31 Recipes to Make in October

Could you use a speedy meal to sustain the troops before they set out trick-or-treating? Or perhaps a make-ahead breakfast with seasonal appeal? A latte to rival a top seller commonly known by the initials P.S.L.?

Or maybe you, like me, were tasked with bringing the lone healthy snack to a class party—and it must be orange, by the way. Number 18 on the following list was the lightbulb that went off in my head the year my older son was in fourth grade. The snack was such a hit that I continued to pack them in my boys’ lunches, even when they were in high school. (They assured me at the time that they were not embarrassed and to keep doing it!)

Similarly, we are never too old for Spooky Spaghetti Stuffed Peppers (#17 on the list), among festive fare. Numbers 21, 23, and 30 readily come to mind!

Meet Ann Fulton, the recipe developer and cook behind The Fountain Avenue Kitchen where she has been sharing time-tested recipes for the last 12 years.

From seasonal breakfast and dinner recipes both serious and silly, after-school snacks,and the best way to roast pumpkin seeds to a cocktail called Spider Cider (a must!) and a dessert that makes use of leftover candy, I hope you have fun perusing the list.

1. Slow Cooker Maple Apple Sauce
2. Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix
3. Fall Slaw
4. Stuffed Acorn Squash
5. Pumpkin Spice Roasted Delicata Squash (air fryer and oven method)
6. Slow Cooker Spiced Apple Butter
7. Spaghetti Squash Lasagna
8. Apple Cake
9. Pumpkin Spice Chai Latte (hot or cold!)
10. Crunchy Top Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal (Muffins Optional)
11. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
12. Pumpkin Bran Muffins with (or without!) Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
13. Pumpkin Maple Vinaigrette
14. Apple Peanut Butter Delights
15. Caramel Apple Nachos
16. Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
17. Spooky Spaghetti Stuffed Peppers
18. Clementine Jack-o’-lanterns
19. Lemon Dijon Kale Salad with Sweet Potatoes & Apples
20. Pumpkin and Black Bean Soup
21. Halloween Mini Meatloaves
22. Easy Scalloped Apples
23. Spider Dogs
24. No Bake Butterscotch Haystacks
25. Harvest Brussels Sprouts
26. No-Bake Pumpkin Spice Energy Bites
27. Pumpkin Spice Chia Pudding & Parfaits
28. Pumpkin Cornbread
29. Spaghetti Squash Pizza Boats
30. Candy Bag Brownies
31. Spider Cider

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