13 Maple-Flavored Fall Treats to Bake This Season

Maple is fall's sweetest flavor — these maple-flavored treats bake it into cookies, bars, cakes, and candies. Rich, caramelly, and unmistakably autumn in every bite.

Below you’ll find 13 reader-favorite recipes, each with a photo, ingredients, and step-by-step instructions. Save your favorites and enjoy!

1. Maple White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chewy maple cookies studded with creamy white chocolate.

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 cup white chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. Cream butter, brown sugar, and maple syrup.
3. Beat in eggs.
4. Fold in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and chips.
5. Bake 10-12 minutes until edges are golden.

2. Maple Pecan Blondies

Buttery blondies with maple and toasted pecans.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup pecans

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350°F; line an 8×8 pan.
2. Whisk butter, maple syrup, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla.
3. Fold in flour, baking powder, and pecans.
4. Bake 22-25 minutes.
5. Cool completely before cutting.

3. Maple Glazed Donuts

Fluffy baked donuts with sweet maple glaze.

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp maple extract

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 425°F; grease a donut pan.
2. Whisk butter, sugar, maple syrup, eggs, and milk.
3. Fold in flour and baking powder.
4. Pipe into the pan; bake 8-10 minutes.
5. Dip warm donuts in maple glaze.

4. Maple Snickerdoodles

Cinnamon-sugar classics with deep maple flavor.

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 1 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 tbsp cinnamon sugar

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 375°F.
2. Cream butter, maple syrup, and brown sugar.
3. Beat in eggs.
4. Fold in flour, cream of tartar, and baking soda.
5. Roll in cinnamon sugar; bake 9-11 minutes.

5. No-Bake Maple Pumpkin Cheesecake

Creamy maple-pumpkin cheesecake, no oven needed.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups graham crumbs
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1 cup pumpkin purée
• 1 tsp pumpkin spice
• 1 cup whipped cream
• 1/2 cup pecans

Instructions

1. Press graham crumbs and butter into a springform pan.
2. Beat cream cheese, maple syrup, pumpkin, and spice.
3. Fold in whipped cream.
4. Spread over the crust.
5. Chill 6 hours; top with pecans.

6. Old-Fashioned Maple Fudge

Creamy, melt-in-your-mouth maple fudge.

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2/3 cup evaporated milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup walnuts
• candy thermometer

Instructions

1. Boil sugar, maple syrup, butter, milk, and salt to 238°F.
2. Cool to 110°F without stirring.
3. Beat with vanilla until thick and creamy.
4. Fold in walnuts.
5. Spread in a lined pan; cool and cut.

7. Maple Apple Cake

Moist apple cake soaked in maple goodness.

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 cup diced apples

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350°F; grease a 9-inch pan.
2. Whisk maple syrup, butter, eggs, and milk.
3. Fold in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and apples.
4. Bake 35-40 minutes.
5. Serve warm with maple glaze.

8. Maple Pecan Granola

Crunchy, cluster-packed granola with maple and cranberry.

Ingredients

• 3 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup pecans
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 325°F.
2. Toss oats, pecans, maple syrup, oil, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt.
3. Spread on a baking sheet.
4. Bake 25 minutes, stirring once.
5. Stir in cranberries after cooling.

9. Maple Shortbread Cookies

Buttery shortbread with maple glaze.

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp milk

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 325°F.
2. Cream butter, maple syrup, and brown sugar.
3. Mix in flour, salt, and vanilla.
4. Roll, cut, and bake 12-14 minutes.
5. Drizzle cooled cookies with maple glaze.

10. Maple Zucchini Bread

Sneaky-veggie loaf sweetened with pure maple.

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 cup shredded zucchini
• 1/2 cup walnuts

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350°F; grease a loaf pan.
2. Whisk maple syrup, butter, and eggs.
3. Fold in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, zucchini, and walnuts.
4. Bake 55-60 minutes.
5. Cool 15 minutes before slicing.

11. Maple Pecan Caramels

Chewy maple caramels with toasted pecans.

Ingredients

• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1 cup pecans, toasted
• parchment squares
• candy thermometer

Instructions

1. Boil cream, maple syrup, and butter to 248°F.
2. Stir in vanilla and salt.
3. Pour into a lined pan; press in pecans.
4. Cool 4 hours.
5. Cut and wrap in parchment.

12. Maple Chocolate Brownies

Fudgy brownies sweetened with maple instead of sugar.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350°F; line an 8×8 pan.
2. Whisk maple syrup, butter, eggs, and vanilla.
3. Fold in flour, cocoa, baking soda, and chips.
4. Bake 22-25 minutes.
5. Cool completely for fudgy centers.

13. Maple Cinnamon Popcorn

Sweet, crunchy, spiced popcorn for movie nights.

Ingredients

• 4 cups popped popcorn
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup pecans
• 1/4 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 250°F.
2. Boil maple syrup, butter, and salt 3 minutes.
3. Stir in baking soda, cinnamon, and vanilla.
4. Toss with popcorn and pecans.
5. Bake 45 minutes, stirring every 15.