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63 Cozy Recipes for Fall: Breakfasts, Dinners, Sides & Desserts

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Craving warm, comforting meals? Cozy up with one of these 63 recipes that are perfect for fall—from dinners and sides to soups, breakfasts, and desserts!

A picture collage of fall Instant Pot recipes including pot roast with potatoes and carrots, broccoli cheese soup, beef stroganoff, and a bowl of beef and bean chili topped with tortilla chips, sour cream, and shredded cheese.

Cooler weather means warmer dishes, heartier recipes, and delicious seasonal ingredients and produce. (Bonus: pumpkin spice desserts!)


These easy-to-make foods feature the season’s best flavors! So whether you’re craving rich braised meats, creamy soups, or indulgent desserts, you’re sure to find something you’ll love!

Best Instant Pot recipes for Fall

✅ These 63 easy-to-follow recipes are designed to work in any pressure cooker model, including the Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi, or Power Pressure Cooker XL.

Hearty dinners made simple

From tender pot roasts to creamy chicken marsala, these mains bring bold fall flavors and comforting warmth to your table—all made effortlessly in your Instant Pot.

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Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff
This family favorite features tender beef in a creamy, mushroomy pasta sauce. Perfect for when the temperatures start to drop and you're craving hearty comfort food.
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Old-Fashioned Pot Roast in the Instant Pot
This mostly hands-off, meat and potatoes recipe makes up lots of gravy that will warm you up when it's cold outside.
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Three-Ingredient Pot Roast
This is the easiest, most savory Instant Pot pot roast recipe around. And since you start with frozen beef, there's ZERO prep work beforehand.
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Close up picture of Instant Pot Mississippi pot roast served on mashed potatoes, with fresh parsley and pepperoncini.
Instant Pot Mississippi Pot Roast
The classic pot roast gets a twist thanks to ranch, pepperoncini, and an au jus sauce. It packs just a bit of heat, perfect for a chilly fall evening.
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Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings
This Chicken and Dumplings recipe is pure comfort food, made in a fraction of the time it would take on the stovetop, and topped with fluffy homemade dumplings.
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Chili con Carne (aka Beef & Bean Chili)
Chili is the ultimate fall dinner recipe, and this thick, hearty chili is filled with bite-size pieces of beef, red beans, and green chilies.
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Close up of Instant Pot beef bourguignon served over mashed potatoes and garnished with fresh parsley.
Instant Pot Beef Bourguignon
Instant Pot Beef Bourguignon starts with chuck roast and mushrooms to create a rich tomato-red wine sauce is a decadent but easy pressure cooker meal.
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Butternut Squash Soup with Chicken and Orzo
Take a classic butternut squash soup and make it into a meal with diced chicken and orzo.
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Instant Pot chicken and potatoes on a plate with sliced chicken breasts and diced new potatoes, topped with a simple chicken gravy and fresh parsley.
Chicken and Potatoes
This is a really easy, really flavorful meal that cooks the chicken and the potatoes at the same time in the same pot! Hearty and perfect for cooler weather!
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Instant Pot Braised Paprika Chicken (From Frozen)
This hearty Paprika Chicken recipe starts with frozen chicken thighs, which you pressure cook and then use the cooking liquid to create a creamy tomato sauce, served over prepared egg noodles.
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Instant Pot Swedish Meatballs
This is a quicker dinner for busy fall nights, since it starts with a pack of frozen meatballs. This dish gets great umami flavor from the Worcestershire sauce and is based on Ikea's famous recipe.
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Pork Chops in Mushroom Gravy
Instant Pot Pork Chops in creamy mushroom gravy are juicy, tender, and perfect with mashed potatoes for a satisfying fall dinner.
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Instant Pot Stuffed Pork Chops
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Instant Pot Stuffed Pork Chops
Tender pork chops and cornbread stuffing come together for a delicious quick meal you’ll want to make again and again!
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Chicken Bacon Penne in a Garlic Cream Sauce
Pasta, chicken, bacon, and garlic all in one easy dinner recipe? What could be better? is a quick, easy, one-pot meal that's rich, creamy, and delicious! It's pure comfort food that's ready in about 30 minutes.
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Chicken Pot Pie
When you're short on time, use cookie cutters on a store-bought crust and bake while the filling cooks in the Instant Pot. Set the cooked pie crust shapes on individual portions, and you're ready to go! This comfort food is packed with chicken, potatoes, peas, carrots and celery.
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Instant Pot Sloppy Joe served on a bun with pickles and sloppy Joe mix in the background.
Homemade Sloppy Joes
This Homemade Sloppy Joes recipe is full of flavor from dried seasonings, tomato paste, and brown sugar. The extra time softening before pressure cooking helps the beef cook up extra tender.
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A heaping spoonful of ground beef chili suspended over a small white bowl of ground beef, garnished with shredded cheese, tomatoes, and cilantro
Ground Beef Chili from Frozen Beef
Looking for something easy this Fall? Our easiest Instant Pot Ground Beef Chili is made using frozen ground beef, beef broth, dried spices, and canned tomatoes for a weeknight meal you'll love!
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Instant Pot Vegetarian Chili
This healthy meat-free chili is full of veggies and beans for protein.
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Cozy Soups for Fall

Thick, hearty, and comforting, these soups are perfect for chilly days when you want something nourishing in a hurry.

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Old-Fashioned Beef Stew
Comfort food when you need it—chunks of tender beef, creamy potatoes and colorful veggies make this a filling and healthy recipe for fall. .
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Pumpkin Black Bean Soup
This Instant Pot Pumpkin Soup with Ground Pork and Black Beans is a hearty weeknight dinner made that makes a perfect dinner all autumn long.
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A close-up of a finished serving of Instant Pot French Onion soup, with browned bread and melted cheese on top of a rich brown french onion soup., served in a white ramekin with a second bowl in the background
Instant Pot French Onion Soup
Instant Pot French Onion Soup is creamy, rich, and flavorful thanks to quick-caramelized onions, beef broth, dried thyme, and red wine.
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Instant Pot Chicken and Rice Soup
This delicious chicken soup starts with rotisserie chicken or leftover cooked chicken for a fast comfort-food dinner. The rice and veggies add hearty flavors and help you stay full longer.
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Pressure Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup, dished up and ready to serve with additional shredded cheese and breadsticks
Broccoli Cheese Soup
This soup has a 1-minute high pressure cook time, and it's the perfect thing to serve when it's cold outside.
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Instant Pot 15 Bean Soup in a bowl with crackers and an Instant Pot
Fifteen Bean Soup
Protein-packed 15 bean soup with sausage is a hearty meal that you’ll want to freeze extras to have on-hand for fall lunches and quick fall dinners.
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Instant Pot Chicken Marsala
Instant Pot Chicken Marsala with bacon and mushrooms is a savory and saucy weeknight dinner the entire family loves.
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Close up picture of vegetable soup in a white bowl with carrots, potatoes, and topped with chives and pepper flakes.
Shortcut Vegetable Chowder
This hearty vegetable soup is thick like a chowder, flavored with crispy bacon, tender leeks, and steamed potatoes that will keep you satisfied all night.
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Mexican Red Pozole/Menudo (Instant Pot recipe)
This red pozole is hearty comfort food! It's also completely vegan, but it's so full of flavor you'd never want to make it any other way. Depending on the type of chorizo you use, this meal can pack a lot of spice.
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Instant Pot Chicken Posole
This easy Mexican chicken stew is the perfect way to change up your fall menu.
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Instant Pot Sausage and Potato Soup
This Instant Pot Sausage and Potato Soup has a savory tomato broth with russet potatoes, garlic and bell pepper for a warming fall dinner.
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Creamy Instant Pot Tomato Soup
This Instant Pot Tomato Soup is creamy and made with garden fresh tomatoes and parmesan cheese for a comforting meal.
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Instant Pot Potato Soup
This Instant Pot Potato Cheese Soup has firm chunks of potato in a light, cheesy broth with corn and bacon.
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Instant Pot Zuppa Toscana
Instant Pot Zuppa Toscana is a tasty copycat of Olive Garden’s popular soup with bacon, potatoes and chicken sausage.
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Fall Side Dish Recipes

Elevate your meals with these easy, flavorful sides—from maple-glazed carrots to cheesy potatoes—that perfectly complement your fall favorites.

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Shortcut Green Bean Casserole
Make this for more than just Thanksgiving! Beans can sometimes take a backseat to the turkey on the big day, and it deserves to stand on its own with any hearty meat!
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Green Beans with Panko
Looking to switch things up from the creamy green bean casserole? Try these fresh and crisp air fryer green beans, with a crunchy breadcrumb coating that makes them almost as satisfying as French fries!
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Shortcut Instant Pot Cornbread
Instant Pot Jiffy Cornbread is a super fast three-ingredient side dish made without a stove for the holidays or weeknights.
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Homemade Applesauce
Instant Pot Applesauce is one of the best ways to make good use of your apple picking haul. Serve it alongside pork for a seasonal feast.
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Instant Pot apple butter in a glass jar, with a spoon, and apple slices in the background.
Apple Butter | Instant Pot recipe
This Apple Butter recipe is just the right amount of sweet and perfect for fall. The apple flavor takes center stage, and it is delicious on bread, stirred into oatmeal, or over ice cream.
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Creamy Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
This will become your go-to mashed potato recipe this fall, and forever. So much easier (to make and clean up!) than the stovetop.
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Cheesy Potatoes Au Gratin
This classic potato side dish is delicious in fall, filled with plenty of cheese and thin-sliced potatoes and topped with crisp breadcrumbs.
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Air Fryer New Potatoes
Crispy on the outside and tender inside, these easy air fryer new potatoes make the perfect quick and delicious side dish for any autumn meal.
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Instant Pot Carrots with a Maple Butter Glaze
A 20-minute side dish recipe, Instant Pot Carrots feature crisp-tender veggies in a rich butter-maple glaze, topped with crunchy pepitas.
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Saffron Almond Rice Pilaf
This recipe has a subtle flavor and a nice crunch from the almonds that pairs well with almost any main course.
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Sweet Potato Casserole
This family-favorite recipe has been blurring the difference between side and dessert for years. Pressure cooked sweet potatoes with a perfect topping that's crisped with an air fryer lid or in an oven.

Fall Dessert Recipes

Indulge in pumpkin, apple, and spice with these delicious desserts that satisfy your sweet tooth while embracing the flavors of autumn.

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Pressure cooker made from scratch pumpkin pie plated with whipped cream.
Instant Pot Pumpkin Pie
Nothing says “fall dessert recipe” better than pumpkin pie, so why not whip yours up in the pressure cooker this year?
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Pumpkin Puree
Homemade pumpkin puree makes your pumpkin pies and cookies taste even better! We walk you through the entire process—it's extra easy in the Instant Pot!
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Instant Pot Caramel Apple Pie
Enjoy a naturally sweet fall dessert made with no added sugar, thanks to dates, and ready in less than 30 minutes
Visit InstaFresh Meals for the full recipe
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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Make two or three cookies fresh, then pop the rest of the dough balls in the freezer! Now you'll have perfectly spiced pumpkin chocolate chip cookies on demand all season long!
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Instant Pot Apple Crisp
Instant Pot Apple Crisp is packed with cinnamon-spiced apples and topped with a crumbled oatmeal-brown sugar topping—the perfect fall flavors!
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Pressure Cooker (Instant Pot) Candy Corn Cheesecake on a cake stand
Candy Corn Cheesecake
Note: There's NO actual candy corn in the cheesecake and it's easily omitted from the topping. (Plus, kids go crazy for the tri-colored dessert!)
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Raspberry Orange Bread Pudding
Bridge summer and winter with berries and citrus in this easy Instant Pot dessert recipe.
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Instant Pot Chocolate Molten Lava Cake
A rich delicious chocolate cake that “bakes” up in the Instant Pot with a warm, gooey center.
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Pressure Cooker (Instant Pot) Cinnamon Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce
Cinnamon Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce
Unite two of the season’s best flavors: cinnamon and pears in one chocolate-drizzled dessert.
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The Best Pressure Cooker (Instant Pot) Rice Pudding in short glasses
Homemade Rice Pudding | Easy Instant Pot recipe
Rice pudding is the ideal warm fall dessert recipe—it's quick, easy-to-make comfort food at its best.
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Pumpkin Caramel Pecan Cheesecake
Caramel pecan cheesecake not enough fall flavors? Try it with pumpkin. Because we couldn’t resist adding pumpkin to our favorite fall cheesecake recipe!
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Fall Breakfast Recipes

Start your mornings with cozy breakfasts like pumpkin spice baked French toast and cinnamon apple oats—mostly hands-off and perfect for fall mornings.

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Instant Pot /Pressure Cooker Pumpkin Baked French Toast with an Instant Pot in the background
Pumpkin Spice Baked French Toast
My favorite way to eat pumpkin spice. This baked French toast is an amazing dessert or a rich, decadent way to start a fall morning!
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Pressure Cooker (instant Pot) Cranberry Baked French Toast
Overnight Baked French Toast
This baked French toast recipe is put together the night before you'd like to eat it, so that in the morning all you have to do is pop it in the pressure cooker for a warm, sweet breakfast option!
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Close up picture of a Instant Pot zucchini bread made in a mini bundt pan, iced and topped with pecans.
Easy Zucchini Bread | Instant Pot Recipe
This easy zucchini bread will help use up the rest of your summer harvest! Plus, “baking” it in the Instant Pot helps ensure it cooks up moist and tender.
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Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats
Creamy Instant Pot steel cut oats are made with a bit of butter, water, and a dash of salt, plus any of your favorite toppings and sweeteners.
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Pumpkin Spice Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats in a white bowl, topped with pecans and granola
Pumpkin Steel Cut Oats with Pecan Pie Granola
These Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats are a hearty, fiber-filled option made with pumpkin and warm fall spices that's a great breakfast or a healthier dessert.
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Pressure Cooker (Instant Pot) Cinnamon Roll Steel Cut Oats in a white bowl
Cinnamon Roll Steel Cut Oats | Instant Pot recipe
Everyone's favorite warming breakfast becomes a tad healthier in this oatmeal recipe!
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Apple Cinnamon Steel Cut Oats
Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats with Apples and Cinnamon is a creamy, fall-spiced breakfast with fresh apple and healthy oats enriched with butter and cinnamon.
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Oatmeal in an Instant Pot
This Instant Pot Oatmeal recipe makes a bigger batch that cooks up creamy and tender, using rolled oats, brown sugar and butter plus your favorite toppings for a warm, hands-off breakfast.
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Instant Pot lemon cranberry farro in a white bowl with a space of milk, a sliced lime, dried cherries, and brown sugar in the background.
Lemon Cranberry Breakfast Farro
Farro is a delicious alternative to oatmeal, while still being a whole grain that's full of fiber that will keep you warm and satisfied all morning. This version has lemon extract, brown sugar, and dried cranberries to make a bright morning meal!
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Which cozy fall recipe will you make first?
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Delicious fall recipes to bake:

While we use our Instant Pot every day, we also love to bake and share our favorite recipes at our sister site, Barbara Bakes.

Here are some of my favorite things we’re baking this fall:

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originally published October 12, 2024 — last updated September 5, 2026
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