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Easy No-Bake Desserts for Fall That Even Your Kids Can Make

With summer bidding us goodbye and fall already here, here are some recipe ideas to kickstart your favorite time of the year on a sweet note. As the weather starts cooling down, with Halloween having just passed us and Thanksgiving soon approaching, and pumpkin and apple picking being the top picks for family activities, these recipes will be perfect for this time of the year. Moreover, with the holiday season coming up, it’s the ideal time to get children involved in the kitchen. If you are looking for some recipes for your kids, these no-bake desserts will be perfect for fall. While most of these are easy enough for tweens to make on their own, some are ideal to prepare with your toddler as your little assistant.

Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousse

This pumpkin cheesecake mousse dessert will still satisfy all your sugar cravings with way less effort and heat than baking a pie with a fussy crust. The addition of pumpkin makes the recipe seasonal and perfect for fall.

5-Ingredient Turkey Pretzels

This recipe requires five ingredients only and makes easy chocolate caramel pretzels that get decorated to look like turkeys. It’s a cute treat that can double as a fun table decoration at this time of the year. Your kids will love making these no-bake fall dessert recipes with you. Since we are talking turkeys, you can also save this recipe for your Thanksgiving dinner.

Brownie Pumpkin Cookies

These no-bake brownie cookies pretty much taste like brownie pumpkin fudge. They are decadent and uber-flavorful. Moreover, with four ingredients only, your kids must try their hands at this no-bake dessert during fall.

Homemade brownie chocolate cookies decorated with chocolate glaze and crushed almonds, top view
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Caramel Dipped Pretzels

Who wouldn’t love salty pretzels covered in caramel and topped with your favorite candies? This no-bake dessert is perfect for your kid’s Halloween party. However, since the spooky season has passed, you can make this with your kiddos to enjoy throughout fall and winter.

Halloween Graham Sandwich Treats

These Halloween graham cracker treats are so simple that even your three-year-old can get involved. After all, they get to create fun designs on the crackers with the frosting in a color of their choice.

Peanut Butter Rice Krispies Turkey

This fun peanut butter rice krispies treat is both delicious and creative. Your kids will love to try their hands at this no-bake dessert during fall. However, make sure your little ones wear gloves while shaping the warm marshmallow and cereal mix into small balls to avoid getting burned.

Candy Corn Cheesecake Parfait

Halloween dessert in a jar layered candy corn parfait with cream cheese
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No-bake candy corn cheesecake parfaits are a fun, easy, and delicious Halloween and post-Halloween sweet treat. Assemble them in a glass jar for a beautiful parfait or layer them up in a round tin to serve them as a cheesecake. Either way, kids will love making this no-bake dessert for their loved ones during fall.

Oreo and Pumpkin Cheesecake Trifles

Need a quick and easy fall dessert? These no-bake Oreo and pumpkin cheesecake parfaits look super impressive but take only minutes to come together.

Nutter Butter Turkey Cookies

It is a very simple no-bake fall dessert recipe that even your kids can make from scratch. Perfect for Thanksgiving sweet treats, these miniature “turkey” cookies are made with Nutter Butters, candy corn, edible eyes, and a miniature red candy.

Chocolate Pudding Pie

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Let your kids whip up this no-bake pie this Thanksgiving dinner. This fall dessert can be ready in about ten minutes, making it the perfect last-minute item that you can leave to your kiddos.

Pumpkin Apple No-Bake Dessert

This pumpkin apple no-bake dessert is fall in a bite. It’s great for when it’s still hot outside, so it is perfect for the regions that are still experiencing warmer temperatures. Alternatively, you can whip this up when you want to indulge yourself with a no-bake pumpkin pie that’s not just a pumpkin pie.

So, pick some of the no-bake dessert ideas for your kids, get the ingredients, and let your children try them out this fall (of course, under adult supervision). They will beam with pride at their culinary creation and will love to help out in the kitchen and try some new recipes from here on out. Also, do let us know which no-bake fall desserts your kids made in the comments section below!

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