This post may contain affiliate links, please see our privacy policy for details.

Today, Iโ€™m sharing my favorite 31 Recipes to Cook in October. This collection pulls from my favorite recipes shared in the month of October over the past 11 – going on 12 years. Crazy that it will be 12 years on October 12th (here is our very first recipe!). There are so many great October favorites here! A fun mix of our spookiest drinks and frightful sweets, game-day snacks, appetizers, quick dinners, warm bowls of soup, crockpot meals, and plenty of pumpkin and apple recipes! Weโ€™ve got a recipe to make each day this month, plus a few extras!

Vanilla Chai Pumpkin Latte Cupcakes with Cinnamon Brown Sugar Frosting | halfbakedhavest.com

Itโ€™s officially spooky season, one of my favorite months of the year! I always have the most fun with our October recipes. Gathering recipes I’ve shared throughout the years is actually really fun!!

As we head further into fall and the holiday season, I love to share the most special recipes. I think the collection below really demonstrates that. To kick things off, I have a whole bunch of overly cute โ€œspookyโ€ cocktails and mocktails for everyone to enjoy. And the snacks and appetizers for game day are just scrumptious!

We then move on to the main dishes: cozy crockpot recipes, pasta, and big harvest-style salads!

And then there are the desserts! There’s a great mix of pumpkin, apple, and chocolate recipes. Some are magical and โ€œhaunted,โ€ while others are great to continue baking into November!

There are so many goodies to share! I would love to know your favorites! Currently, I’m loving last year’s pumpkin latte cookies and apple cider braised pot roast. Delicious!

Lastly, please let me know what recipes you would be most excited to see this coming October. I have my own ideas, but I always love to hear from you all! One specific question I have: Do you like my spooky themes? Or is it better to simply share a great fall drink recipe? Please let me know your thoughts!

Hope you enjoy all these yummy October recipes! More to come this month!! Have a frightastic October – Boo!

Spooky Drinks For October Nights

Haunted Pumpkin Patch Margarita | halfbakedharvest.com

Haunted Pumpkin Patch Margarita

Jack Skellington's Haunted White Russian | halfbakedharvest.com

Jack Skellington’s Haunted White Russian

Smoky Sanderson Sister'sย Smash | halfbakedharvest.com

Smoky Sanderson Sisters’ย Smash

Ginger Apple Moscow Mule

Smoky Harvest Apple Cider Margarita | halfbakedharvest.com #margarita #applecider #cocktail #holiday #thanksgiving

Smoky Harvest Apple Cider Margarita

The Golden Snitch Cocktail | halfbakedharvest.com #harrypotter #cocktails #easy #fall

The Golden Snitch Cocktail

The Goblet of Fire Cocktail | halfbakedharvest.com

The Goblet of Fire Cocktail

Hocus Pocus Old Fashioned | halfbakedharvest.com

Hocus Pocus Old Fashioned

Enchanted Graveyard Pomegranate Punch | halfbakedharvest.com

Enchanted Graveyard Pomegranate Punch

Cozy Dinners

Crockpot Garlic Butter Chicken Meatballs with Creamy Orzo | halfbakedharvest.com

Crockpot Garlic Butter Chicken Meatballs and Creamy Orzo

Pull Apart Roasted Garlic Pizza Dip Sliders | halfbakedharvest.com

Pull Apart Roasted Garlic Pizza Dip Sliders

Parmesan Popovers with Crispy Sage Garlic Butter | halfbakedharvest.com #popovers #bread #easyrecipes

Parmesan Popovers with Crispy Sage Garlic Butter

Sage Brown Butter Pumpkin Pasta Alfredo | halfbakedharvest.com

Sage Brown Butter Pumpkin Pasta Alfredo

Better For You Chicken and Spinach Ramen | halfbakedharvest.com

Better For You Chicken and Spinach Ramen

Creamy Broccoli Cheddar Casserole with Garlic Butter Pretzels | halfbakedharvest.com

Creamy Broccoli Cheddar Casserole

Crockpot Sunday Sauce | halfbakedharvest.com

Crockpot Sunday Sauce

One Pot Stove-Top Pumpkin Mac and Cheese | halfbakedharvest.com

One Pot Stove-Top Pumpkin Mac and Cheese

Crockpot Herb Butter Chicken and Wild Rice

Healthier Slow Cooker Creamy Tortellini Vegetable Soup

Browned Sage Butter Chicken Piccata with Mushroom Pasta

Creamy French Onion and Mushroom Soup | halfbakedharvest.com

Creamy French Onion and Mushroom Soup

Better Than Takeout Dan Dan Noodles | halfbakedharvest.com #asian #takeout #easyrecipes #dinner

Better Than Takeout Dan Dan Noodles

Weeknight Sticky Ginger Sesame Chicken Meatballs

Creamy White Lasagna Soup

One Pot French Onion Pasta with Crispy Prosciutto

Crockpot Chipotle Queso Chicken Chili

Cider Braised Short Ribs with Caramelized Onions

Easy Ginger Chicken and Spinach Ramen

Sage Butter Pumpkin Cheese Ravioli | halfbakedharvest.com

Sage Butter Pumpkin Cheese Ravioli

Creamy Pierogi Chicken Soup with Rosemary Bacon | halfbakedharvest.com

ย 

Creamy Pierogi Chicken Soup with Rosemary Bacon

One Pan Roasted Herb Chicken and Wild Rice

Cider Braised Pot Roast with Crispy Sage Butter Potatoes

Smothered Chicken in Mushroom Wine Pan Sauce

Crockpot Buffalo Chicken and Broccoli

Healthy Slow Cooker Turkey and White Bean Chili

Coconut Sweet Potato Lentil Soup with Rice

Crockpot Thai Short Ribs with Coconut Rice | halfbakedharvest.com

Crockpot Thai Short Ribs with Coconut Rice

Autumn Sweets

Pumpkin Butter Cinnamon Roll Bread | halfbakedhavrest.com

Pumpkin Butter Cinnamon Roll Bread

Brown Butter Pumpkin Oatmeal Latte Cookies | halfbakedharvest.com

Brown Butter Pumpkin Oatmeal Latte Cookies

Cinnamon Swirl Snickerdoodle Blondies | halfbakedharvest.com

Cinnamon Swirl Snickerdoodle Blondies

Gooey Pecan Pie Brownies| halfbakedharvest.com

Gooey Pecan Pie Brownies

Cream Cheese Swirled Cinnamon Pumpkin Coffee Cake | halfbakedharvest.com

Cream Cheese Swirled Cinnamon Pumpkin Coffee Cake

Brown Butter Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies | halfbakedharvest.com

Brown Butter Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Vanilla Chai Pumpkin Latte Cupcakes with Cinnamon Brown Sugar Frosting | halfbakedhavest.com

Vanilla Chai Pumpkin Latte Cupcakes with Cinnamon Brown Sugar Frosting

Mini Apple Cider Cakes | halfbakedharvest.com

Mini Apple Cider Cakes

Cinnamon Swirl Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Butter Bread | halfbakedharvest.com

Cinnamon Swirl Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Butter Bread

Easy Swirled Cinnamon Sugar Croissant Loaf | halfbakedharvest.com #cinnamon #fall #bread #croissants

Easy Swirled Cinnamon Sugar Croissant Loaf

Pumpkin Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies | halfbakedharvest.com #pumpkin #cookies #chocolatechipcookies #fallrecipes

Pumpkin Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cream Cheese Swirled Cinnamon Pumpkin Butter Bread | halfbakedharvest.com

Cream Cheese Swirled Cinnamon Pumpkin Butter Bread

Salted Bourbon Apple Crumble Coffee Cake | halfbakedharvest.com

Salted Bourbon Apple Crumble Coffee Cake

BOO! Fun for Halloween

Milk Chocolate Stuffed Jack-O'-Lantern Cookies | halfbakedharvest.com #halloween #thanksgiving #cookies #easyrecipes #chocolate #holidayrecipes #fallrecipes

Milk Chocolate Stuffed Jack-O’-Lantern Cookies

BOO! Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars | halfvakedharvest.com

BOO! Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

Halloween Monster Mash Cookies | halfbakedharvest.com

Halloween Monster Mash Cookies

Lastly, if you make any of these 31 Recipes to Cook in October, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And, of course, if you do make this recipe, donโ€™t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!

Add a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Comments

  1. Iโ€™ve been a huge fan of your recipes for a long time. However recently itโ€™s becoming increasingly difficult to navigate your website with so many pop up ads. Scrolling down to the actual recipes takes so long and itโ€™s always super glitchy. I understand thatโ€™s how you make a lot of your revenue, through ads, but itโ€™s making the experience of using your amazing recipes a lot less enjoyable. I definitely donโ€™t visit your website as often due to this. I hope youโ€™ll consider dialing back on the ads someday.

    1. Hi Hillary,
      Thanks for your comment today. Yes, we are most definitely having these discussions and appreciate all of the honest feedback we have been receiving. Sorry for any frustrations! Have the best fall Sunday! xT

  2. I love your recipes and I have been following you for a long time. However I am now not able to print the recipes that I like. This problem has only been for the last few months. I donโ€™t know what you changed on your website but it is very frustrating. No matter what I do I canโ€™t print your recipes!

    1. Hi Emily,
      So very sorry to hear you are having issues printing the recipes. Can I ask what browser you are using? Are you pressing the “print” button on the recipe card and then “print” on the Jupiter page? Please let me know so we can help get this figured out! xT

    2. I have the same problem, can’t print via Jupiter. I use Firefox and in the browser when you go to File, then Print, it will open the print window where you can print the recipe. Hope this works for you!

  3. This is AMAZING! Iโ€™m going to make the mini apple cider cakes, monster mash cookies, and pomegranate punch. Thanks! ๐Ÿ˜€

  4. Your October drink photos are the BEST ever! Stunning styling, especially with the smoke. Great job! Have you considered a beverage-only cookbook?