75 Amazing Fall Instant Pot Recipes
Looking for some great Fall recipes to make in your Instant Pot? You’ll find a new favorite in one of these fall dinners, side dishes, soups, and desserts. We’re sharing our 75 BEST autumn recipes!
🍂 Make the most of this time of year with this round up of 75 amazing Fall Instant Pot Recipes.
Cooler weather means warmer dishes, heartier recipes, and delicious fall produce. (And pumpkin spice desserts!)
From mains to sides to desserts, these are some amazing recipes you’ll want to put on your table this season!
Best Fall Recipes to Make in Your Instant Pot
These 75 fall recipes for dinners, side dishes, and desserts will work in any brand of electric pressure cooker, including the Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi, or Power Pressure Cooker XL.
Fall Dinner Recipes
Beef and Bean Instant Pot 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.
Creamy Chicken and Broccoli over Rice
This creamy and cheesy Chicken and Broccoli recipe is a kid-favorite and comfort food at its best! Plus, it's on your table in under 30 minutes!
Beef Stroganoff
Turn tender beef into a creamy, mushroomy pasta sauce in this hearty dinner recipe.
Potato Kale Soup in the Instant Pot
Add some healthy greens to your favorite hearty soup!
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.
Butternut Squash Soup with Chicken and Orzo
Take a classic butternut squash soup and make it into a meal with diced chicken and orzo.
Spaghetti Squash with Roasted Balsamic Cherry Tomatoes
Enjoy the last few bites of summer produce on hearty and healthy butternut squash cooked to perfection in an Instant Pot.
Instant Pot Easy French Onion Soup
Enjoy a restaurant favorite right from your pressure cooker.
Homemade Mac and Cheese
Creamy, fast, and easy, this creamy homemade cheese sauce is 100% kid-approved and tastes so much better than blue box.
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.
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.
Old-Fashioned Pressure Cooker Pot Roast
This classic meat and potatoes recipe makes up lots of gravy that will warm you up when it's cold outside.
Curried Carrot Soup
Creamy, smooth and curry-spiced carrot soup is perfect for when you're in the mood for somemthing a little different—plus, it's a great healthy fall recipe!
Pumpkin Chicken Corn Chowder
A little spicy and very filling, this chicken corn chowder gets an autumn spin and its gorgeous color from pumpkin.
Veggie Lentil Soup (Instant Pot)
Enjoy a rich medley of veggies and lentils in this vegetarian soup.
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. .
countryInstant Pot Chicken Marsala
Instant Pot Chicken Marsala with bacon and mushrooms is a savory and saucy weeknight dinner the entire family loves.
Instant Pot Chicken Alfredo Lasagna
Instant Pot Chicken Alfredo Lasagna is the best creamy, layered pasta dish to make in a pressure cooker. Ricotta, parmesan, and mozzarella make a gooey cheesy sauce for a filling made with ground chicken, rosemary, and no-boil noodles.
Instant Pot Meatball Sandwiches
These quick and easy Instant Pot Meatball Sandwiches are made with frozen meatballs and homemade marinara, served on toasted sub rolls with melted cheese.
Instant Pot Vegetarian Chili
This healthy meat-free chili is full of veggies and beans for protein.
Instant Pot Country Style Pork Ribs
These juicy Instant Pot Country Style Pork Ribs are fall-off-the-bone tender with a sweet, spicy and savory gravy made with pineapple juice.
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.
Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken with an Orange Garlic Sauce
This Instant Pot Chicken Teriyaki recipe has a sweet and sticky sauce packed with ginger, garlic, red pepper flakes, and fresh orange juice for sweetness.
Deer Valley Beef Wild Mushroom Stew
Enjoy the rich flavors of wild mushrooms in this meaty dinner recipe.
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!
Chicken Pot Pie
A butter, flaky crust sits on top of pressure cooked creamy chicken pot pie filling that's packed with shredded chicken, potatoes, peas, carrots and celery.
Garden Minestrone Soup
Instant Pot Minestrone Soup, made with fresh garden tomatoes, zucchini, corn, onion and pasta, is an easy soup recipe that makes the most of summer produce.
Fall Side Dish Recipes
Instant Pot Caramelized Onion Mashed Potatoes
This recipe for Instant Pot Caramelized Onion Mashed Potatoes is light, fluffy and full of savory flavor from shredded cheese, sour cream and bacon.
Instant Pot Cauliflower Mash
This is the best and creamiest Instant Pot Cauliflower Mash made in one pot with just four ingredients!
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.
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.
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.
Instant Pot Zuppa Toscana
Instant Pot Zuppa Toscana is a tasty copycat of Olive Garden’s popular soup with bacon, potatoes and chicken sausage.
3-Ingredient Instant Pot Cornbread
Instant Pot Jiffy Cornbread is a super fast three-ingredient side dish made without a stove for the holidays or weeknights.
Instant Pot Cornbread Dressing
This easy Instant Pot Cornbread Dressing recipe has sweet and savory flavors from apples, onions, celery, fresh herbs, and day-old cornbread.
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.
Instant Pot Green Beans
Make Instant Pot Green Beans with a cheesy parmesan-breadcrumb topping for a family-favorite side dish perfect for both weeknights and special occasions!
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.
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.
Homemade Bread Stuffing
Round out your Thanksgiving table with homemade bread stuffing in the pressure cooker. It's quickly "baked" in the pressure cooker and crisped up in the oven before serving.
Butternut Squash Butter
If you can’t get enough of this favorite fall vegetable, turn butternut squash into a creamy spread for biscuits, toast, and muffins.
Rice Pilaf with Carrots, Peas and Parsley
A colorful and veggie-packed side dish that's the perfect compliment to fall dinners.
Saffron Almond Rice Pilaf
This recipe has a subtle flavor and a nice crunch from the almonds pairs well with almost any main course.
Cranberry Jelly
Use your Instant Pot to turn tart cranberries into a flavorful and sweet jelly that's so much better than canned!
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.
Savory Mashed Sweet Potatoes
For a completely different spin on sweet potatoes, try this savory side dish that features fresh rosemary.
Fall Dessert Recipes
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?
Instant Pot Caramel Apple Pie
Enjoy a naturally sweet dessert with no added sugar.
Quick and Easy Hazelnut Flan in the Pressure Cooker
This nutty flan is a suprising and elegant fall dessert.
Pressure Cooker Spiced Pumpkin Apple Butter
Serve this creamy spiced pumpkin-apple butter on toast or for dessert with ice cream.
Pressure Cooker Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake
This fall-inspired bundt cake is jam-packed with chocolate chips and moist pumpkin goodness.
Caramel Pecan Cheesecake
A creamy brown-sugar filling baked on top of a shortbread pecan crust and topped with decadent caramel and toasted pecans. If fall were a dessert, it might be this sweet, creamy and buttery Instant Pot cheesecake.
Raspberry Orange Bread Pudding
Bridge summer and winter with berries and citrus in this easy Instant Pot dessert recipe.
Instant Pot Chocolate Molten Lava Cake
A rich delicious chocolate cake with a warm, gooey center.
Pressure Cooker Candy Corn Cheesecake
Note: There's NO actual candy corn in the cheesecake and it's easily omitted from the topping. So you get the fun tri-colored Halloween classic that's perfect for a Halloween party at home.
The BEST Rice Pudding Recipe
Rice pudding is the ideal warm fall dessert recipe—it's quick, easy-to-make comfort food at its best.
Cinnamon Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce
Unite two of the season’s best flavors: cinnamon and pears in one chocolate-drizzled dessert.
Pumpkin Date Brown Rice Pudding
Put a real autumn spin on classic rice pudding with this date-sweetened, pumpkin dessert recipe.
Pumpkin Crème Brûlée
You can eat regular creme brulee any time of year—add a fun fall spin on this classic dessert with pumpkin.
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!
Instant Pot Creme Brulee
This Instant Pot Creme Brulee is an easy 6-ingredient dessert to make ahead topped with a hard caramelized sugar crust.
Instant Pot Breakfasts for Fall
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!
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.
Pressure Cooker Lemon Cranberry Breakfast Farro
Farro is a delicoius whole grain that's full of fiber to keep you warm and satisfied all morning.
Grapenut Breakfast Pudding
Turn breakfast cereal into a creamy spoonable pudding using your Instant Pot!
Pressure Cooker Vanilla Latte Steel Cut Oats
These dessert-like breakfast oats taste like your favorite coffee house drink.
Pressure Cooker Cinnamon Roll Steel Cut Oats
Everyone's favorite warming breakfast becomes a tad healthier in this oatmeal recipe.
Oatmeal for One | Instant Pot recipe
This is the easiest breakfast of Instant Pot Oatmeal for One with old-fashioned oats and your favorite toppings. Best of all, you cook it pot-in-pot in the bowl you'll eat it in.
Ham and Cheese Quiche
This Crustless Ham and Cheese Quiche is made in a cake pan in the Instant Pot for an easy no-bake breakfast that kids and adults will love!
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.
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.
Pressure Cooker Carrot Cake Oatmeal
Who says you can't have cake for breakfast? Especially when your oats taste like freshly baked carrot cake!
Plus more great fall recipes:
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 were baking this fall:
- Favorite Dinner Rolls: These are a must-have accompaniment to any of the fall soup recipes above!
- Whole Wheat Pumpkin Waffles: Bring fall flavors to breakfast with these crisp and satisfying pumpkin waffles.
- Apple Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins: Turn your favorite apple cider donuts into easy and moist muffins.
- Roasted Green Beans with Almonds: A delicious and seasonal way to add a pop of green to your Thanksgiving spread.
- Cranberry Pecan Pie: Decorated with delicate leaves and filled to bursting with tart cranberries and crunchy pecans, this pie is ideal for fall baking.
- Halloween Pumpkin Brownies: Turn regular fudgy brownies into a black-and-orange dessert sure to delight on Halloween.
- Perfect Apple Crisp: Sweet-tart apples and caramel-flavored crumb topping makes the best classic fall dessert.
- Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread: A quick bread recipe made for fall, with sweet pumpkin and studded with chocolate chips.
- Dutch Caramel Apple Pie Bites: Apple pie turns miniature and gets a decadent caramel drizzle in this tasty fall dessert.
- Apple Crisp Sweet Roll Coffee Cakes: Sweet roll loaded with sliced apples and a crumbly streusel topping for a delicious fall brunch recipe.