn spices include cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cardamom, cloves, nutmeg, star anise, turmeric, cayenne pepper and pumpkin pie spice — a combination of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and clove.

Hazelnut – Harvested in late summer to early fall, hazelnuts lend a mild, meaty profile that can be enjoyed toasted or raw. Crush them up to top cookies or other baked goods, or make a from-scratch hazelnut butter to serve aside fresh baked bread.

September is the bridge between the summer and fall harvests, welcoming favorite fruits such as apples, grapes, mangoes, and dates. Classic veggies like carrots and bell peppers can be found side by side with bok choy in market stalls overflowing with last-of-summer tomatoes and berries.

Apple pie spice has many of the same ingredients as pumpkin pie spice, such as cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg, so it's a great pumpkin pie spice substitute. However, most apple pie spices don't contain the ginger and cloves that pumpkin pie spice has. So it won't be exactly the same, but it will be close!

Butternut Squash and Sweet Potatoes

Butternut squash and our favorite orange spuds (sweet potatoes) can save the day when needing a quick alternative to pumpkin. These ingredients, in these amounts, are interchangeable in most recipes to achieve the same texture and most similar flavor.

Pumpkin spice (a.k.a. pumpkin pie spice) is an aromatic blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger. Sometimes allspice is included. You can buy the spice blend at the store or use ingredients you already have on hand to make DIY pumpkin spice.

Typically, cinnamon makes up most of the spice ratio in pumpkin pie seasoning, making it a great substitute for plain cinnamon, especially if you're making sweets and baked goods. You can use pumpkin pie seasoning as a 1:1 replacement for cinnamon in recipes like cookies, cakes, and breads.