Autumn Recipes

A collection of easy seasonal French recipes for Autumn or Fall. Each recipe typically uses fresh fruit or vegetables in season from the market – such as mushrooms, carrots, apples, pears and pumpkin. Also includes holiday comfort foods for the cooler weather.

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plate of oat flapjacks studded with dried fruits, nuts and seeds
Breakfast •
Healthy Flapjacks (with Fruit and Nuts)
plate of fluted cannelé cakes dusted with gold on a Christmas plate next to a robin candle
Teatime •
Canelés (Cannelés de Bordeaux)
fondant slice of moist chocolate cake, topped with a little icing sugar next to a bowl of oranges
Teatime •
Chocolate Beetroot Cake (Fondant Chocolat-Betterave)
honey parfaits on shortbread with raspberries and a macaron
French Desserts •
Cranachan Parfait (Iced Scottish Dessert)
pan of fresh pasta noodles with goat cheese sauce, parsley and walnuts
Light Lunches •
Goat Cheese Pasta (Creamy Sauce with Walnuts)
moist fluffy muffins with two topped with a spiral of cream cheese frosting with orange zest
Breakfast •
Carrot Cake Muffins
bowls of bright green watercress soup
Light Lunches •
Watercress Soup (Soupe au Cresson)
oval dish with chicken in red wine and vegetables with a French baguette
Mains - Meat •
Coq au Vin (Chicken Casserole in Red Wine)
bowl of pear crumble with chocolate
Breakfast •
Pear Crumble with Oats, Chocolate and Hazelnut
spoonful of chunky vegetable soup
Light Lunches •
Pure Vegetable Soup (Soupe de légumes)
stuffing mini pumpkins with mushrooms and cheese
Starters •
Stuffed Mini Pumpkins (Jack Be Little Farcies)
slice of rustic ricotta cheesecake
Breakfast •
Corsican Ricotta Cheesecake (Fiadone)
fig jam with bread and cheese
Breakfast •
Corsican Fig Jam (Confiture de Figues)
glistening caramel apples
French Desserts •
Tarte Tatin Recipe
bubbling plum jam with spices
Breakfast •
Spiced Plum Jam (and a Digital Jam Scale Review)
thin crepe pancakes stacked on a plate
Breakfast •
French Pancakes (Crêpes)
slices of pork in honey sauce with pommes noisette crispy potatoes
Mains - Meat •
Pork Tenderloin with Honey Sauce
scotch pancakes in a tea towel
Breakfast •
Easy Scotch Pancakes with Chestnut Flour (Corsican Style)
spoon into a runny centre dark chocolate cake
French Desserts •
Lava Cakes (Moelleux au Chocolat)
white lion bowl of creamy fish soup surrounded by tartan and heather
Light Lunches •
Cullen Skink Smoked Haddock Soup