Fall Food Content Ideas for Your Food Blog
/Find trending food content ideas for fall to help you rank on Google and boost your traffic with delicious, seasonal content readers will love!
Today is September 1st, which means that fall is HERE! At least it does in the food blog world. Many bloggers work months in advance and are well into holiday testing by now. However, if you’re looking for last-minute recipes to add to the mix or even want to get a head start on next year, you won’t want to miss out on this list!
With the cooler weather comes cozy comfort foods like soups, casseroles, and one-pot meals. And we can’t forget about seasonal ingredients like sweet potatoes, apples, and of course, pumpkin.
This isn’t a comprehensive list by all means, but I hope it helps get the creative juices flowing. Mix and match what works for you and your food blog, and use the ideas below as jumping points for your own creations!
Food Blog Content Ideas for Fall
Seasonal Ingredients
Shopping seasonally is a great way to keep grocery budgets lower and ensures you get the most bang for your buck in terms of nutrients. It’s also an easy way to embrace the flavors of the season!
Pumpkin - pumpkin soup, pumpkin pasta, pumpkin desserts
Butternut Squash - roasted butternut squash, butternut squash pasta, mashed butternut squash
Plums - Plum cobbler, plum crisp, plum jam
Grapes - Grape jam, grape chicken salad, roasted grapes
Brussels Sprouts - Roasted Brussels sprouts, stove top Brussels sprouts, Brussels sprouts salad
Broccoli - Roasted broccoli, sheet pan broccoli meal, broccoli soup
Cauliflower - Roasted cauliflower, cauliflower mash, riced cauliflower
Sweet Potatoes - Roasted sweet potatoes, sheet pan sweet potato meal, stuffed sweet potatoes, sweet potato fries
Fall Food Themes
Who doesn’t love following a food theme? When it comes to autumn and fall, think cozy meals with friends and family and lots of meal prep as busy schedules ramp back up.
Some ideas for food themes for fall to incorporate into your blog include:
Soups
Savory Pumpkin Recipes
Sweet Pumpkin Recipes
Slow Cooker/Crock Pot Recipes
Sheet Pan Recipes
Pasta Dishes
Casseroles
Fall Holidays
The fall months kick off the holiday season and all the yummy foods people look forward to eating all year long. Therefore, you definitely don’t want to miss out on capitalizing on all those searches for holiday recipes!
Popular fall holidays and foods associated with them include:
Oktoberfest (September 21st - October 6) - Pretzels, cheese dip, beer cheese, schnitzel, bratwurst, sausages, pickles
Halloween (October 31st) - Homemade candies, charcuterie boards, themed treats, punches, chex mixes, boozy drinks for adults
Day of the Dead (November 1st - November 2nd) - Pan de muerto, sugar skulls, tamales, mole, pozole, champurrado
Thanksgiving (November 28th) - Turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, cranberry sauce
In Conclusion
Following food trends is one of the easiest ways to rank on search results and drive traffic to your blog. When it comes to fall, readers are typically looking for cozy comfort foods, ways to use seasonal ingredients, and gearing up for the holidays. Incorporate these themes in a way that works for your niche, and find ways to make them your own!
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