The Best Fall Sourdough Recipes

August 13, 2025 | By Amy Duska If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation.

Cozy up this season with my favorite fall sourdough recipes all in one place! Whether you’ve got bubbly active starter or a jar of sourdough discard waiting to be used, you’ll find plenty of delicious ways to put it to work.

Tying a knot in the string for pumpkin dinner rolls.


 

I’ve gathered everything from festive breads for your holiday table to sweet treats perfect with a cup of coffee, plus comforting weekend baking projects to make your kitchen smell like fall. These recipes are made for home bakers of all levels. Just grab your starter, and bake something special for your friends and family!

Sourdough Pumpkin Dinner Rolls
5 from 4 votes
Sourdough pumpkin dinner rolls are the perfect addition to your holiday table. They're soft, lightly sweet, and simple to make!
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3 Sourdough pumpkin rolls on a plate.
Easy Apple Pie
4.98 from 931 votes
This is hands down the BEST and easiest apple pie recipe! It has a tender, flaky, homemade pie crust with apple slices drenched in sugar and warm spices like cinnamon and nutmeg.
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A closeup photo of a slice of apple pie.
Sourdough Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
4.98 from 81 votes
Sourdough pumpkin cinnamon rolls are soft, buttery and full of warm fall flavors. It is an easy, overnight cinnamon roll recipe with the addition of pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice.
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A closeup photograph of glazed sourdough pumpkin cinnamon rolls.
Sourdough Sweet Potato Rolls
5 from 32 votes
Sourdough sweet potato rolls are the best thing to make with sourdough starter for Thanksgiving and Christmas. These rolls are perfect as a side with dinner or use them to make sliders with leftover holiday ham or turkey!
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Sourdough sweet potato rolls in a basket.
Olive and Walnut Sourdough Bread Recipe
5 from 27 votes
Sourdough bread is even more delicious when loaded with salty olives, crunchy walnuts, and sweet roasted garlic. This olive and walnut sourdough bread can be served alongside soups or enjoyed as a hearty snack all on its own!
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Apple Hand Pies
5 from 6 votes
These apple hand pies are made with a buttery, flaky homemade pie crust and a sweet cinnamon apple filling.
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Apple hand pies recipe.
Easy Pumpkin Pie
4.84 from 12 votes
An easy and delicious recipe for homemade pumpkin pie that is perfect for Thanksgiving dinner.
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A slice of pumpkin pie on a plate.
Beginner Sourdough Bread
4.98 from 909 votes
A simple sourdough bread recipe that can be made with minimal effort. The perfect recipe for home bakers that want a healthy loaf of bread to serve with dinner or for beginner sourdough bakers looking to get their hands into bread baking.
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A loaf of sourdough bread on a cutting board.
Sourdough Pumpkin Bread Recipe
4.99 from 139 votes
This sourdough pumpkin bread is so moist and it's packed with delicious fall flavors! Pumpkin spice lovers unite! It's made with pumpkin puree, sourdough discard and just a twist of orange juice for a brightened up version of the classic.
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A woman holding a loaf of sourdough pumpkin bread.
Pumpkin Monkey Bread
4.58 from 7 votes
An easy to make pumpkin monkey bread with warm pumpkin pie spices and sweet glaze in every delicious bite!
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Pumpkin monkey bread on a serving platter.
Sourdough Coffee Cake Recipe
4.94 from 226 votes
This sourdough coffee cake has a perfectly sweetened ribbon of cinnamon sugar between layers of moist vanilla cake. It's topped with a nutty, pecan crumble that get's better with every bite!
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A slice of sourdough coffee cake on a plate.
Sourdough Brownies Recipe
4.98 from 751 votes
Sourdough brownies are super rich and fudgy with thick, gooey centers and shiny crackly tops. A chocolate lovers dream come true!
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Overhead view of sourdough brownies, cut into squares.
Cinnamon Raisin Sourdough Bread
4.98 from 202 votes
Learn how to make cinnamon raisin sourdough bread the easy way. Delicious swirls of cinnamon and brown sugar combined with plump raisins and walnuts are irresistible! Bake the same day or allow the dough to ferment in the fridge for even more flavor.
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A slice of cinnamon raisin sourdough bread cooling on parchment paper.
Sourdough Chocolate Chip Muffins
5 from 63 votes
The best sourdough chocolate chip muffins recipe that's easy to make with sourdough discard. Moist and tender, just like the ones from the bakery!
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Sourdough chocolate chip muffins recipe.
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