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15 make-ahead recipes for a fall dinner party! These are easy and delicious recipes that everyone will love.
Entertaining doesn't need to be stressful! Enjoying time with friends and family over a meal is one of our favorite things to do.
We've rounded up some of our favorite fall recipes that are perfect for a dinner party. Pick a few and make them ahead of time for easy entertaining. Each post contains tips and tricks to make sure the recipe is a success every time. There's everything from appetizers, salads, bread, entrees and dessert. Enjoy!
Pumpkin Jam (Confiture De Citrouille)
If you've never had the pleasure of tasting pumpkin jam, you've missed out on something incredibly delicious! No worries though, you can make it yourself in less than 30 minutes!
Copycat Trader Joe's Pumpkin Cranberry Crisps
These Copycat Trader Joe's Pumpkin Cranberry Crisps are super delicious and are perfect for appetizers and gifts. They cost a fortune at the gourmet markets - but you can make them at home, for pennies!
Sweet and Spicy Roasted Almonds
A delicious snack, cocktail nibble or salad topper, all in one easy recipe! But beware: these Sweet and Spicy Roasted Almonds are difficult to stop eating!
No-Knead Porridge Bread and Beet Butter
This charming, old-fashion porridge bread has a buttery crisp crust, a soft tender interior and lots of fabulous flavor. The no-knead dough comes together with minimal effort! It's wonderful for toast, sandwiches and in your bread basket!
Ridiculously Easy Rosemary Bread
This Ridiculously Easy Rosemary Bread takes 5 minutes to prep, 10 minutes to shape and it looks like it comes from an artisan bakery! Oh, and it's ridiculously delicious too!
Harvest Apple Arugula Salad
I'm calling this a Harvest Apple Arugula Salad, but it could just as easily be called Fall in a Bowl. It's loaded with delicious autumn-inspired ingredients and finished with a fabulous Pomegranate Ginger Salad Dressing. SO GOOD!
Classic French Bistro Salad
This simple Classic French Bistro Salad, served at cafés, brasseries and bistros all over France, is beyond easy and one of those recipes you'll be turning to again and again (especially when you want to feel a little "fancy")  - with minimal effort on your part.
Caramelized Pear Arugula Salad
This Caramelized Pear Arugula Salad is a show-stopper with fresh greens, pan-roasted pears, ruby red pomegranates, thin slivers of sweet white onion and butter-roasted pecans. The delicious honey cider dressing ties it all together.
Beef Bourguinon Meatballs (Boulettes de BĹ“uf Bourguignon)
Want to feel a little fancy without breaking the bank or spending hours in the kitchen? These make-ahead Beef Bourguinon Meatballs are outrageously delicious, work well for entertaining and will make an ordinary day quite special!
Butternut Chicken Coconut Curry
Healthy and super delicious, this Butternut Chicken Coconut Curry comes together in less than an hour. It makes a beautiful presentation and can be prepped ahead for easy, elegant entertaining.
Make-Ahead Italian Sausage Puttanesca
This Italian Sausage Puttanesca is a delicious entree for a dinner party, but it's also great for a weeknight meal. It can be made ahead, freezes well and its a big hit with young and old alike!
French Mustard Chicken Breasts (Poulet à la Moutarde Française)
This French Mustard Chicken Breasts recipe will make you feel like a fancy chef, but it comes together quickly and can be prepped in advance. You'll want to eat the luxurious mustard sauce like it's soup!
Maple-Glazed Red Pear Galette
Need an impressive fall dessert - in a hurry? This beautiful Red Pear Galette recipe is easy - yet looks like it comes from a fine bake shop!
Maple Pumpkin Pots de Crème
These make-ahead Maple Pumpkin Pots de Crème have an amazingly silky smooth texture. Each delicious bite is bursting with warm-spiced flavor - a beautiful, gourmet alternative to pie!
Ridiculously Easy Apple Cider Bundt Cake
This Apple Cider Bundt Cake is not only super easy, it's moist, tender and loaded with delicious apple flavor. The crisp candy-like glaze is the crowning glory!
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Hi Chis! I always look for the scripture on each of these.
I am hungry for a pumpkin bread with APPLES, WALNUTS OR PECANS AND RAISINS. I'm a "tad" overweight, but just around the middle only!! and want something FALL and YUMMY with PUMPKIN!!
Do you have a recipe for this or can you think of how to do this?
Always grateful for you ideas and recipes......and scriptures!
Haha! It seems that many pof us have a little extra around the middle, Susan!
Regarding your question, we hae a delicious pumpkin bread that you could add pecans and raisins to or a finely chopped apple. Here it is: https://thecafesucrefarine.com/better-starbucks-pumpkin-bread/