Delicious Fall Picnic Desserts & Sweet Treats

Sweet potato muffins with pecan topping are the fall picnic dessert you didn't know was good for you. Loaded with delicious wholesome ingredients, you can feel less guilty about this guilty pleasure.

You can whip these up in less than an hour and these versatile little picnic goodies have a multitude of possible variations - don't like pecans? switch out for walnuts. Find all these fabulous fall variations in the recipe.

A twist on the classic Mexican dessert, these delightfully creamy, sweet pumpkin empanadas are a perfect finish to any fall-inspired picnic menu.

Made with pizza dough, so as to not detract from the sweet pumpkin filling, they are also robust enough to stand up to their hand pie reputation. Load them into your picnic hamper steaming hot from the oven for a warming sweet treat at the end of the day.

Easy to make chewy Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies drizzled with a sweet maple icing are the champions of sweet portable treats.

A delightful fall-inspired picnic sweet treat, these cookies come together in just 20 minutes.

Finish a picnic with these delicious cookies or bundle them up with some fall-inspired sandwiches and a thermos of tea for a fall hiking picnic - The perfect energy boost.

Soft, sweet, and full of healthy ingredients ( including no oil or refined sugar), these vegan zucchini muffins are a wonderfully delicious and healthy fall picnic treat.

Make them in only 30 minutes and easily switch out or add ingredients to suit your style or mood. Another sweet contender for a hiking picnic menu.

Easy to make, these mini pecan pies make a gorgeous addition to your fall picnic. They are also incredibly versatile to suit all dietary requirements.

The recipe given is the decadent butter and cream version - think sticky sweet caramel pecan. Or, you can easily adapt to make these little sweet picnic statement pieces to make them dairy free and vegan - think pecan pie but perhaps not as sweet.

You can switch it up a little more and make them whole-grain or gluten-free if desired – the variations are all laid out in the recipe.

I included these really simple, healthy, and delicious snacks in our Fall Finger Food edition because I feel they could go either way. There I recommended dropping the cinnamon and serving as an accompaniment to a wine and cheese platter.

Keep the recipe as it is and they make a really easy sweet fall snack.

The recipe includes both an air fryer apple slices recipe, along with an air fryer oven dehydrator recipe.

Put a seasonal spin on the classic brownie. These soft and easy pumpkin brownies make the perfect addition to any fall picnic. They are so good, you’ll probably want to make them again for Halloween and Thanksgiving.

Ready in an hour, these delicious brownies have two easy layers to them; the top layer is chock-full of creamy pumpkin puree and ground spices, and the bottom layer, a fudgy treat with real cocoa and chocolate chips. 

What better fall dessert for a picnic than very portable mini apple pie empanadas.

Portioned just right as a sweet treat without going into sugar overload and bundled into an easy to eat package.

They only take about 40 minutes to make and can be served hot or cold at your picnic. Want to keep your picnic apple pies hot, we have loads of simple solutions here for keeping your picnic food piping hot.

The British version of what others might call muesli bars, cereal bars, oat bars or granola bars.

These delicious chewy fruity flapjacks are a great snack although not as healthy as they may appear at first sight.

It is the butter, brown sugar and golden syrup that gives them their sweet chewiness and also make them incredibly moreish. Wash them down with a hot cuppa as the Brits would say but, be quick because they won't last long.

The chocolate chip cookies is a classic and always a welcome addition to any picnic menu. Make pumpkin chocolate chip cookies and you have a delightful fall sweet picnic treat.

Crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside, and packed with that sweet pumpkin flavour we all crave in the fall - you know you want them at your next autumn picnic.

While the recipe is for a gluten-free cookie, it's an easy swap if you don't need or desire a gluten-free picnic cookie.

This chocolate chip banana bread has a lot going for it - It's quick to make – prepped and in the oven in 10 minutes, it's pretty healthy, and doesn't require a mixer - Consider it invited to your next fall picnic.

It's incredibly moist so won't need any toppings and will keep in the fridge for up to a week without drying out. Think of it as a super moist bread cake.

And, as with anything this easy-going, it's incredibly versatile. Want to add nuts? no worries mix and match as you see fit. It will still be a fabulous fall picnic addition.

Tender little balls of buttery shortbread cookie dough rolled in roasted almonds, filled with a dollop of peach preserves, and adorned with a drizzle of almond glaze. These adorable thumbprint cookies are melt-in-your-mouth tender and positively addicting.

Whether putting your summer bounty of peach preserves to good use or using store-bought preserves, these little beauties will make a delightful finish to any fall picnic.

For those who like a sweet tipple at their fall picnics, this Apple Cider Mojito celebrates the harvest season with fall spices and ripe apples.

Maybe think of this fall sweet treat as a picnic starter rather than a sweet finish. What better way to start a fall picnic than with a perfectly fresh seasonal cocktail.