Fall Sourdough Recipes You Have To Try
Updated Jul 22, 2026
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Fall baking is the perfect way to put your sourdough starter or sourdough discard to use with recipes that highlight the best seasonal flavors. Whether you’re looking for fall sourdough discard recipes like sourdough apple muffins, sourdough pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, or sourdough discard pumpkin pancakes, or fall bread recipes like pumpkin cinnamon roll focaccia, artisan pumpkin bread, and savory sourdough bread bowls there are endless possibilities.
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Pumpkin is one of my favorite fall flavors, so naturally, I love baking cozy sourdough recipes this time of year. My Sourdough Pumpkin Muffins are one of my go-to recipes every fall, but this list is filled with even more seasonal favorites. Whether you love pumpkin, apple, cranberry, or simply want something warm and cozy to bake, you’re sure to find a new favorite fall sourdough recipe.
Pumpkin Sourdough Recipes
Artisan Pumpkin Sourdough Bread
This sweet pumpkin spice loaf uses pumpkin puree in place of some of the water and is spiced with pumpkin pie seasoning which includes cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger. If you want to get really festive, bake the loaf in the shape of a pumpkin!
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Sourdough Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Focaccia
Pumpkin cinnamon rolls turned focaccia with this decadent sourdough pumpkin focaccia. It starts with a pumpkin focaccia bread swirled with cinnamon sugar and topped with a tangy cream cheese frosting. This is an easy recipe baked in a 9×13 pan, no dutch oven required!
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Sourdough Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
With a chewy texture and gooey chocolate, these Sourdough Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies are everything you crave during the fall season. Brown butter, pumpkin spice, and pumpkin puree make every bite rich and cozy. Bake right away, or leave them in the fridge for an overnight fermentation.
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Sourdough Pumpkin Pancakes
These pumpkin spice pancakes are soft, fluffy, and delicious, topped with cinnamon honey butter and maple syrup. They are delicious on their own, or add your favorite mix-ins to the batter like chocolate chips or nuts for the ultimate fall breakfast.
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Sourdough Pumpkin Muffins
Sourdough Pumpkin Muffins are soft, buttery, and full of warm fall spices. Ready in under 30 minutes, they make a quick and easy snack or fall treat.
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Sourdough Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
These must-try pumpkin cookies are super soft and chewy and have a delicious pumpkin spice flavor. They are made with sourdough discard and have enough pumpkin puree that you don’t even need eggs in this recipe.
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Sourdough Pumpkin Mini Muffins
These Sourdough Pumpkin Mini Muffins are soft, fluffy, and brimming with cozy pumpkin pie spice in every bite. Made with simple ingredients, naturally sweetened and filled with melty chocolate chips, they come together in under 20 minutes for an easy, kid-approved snack.
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Sourdough Pumpkin Scones
These Sourdough Pumpkin Scones are soft, tender, and full of cozy spices and pumpkin flavor. Filled with white chocolate chips and finished with a sweet brown butter icing, they practically melt in your mouth.
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Sourdough Pumpkin Bread
Moist Sourdough Pumpkin Bread topped with a buttery cinnamon streusel that adds a sweet and nutty crunch that pairs so well with the warm flavors of the pumpkin and spices in the bread.
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Sourdough Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
This Sourdough Pumpkin Cake is filled with pumpkin, cinnamon, and nutmeg for a perfectly moist cake, then it is topped with a sweet and tangy cream cheese frosting with a hint of cinnamon for the perfect fall dessert!
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Sourdough Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
These Sourdough Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls are soft, fluffy, and filled with cozy fall flavor. Made with pumpkin purée, swirled with a gooey pumpkin spice cinnamon-sugar pecan filling, and topped with tangy cream cheese frosting.
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Apple Sourdough Recipes
Sourdough Discard Apple Cake
A moist and delicious apple cake made with sourdough discard, apples, walnuts, cinnamon, and topped with a cream cheese frosting. It's like an apple pie in cake form!
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Caramel Apple Sourdough Cheesecake Bars
If you're looking for a decadent fall treat you need to try these Caramel Apple Sourdough Cheesecake Bars. They are everything you love about apple crisp and cheesecake combined in one delicious bar!
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Sourdough Apple Pie Pull Apart Bread with a Vanilla Glaze
This Sourdough Apple Pie Pull-Apart Bread is so soft and fluffy, layered with spiced apple chunks, topped with a buttery crumble streusel, and finished with a vanilla glaze.
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Sourdough Apple Fritter Bread
This Sourdough Apple Fritter Bread is soft and tender with a light, cake-like texture, filled with chunks of apples and a ribbon of cinnamon sugar. Then it's finished off with a vanilla glaze that melts into the bread, making this quick bread irresistible.
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Apple Crisp Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls
These Sourdough Apple Cinnamon Rolls are swirled with gooey cinnamon sugar and spiced apples, then topped with a buttery oat crumble and rich brown butter frosting. Perfectly seasoned with the warm spices of fall, they’ll make your kitchen smell like autumn.
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Sourdough Caramel Apple Focaccia
This Sourdough Caramel Apple Focaccia combines applesauce, fresh apples, cinnamon sugar, butter, and caramel bits for a sweet, fluffy focaccia that’s bursting with fall flavor.
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Sourdough Apple Muffins with Cinnamon Streusel
These Sourdough Apple Muffins are soft, tender, and stuffed with apples. Topped with a cinnamon streusel crumb and caramel drizzle, they're bursting with cozy fall flavor in every bite.
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Cranberry Sourdough Recipes
Cranberry Orange Sourdough Scones
These Cranberry Orange Sourdough Scones are bursting with tart fresh cranberries, bright orange zest, and a sweet orange glaze. They’re soft, tender, and have a cake-like texture. It's everything you want in a festive holiday treat!
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Cranberry Orange Sourdough Muffins
These Cranberry Orange Sourdough Muffins are loaded with tart cranberries and fresh orange flavor. Drizzled with a sweet orange glaze that makes these muffins so delicious!
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Cranberry Orange Sourdough Focaccia
This incredible Cranberry Orange Sourdough Focaccia features tart cranberries and tangy orange juice, topped with a buttery brown sugar streusel and white chocolate drizzle. The sweetness from the toppings combine with the tartness of the cranberries to create a mouth watering dessert bread.
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Cozy Fall Sourdough Dinner Recipes
Sourdough Bread Bowls
These sourdough bread bowls are a mini version of my artisan sourdough bread recipe and are just the right size to fill with your favorite soup. A crisp crust on the outside, and soft on the inside, they are the perfect bread to accompany soup season!
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Sourdough Mac and Cheese
This Sourdough Mac and Cheese is super creamy, loaded with three different cheeses, and topped with a golden cheesy crust. This recipe is packed with flavor and will be your new go-to comfort food.
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Sourdough Chicken Pot Pie
This Sourdough Chicken Pot Pie recipe is the ultimate comfort food. It has a hearty and creamy filling topped with flaky, buttery sourdough biscuits. It's a one stop meal with the protein, vegetables and bread all in one
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Sourdough Stuffing
This Sourdough Stuffing is incredibly flavorful and the perfect balance of textures. The top is crispy with a soft, tender middle without being mushy. It will be a go-to Thanksgiving recipe year after year.
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Fall Dessert Sourdough Recipes
Sourdough Discard Pie Crust
This Sourdough Discard Pie Crust is flaky, buttery, and bakes up a beautiful golden brown. A family recipe turned sourdough, this pie dough is super easy to work with and makes the most delicious pie for all of your favorite fillings. This recipe makes 2 pie crusts, ideal for a 9" pie pan.
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Sourdough Sticky Buns
These Sourdough Sticky Buns have soft and fluffy buns that are filled with a sweet cinnamon filling and topped with a rich caramelized glaze with crunchy pecans. They are sweet, gooey, and irresistibly decadent!
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Sticky Pecan Sourdough Focaccia
This Sticky Pecan Sourdough Focaccia is ooey, gooey and insanely delicious. Reminiscent of sticky buns, this easy sourdough focaccia recipe is filled with a buttery, cinnamon sugar swirl and topped with a sticky, caramelized maple pecan mixture.
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