Crumbles, puddings, and spiced loaves: Our comfort baking favourites

Autumn has properly arrived, and with it, that familiar craving for something warm from the oven, something slow and a little nostalgic.

This is the season of comfort baking at its best. Crumbles with bubbling, jammy fruit tucked beneath golden, buttery tops. Puddings that steam up the kitchen windows and demand to be eaten straight from the dish. Spiced loaves, fragrant with cinnamon and nutmeg, sliced thick and enjoyed while the kettle hums in the background.

This round-up leans into it all – the grey skies, the chill in the air, the quiet joy of being indoors. These are the bakes you make when the weather insists you stay put, when a cosy kitchen feels like the best place to be. No complicated steps, no show-offs – just honest, feel-good recipes made for second helpings and slow, rainy days.

Here is a roundup of our comfort baking favourites:

Blueberry walnut crumble

Plum, orange & cardamom cobbler

Chelsea buns

Dark Cherry & Pine Nut Crumble Cake

Spiced chai loaf

Milk tart Pavlovas with cinnamon shortbread crumble

Apple and berry pie

Chocolate malva pudding

Caramel and banana self-saucing pudding

Coconut and date bread pudding

Spiced apple, almond and cranberry mince pies

Winter apple pudding cake

Pumpkin, walnut and date cake with maple syrup and cream cheese icing

Chocolate croissant bread and butter pudding with rum-caramelised bananas

Cream cheese-filled banana bread

Churros stuffed with honey custard