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Cozy Fall Desserts to Bake All Season – Pumpkin, Apple, Maple & More!

When the leaves start to change color and the mornings get that distinct chill, I start dreaming about fall baking. There’s just something about the scent of pumpkin, maple, and apple that make the house feel warm and cozy. I’m excited to share some of my favorite treats from maple chai snickerdoodles to apple cider cupcakes with a cinnamon marshmallow buttercream.

Cozy fall desserts to bake all season long

These are the desserts from my personal recipe collection that I can’t stop baking all season long. And just because I like to be a little “extra” I tucked in a few bonus fall-ish recipes at the end of this post—perfect for a cozy breakfast or snack!

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What We’re Reading, Baking, Cooking, and Learning

If you enjoy books, simple recipes, and hearing about homeschooling, you’ll enjoy today’s post! These are my favorite types of posts to write–ones where I share a bit of everything. What we’re up to, my random thoughts, and of course, what’s going on in the Zottola kitchen!

Family Life

Mordecai had his checkup for the impetigo rash that came back. He is on another antibiotic and an antibiotic cream. After his appointment, I noticed Dakota started to develop a few impetigo spots on her ankles (how random, right?!) but it’s not bad… yet? We’re keeping an eye on it. I had literally never heard of impetigo until last month and now it’s at the forefront of my brain haha.

He’s a trooper!

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