Autumn is well underway, and with the change in season come warming recipes for soups, curries and stews. It’s the time for cosy cooking and we have plenty of popular autumn recipes to keep you warm and satiated, from fragrant chicken noodle soups to rendang curry to a hearty ham hock soup to boot. Other popular comforting dishes include our 12-hour slow-cooked lamb shoulder and eggplant parmigiana, which took the top spot in our best autumn recipes this year.
Of course, baking becomes more enticing as the temperature drops. The noteworthy desserts that made the popularity cut include a soul-warming lemon delicious pudding and, more surprisingly, our Eton mess recipe. Plus three cult-favourite cake recipes from Black Star Pastry and Flour and Stone.
It’s time to get cooking. Here are our most popular autumn recipes this year.
The best autumn recipes in 2025
Ricotta-polenta cake with lemon-rosemary syrup
Enjoy a slice of this fragrant, versatile cake at any time of day. And you can make the whole thing in just over an hour.
Eggplant parmigiana
There’s a little labour involved in frying the eggplant slices before layering them, but the result is worth it.
What does it take to make the best hot cross buns?
We tested three hot cross bun versions from three cookbooks, and combined them to create the best hot cross buns recipe of all time.
Eton mess
Whether its creation was a happy accident or divine design, this thoroughly English dessert is heaven in a bowl.
Ham hock soup
The comfort bowl you need when the temperature starts to dip.
Apple Anzac pie
American apple pie and Anzac biscuits are first-class allies in a dessert recipe that combines comfort and crunch.
Fragrant chicken noodle soup with ginger and turmeric
Turmeric, ginger, chilli and broth — this chicken noodle soup is just what the doctor ordered.
Sri Lankan fish curry
The beauty with fish is that it cooks in a flash, and in this curry it’s both fast and fiery.
How to make beef rendang
When it comes to making the ever-popular rendang, patience is indeed a virtue. Persevere and you’ll be richly rewarded with a dish of delicious complexity.
Beef and potato Massaman curry
Have a few hours up your sleeve? There are worse ways to spend them than cooking a big pot of this curry.
Pea and ham soup recipe
The appeal of this classic soup recipe with humble origins is nothing new – and with these robust flavours, it’s little wonder.
Apple-caramel sponge pudding
Sink your spoon into this.
Black Star Pastry’s strawberry and watermelon cake
The iconic cake from Black Star Pastry with layers of dacquoise, watermelon and rose-scented cream.
Feta and greens gözleme
Roll up your sleeves, then roll and fold your way to flatbread heaven.
Flour and Stone’s chocolate Manjari cake
The famous signature chocolate Manjari cake by Nadine Ingram from Sydney bakery Flour & Stone.
Twelve-hour spiced lamb shoulder with saffron pilaf
This dish goes to show that slow-cooked and steady wins the race.
A classic Anzac biscuit recipe
There’s nothing quite like a home-made Anzac biscuit, still warm from the oven and with a bit of chew. This classic recipe does exactly what it says on the tin – and that’s how we like it.
Egg-yolk pasta dough
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for egg-yolk pasta dough.
Gerard Yaxley’s Persian love cake
With a kiss of nutmeg.
How to make tsoureki (Easter bread)
Yes, it’s laden with tradition and symbolism, but tsoureki is also a really tasty treat.
Vanilla slice
Sink your teeth into a slice of nostalgia.
Related stories
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
12 easy pork recipes for fast weeknight dinners
Brought to you by Australian Pork
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%