As summer begins to come to an end, your local grocery store will start stocking their shelves with seasonal favorites like canned goods, spices, sweeteners, and flours. They are the needed items for your fall pantry. Purchase these items while they are still in stock for the cheapest prices possible because they will be replaced by the traditional winter varieties when fall begins. You also have the chance to stock up because of possible sales! It’s always a good idea to keep certain pantry items on hand.
Also, take the time to inventory what you already have. Be sure and check expiration dates on cans, boxes, and bags of your food items. Discard any that are out of date. Gather what you have left and leave room for new items if there is a gap between shopping trips. A little bit of organization will go a long way.
Plan to replace your spices when they go unused. Many spices decrease in flavor, so you need new herbs and spices that will positively impact your cooking and baking efforts.
Here are the most common necessary ingredients for the fall season that you will certainly want to have on hand.
Fall Pantry Essentials
Canned And Dried Goods
- Broths (such as chicken, beef, vegetable)
- Canned Fruits (pumpkin, apple, cherry)
- Sauces (marinara, tomato)
- Tomato (diced, whole)
- Beans/Lentils, canned and dried (black, kidney, baked, garbanzo, white)
- Rice (brown basmati rice, white, jasmine, wild)
- Pasta (varieties and shapes)
- Milk (coconut, evaporated, sweetened condensed)
- Salsa
- Peanut butter
- Jams and Jellies
- Honey
- Maple syrup
- Canned Meats/Fish
- Crackers/Chips
Baking Items
- Flours
- Sugar (white, brown, powdered)
- Chocolate chips (white, butterscotch, semi-sweet, milk chocolate, cinnamon chips)
- Cocoa powder
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Cornstarch (If you are out of cornstarch, check out these substitutions for cornstarch)
- Yeast
- Old fashioned oats
- Decorative sprinkles (seasonal and other)
- Peppermint candy/canes
- Marshmallows
- Marshmallow fluff
Nuts/Seeds/Dried Fruits
- Pecans
- Walnuts
- Pistachios
- Dried cranberries, apricots
- Pumpkin seeds
- Poppy seeds
- Sesame seeds
Seasonings/Spices
- Fall Spices (cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, pumpkin spice)
- Thanksgiving Seasonings (sage, thyme, rosemary. bay leaf, garlic, onion)
- Vanilla Bean Pods
- Cinnamon Sticks
- Extracts (vanilla, almond, peppermint, lemon, coconut)
Oils And Vinegars
- Oil (olive, canola, coconut, almond, sesame, vegetable)
- Vinegar (white, apple cider, balsamic, red wine, rice)
- Nonstick spray
Cooking And Baking Supplies
- Tin foil
- Wax paper
- Plastic wrap
- Parchment paper
Storage Supplies
- Paper plates
- Ziploc bags, various sizes
- Freezer safe storage containers
- Gifting storage containers
Tell me, what fall pantry items would you add to this list? Any recipe recommendations with any of these?
The fall season is a great time to stock up on fall essentials. Take the time now to prepare an inventory of what you have and restock your fall pantry shelves with these fall items while they are on sale!