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There’s an infinite amount of pumpkin recipes to be enjoyed during the fall season, but we have compiled a collection of cakes, cookies, bread, and more!
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Pumpkin Season is Here!
I don’t know what other item screams AUTUMN more than pumpkins. You find them decorating sweaters, scattered across porches, and most importantly, adorning the table in the form of delicious foods.
Over the years, we’ve made such a wide variety of easy pumpkin recipes, from cakes to cookies, and breads to chilis. If you’re a pumpkin fan, I highly recommend you scroll through this collection. There’s something for everyone to enjoy during the fall season!
But before you do, here are a few tips to keep in mind with pumpkin recipes:
- Spices. Pretty much all pumpkin recipes require either pumpkin spice (AKA pumpkin pie spice), or pumpkin puree. We have a great recipe for Homemade Pumpkin Spice, and if you want to make your own pumpkin puree, the instructions are listed below!
- Pumpkin pie filling. Be sure that when a recipe calls for pumpkin puree you do not accidentally use a can of pumpkin pie filling.
- Pumpkin puree can also sometimes be labeled as 100% pure pumpkin or solid pack pumpkin. It won’t contain any spices or sugars – it is simply cooked and mashed-up pumpkin.
Making Your Own Pumpkin Puree
I like to use canned pumpkin puree from the grocery store. It’s inexpensive and as easy as opening a can. However, if you’re feeling adventurous you can make your own puree.
Some recipe pages include directions, but I thought I’d include them here for anyone who wishes to know.
Pick the right kind of pumpkin. Use pie pumpkins or sugar pumpkins, not the kind for carving Jack O’ Lanterns.
PREP. Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Wash and dry the outside. Slice it in half from top to bottom and scoop out the seeds and strings.
BAKE. Place the halves, with the insides facing down, on the baking pan. Bake for 35-45 minutes until soft.
BLEND. Allow the pumpkin to cool a bit. Scoop out the pumpkin meat and place it in a blender. Puree until smooth.
STRAIN. Drain excess liquid by placing puree in a strainer or cheesecloth.
One 6-8 inch pumpkin should yield about 3 cups of puree.
What to do With Leftover Pumpkin Puree
Some recipes may not use an entire can of puree, but that doesn’t mean the rest needs to be tossed.
Here are a few suggestions for you:
- STORE. Place leftover puree in an airtight container. Store in the fridge for 3-5 days or in the freezer for 4-5 months.
- Stir it in oatmeal, yogurt, or shakes.
- Spread over waffles, bagels, or ice cream.
- Add into soups and casseroles.
Savory Pumpkin Recipes
Pumpkin isn’t just for desserts. Anything that you might serve a roasted or pureed squash with will pair well with pureed or roasted pumpkin.
It is used in various types of pumpkin soups, it can be used in pasta dishes, a spicy pumpkin puree can top lamb and pork or serve roasted pumpkin along with chicken, turkey, or salmon.
The options are as endless as your imagination. One of my favorite savory recipes perfect for weeknight dinners is this Pumpkin Chili.
Pumpkin Breakfast Recipes
We love to enjoy delicious, warm breakfast recipes in the fall and winter and especially when they involve pumpkin. From pancakes to coffee cake, the following pumpkin breakfast recipes are sure to be a hit in your family.
Pumpkin French Toast Sticks
These pumpkin French toast sticks are so quick and easy to make, there’s no reason not to try them! Each bite is filled with cinnamon, sugar, & just the right amount of pumpkin!
1 Pumpkin French Toast Sticks Recipe
Pumpkin Waffles
With pumpkin puree, seasonal spices, and brown sugar for a hint of caramel, these are the most flavorful and fluffy waffles! Serve your pumpkin waffles with maple syrup or a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a delicious treat.
2 Pumpkin Waffles Recipe
Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
Soft and gooey pumpkin cinnamon rolls topped with a delicious pumpkin spice glaze. Between the pumpkin flavored bread dough, the pumpkin spice filling, and the pumpkin spice glaze on top, this dessert has all the goods!
3 Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
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Get the recipePumpkin Pancakes
These pumpkin pancakes are the ultimate autumn breakfast!! They’re soft, full of fall flavor, and completely irresistible when topped with homemade cinnamon buttermilk syrup.
4 Pumpkin Pancakes Recipe
Pumpkin French Toast Bake
Gooey pumpkin French toast bake is oozing with butter, cinnamon and brown sugar making it a family favorite fall breakfast!
5 Pumpkin French Toast Casserole Recipe
Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Bites
Bite-sized pumpkin flavored cinnamon rolls, covered in a pumpkin spice and sugar mixture, baked to perfection, and topped with a dreamy cinnamon glaze! These pumpkin cinnamon roll bites have become our new favorite quick and easy pumpkin dessert!
6 Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Bites Recipe
pumpkin Cake Recipes (+ Cheesecakes!)
Another great recipe to make for family or a crowd at gatherings is a cake. The following recipes are some of our favorite pumpkin cakes that are great for holidays or any fall functions.
Easy Pumpkin Cupcakes
Spiced easy pumpkin cupcakes are so soft, moist, and flavorful. They pair perfectly with delicious homemade cinnamon cream cheese frosting!
7 Pumpkin Cupcake Recipe
Magic Pumpkin Cake
3 layer cake made up of creamy pumpkin puree layer, a layer of yellow cake, and lastly a white chocolate pumpkin spice frosting topped with white chocolate shavings!!
8 Pumpkin Magic Cake
Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake
This two layer pumpkin gooey butter cake is moist, DELICIOUS, and perfect for any fall festivity! The dessert consists of a buttery cake-like bottom layer, plus a creamy layer of pumpkin puree, cream cheese, cinnamon, nutmeg, and powdered sugar.
9 Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake Recipe
Pumpkin Crunch Cake
Pumpkin crunch cake is a must-make during the fall season. It entails all of the smooth pumpkin flavors, topped with crunchy pecans and a dollop of whipped cream.
10 Pumpkin Crunch Cake Recipe
Pumpkin Roll
This best-loved pumpkin roll filled with tangy cream cheese frosting is a classic fall favorite, perfect for sharing!
11 Pumpkin Roll Recipe
Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Cake
A buttery, cinnamon cake with cinnamon, brown sugar and pumpkin puree swirls, topped with a sweet pumpkin spice glaze. This pumpkin cinnamon roll cake is what pumpkin spice dreams are made of!
12 Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Cake Recipe
No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecakes
Individual no bake pumpkin cheesecakes are easy and perfect for the holidays!! Crushed gingersnaps fill the bottom of each jar, layered with a mixed pumpkin puree, and topped with whipped cream and caramel!
13 No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe
Double Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake
Oreo crust, two layers of cheesecake (one plain and one with pumpkin puree), whipped cream, and chocolate ganache! Everything about this chocolate pumpkin cheesecake is heavenly.
14 Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe
Pumpkin Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
This moist pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting is filled with brown sugar, spices & all your favorite fall flavors. Then topped with cream cheese frosting – it is by far the BEST pumpkin cake recipe! Best of all, it’s so easy and comes together in about 45 minutes.
15 Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
Pumpkin Dump Cake
Try this fall dump cake variation – Pumpkin dump cake! This delicious pumpkin dump cake recipe is complete with all the fall flavors, pumpkin, pecan, and cinnamon spice.
16 Pumpkin Dump Cake Recipe
Libby’s Pumpkin Roll
This delicious spiced Libby’s Pumpkin Roll filled with a tangy pineapple cream cheese filling is a classic fall favorite!
17 Libby’s Pumpkin Roll Recipe
Pumpkin Cookie Recipes
No one can deny a homemade cookie! Fill it with fall flavors that everyone loves (like pumpkin), and they are irresistible.
Here are some of our favorite pumpkin cookies:
Pumpkin Cake Cookies
These are the easiest, chewiest, soft pumpkin cookies!! All it takes is a box of pumpkin cake mix, cream cheese, butter, eggs & powdered sugar.
18 Pumpkin Cookies Recipe
Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
These pumpkin oatmeal cookies are extra soft and chewy. They are filled with cinnamon, hearty oats and just the right amount of pumpkin flavor.
19 Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
Iced Pumpkin Cookies
Iced pumpkin cookies – these soft and spicy cookies are a fall favorite! An easy cinnamon glaze makes them simply irresistible.
20 Iced Pumpkin Cookie Recipe
Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
The flavor combination of pumpkin and cinnamon, and the addition of white chocolate chips makes these pumpkin snickerdoodles utterly irresistible!
21 Pumpkin Snickerdoodles Recipe
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
These pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are SO soft and fluffy, they’re almost like a cake. Filled with pumpkin flavor, and chocolate chips, these cookies have just the right amount of seasonal spices.
22 Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
More Pumpkin Desserts
Want to go a little more fancy with the pumpkin recipes? Pies, custards, and more are the way to go. These sweet treats are great for holidays too and make the perfect addition to any fall holiday meal.
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars
Soft and cake-y pumpkin bars with cream cheese swirls are delicious with a side of ice cream! Top them with chocolate chips for extra flavor.
23 Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars Recipe
Pumpkin Delight Dessert
Tasty 4 layer pumpkin delight dessert starts with a crunchy pecan crust topped with creamy pumpkin, cream cheese, and whipped cream layers!
24 Pumpkin Delight Recipe
Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake Bars
These pumpkin cheesecake bars have so many delicious layers, including a graham cracker crust, cheesecake layer and pumpkin layer. They’re full of fall spices and are sure to impress at any holiday gathering.
25 Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake Bars Recipe
Pumpkin Brownies
The yummiest pumpkin brownies you will ever taste! Pumpkin, chocolate, and spices unite to make one pan of deliciousness that will sure to satisfy anyone’s pumpkin addiction.
26 Pumpkin Brownie Recipe
Pumpkin Bars
Fluffy and moist pumpkin bars that are oozing with autumn charm. They’re topped with the most delicious cinnamon cream cheese frosting, making them sweet and irresistible!
27 Pumpkin Bars Recipe
Pumpkin Lasagna
This pumpkin lasagna dessert is stacked with the most delicious layers – a Pumpkin Oreo crust, cream cheese layer, pumpkin pudding layer, and topped off with cream and white chocolate curls.
28 Pumpkin Lasagna Recipe
Pumpkin Beignets
Pumpkin beignets are pillowy, sugary New Orleans-style fried dough with a fall flavor. You can enjoy these soft donuts right at home sprinkled with powder sugar or dipped in sauce.
29 Pumpkin Beignet Recipe
Mini Pumpkin Pies
Mini pumpkin pies are everything you love about a smooth and creamy homemade pumpkin pie, in a cute & tasty bite sized portion!!
30 Mini Pumpkin Pies
Pumpkin Pudding Parfaits
Pumpkin pudding parfaits – a ginger snap base, cream cheese layer, pumpkin pudding layer and topped with whipped cream, crumbs and white chocolate curls!
31 Pumpkin Parfait Recipe
Homemade Pumpkin Pie
Not only is this pumpkin pie incredibly easy – it’s the most moist, flavorful, all around perfect pumpkin pie! Made from canned pumpkin, seasonal spices, and evaporated milk, this pie is a must have dessert during the holidays.
32 Homemade Pumpkin Pie Recipe
Pumpkin Custard
This pumpkin custard dessert is a cinch to prepare and will satisfy that pumpkin craving! It’s rich and creamy and full of pumpkin spice with a delicious nutty, crunch topping.
33 Pumpkin Custard Recipe
Pumpkin Dip
Delicious and creamy pumpkin gingersnap dip recipe. A rich and smooth dip for cookies! Ingredients include cream cheese, solid-pack pumpkin, cinnamon, and marshmallow fluff.
34 Pumpkin Pie Dip Recipe
Pumpkin Cobbler
Easy pumpkin cobbler recipe – all the flavors of pumpkin pie in an easy to make baked dessert! Recipe includes yellow cake mix, pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice, and some seasonings, topped with your favorite nut!
35 Pumpkin Cobbler Recipe
Crustless Pumpkin Pie
This crustless pumpkin pie is smooth, creamy and packed with pumpkin flavor. It’s easy to make, perfect for Thanksgiving – and so delicious that you won’t miss the crust!
36 Crustless Pumpkin Pie Recipe
Pumpkin Milkshake
A copycat version of the delicious pumpkin pie milkshake found at Aunty Gravity’s at Magic Kingdom. This delicious shake will sure bring magic into your home and is a delicious fall treat to make!
37 Pumpkin Milkshake Recipe
Pumpkin Breads and Muffins
Don’t forget all the delicious pumpkin breads and muffins that are great to bake in the fall. Not only do they fill the house and kitchen with the delicious scents of fall, but they make great after-school treats, neighbor gifts, and more.
Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Muffins
These cinnamon sugar pumpkin muffins are so moist and full of cinnamon, sugar, and pumpkin. Top them with cinnamon sugar, or with a delicious cinnamon buttercream spread!
38 Easy Pumpkin Muffins Recipe
Pumpkin Banana Bread
This pumpkin banana bread is the BEST!! It’s super moist, filled with pumpkin spice and bananas and is a delicious, easy fall recipe.
39 Pumpkin Banana Bread Recipe
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Get the recipePumpkin Bubble Bread
Pumpkin-flavored bread filled with lots of cinnamon, and topped with a delicious cream cheese glaze, ready to be pulled apart and devoured.
40 Pumpkin Bubble Bread
Pumpkin Muffin Tops
One of the most delicious muffin top recipes you’ll ever try! These pumpkin muffin tops are full of pumpkin spice goodness, and topped with a delicious oat and pecan brown sugar streusel.
41 Pumpkin Muffin Top Recipe
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
You can never have just one of these soft and delicious pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. After trying several recipes, this one is our favorite!
42 Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipe
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Get the recipeBest Pumpkin Bread
This moist pumpkin bread has become a favorite fall treat in our family! A delicious pumpkin loaf, topped with irresistible cinnamon sugar, and packed with amazing flavor. Best of all, this easy pumpkin bread recipe doesn’t require any yeast!!
43 Pumpkin Bread Recipe
Mini Glazed Pumpkin Donut Muffins
A donut muffin filled with pumpkin and cinnamon flavors, topped with a spiced white chocolate glaze. These mini glazed pumpkin donut muffins are totally irresistible!!
44 Mini Glazed Pumpkin Donut Muffins Recipe
Pumpkin Streusel Bread
This soft and delicious pumpkin streusel bread is topped with a buttery crumble and filled with the flavors of fall we all know and love!
45 Pumpkin Streusel Bread Recipe
More Pumpkin Recipes
We have a few more pumpkin recipes for you. From sweet to savory, don’t forget to check out these other favs!
Pumpkin Chili
Loaded with vegetables, this pumpkin chili is healthy and delicious. Enjoy a bowl of this perfect fall soup recipe that the whole family will love!
46 Pumpkin Chili Recipe
Pumpkin Butter
Pumpkin butter is all of your favorite fall flavors in one spreadable and smooth mixture. Make a batch to spread on bagels or toast! Or, package it up and give it to friends and neighbors.
47 Pumpkin Butter Recipe
Pumpkin Snack Mix
Delicious pumpkin snack mix has popcorn, peanuts, cheerios, Chex, candy corn, and mallow pumpkins. It’s perfect for fall!
48 Pumpkin Snack Mix Recipe
Pumpkin Pie Spice
Blend 4 spices to create your own amazing homemade pumpkin pie spice blend, perfect for bringing all the scents and flavors of the season!
49 Pumpkin Pie Spice Recipe
Pumpkin Seeds
Nothing says fall season like roasted pumpkin seeds! This is one of my favorite traditions this time of year. Pumpkin seeds are the best salty little snack ever!
50 Pumpkin Seeds Recipe
Perfect Pumpkin Recipes
We hope you enjoy this list of some of our favorite pumpkin recipes. They are sure to be your go-to this Fall season for so many easy and delicious treats! We’d love to know which ones are your favorites!
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Wish the recipe that is on the cover of this for Pinterest was actually in here! Bummed me out! Other than that I’m still gonna save it because of all the other great recipes!
Hope you enjoy the recipes in this post. There are some great ones!