The 50 Best Pumpkin Recipes

These wonderful muffins are loaded with texture and flavor. The flavor of the fresh cranberries stands out, and pumpkin seeds are the perfect addition for the season. 

Pumpkin creme brulee is an extra special dessert and it's surprisingly easy to make and bake.

 These delicious soft pumpkin cookies are topped with a wonderful brown butter icing. Spread or drizzle the icing on the cookies. The icing takes just a few minutes to prepare with the brown butter, but you could use a simple vanilla icing if you prefer.

These pumpkin cupcakes are a perfect choice for a fall party or a holiday dessert table.

 

Pumpkin puree is a snap to make with a slow cooker. Just cook, mix, and store in the refrigerator or freezer.* Use this method for pumpkins and other winter squash varieties. 

This recipe makes a big spiced pumpkin bread in a Bundt cake pan. The moist bread is filled with raisins and walnuts, but feel free to leave the raisins out or substitute dried cranberries. I used chopped pecans in the pumpkin bread pictured.

These pumpkin cloverleaf yeast rolls are baked to perfection with a topping of hulled pumpkin seeds. They are the perfect dinner rolls for your Thanksgiving feast!

It takes just 10 minutes to prepare the filling for this pie. It's a snap to prepare, especially if you use a "ready" graham cracker crust. Or, if you have a little more time, make a homemade graham cracker crust or gingersnap crust. 

This delicious, crunchy pepita brittle is made with hulled, salted and roasted pumpkin seeds, or "pepitas." You can use raw pumpkin seeds as well, or use the unhulled roasted pumpkin seeds from the Halloween pumpkin. 

Freeze slices of this amazing cake to have on hand for guests.

Cut this sheet cake into individual bars and pipe the cream cheese frosting. These moist cakes are bursting with pumpkin and spice flavor, and they are really very easy to prepare and bake. 

A classic pumpkin pecan pie recipe, the best of both worlds!

This pumpkin cake is easy to prepare with a cake mix and the delicious broiled coconut-pecan topping makes it a hit with everyone.

From the homemade cinnamon-spiced graham cracker crust to the luscious double layer pumpkin filling, this cheesecake will look (and taste!) like you spent half the day in the kitchen!

This pumpkin pie is made with a little bourbon in the filling, but orange juice, milk, or an orange flavored liqueur would be delicious as well. 

These flavorful pumpkin pancakes get extra texture from the cornmeal. A little brown sugar and a few subtle spices flavor the pancakes perfectly. 

These tender, delicious cinnamon rolls will delight everyone on a holiday morning.

These moist pumpkin date muffins get extra texture from the oats, and the simple streusel topping makes them special. 

 These delicious little pumpkin fritters (or drop doughnuts) are an excellent way to enjoy the special flavor of pumpkin, and they make a fabulous fall treat. 

This pumpkin French toast makes a fabulous fall breakfast. The French toast is perfectly spiced, with just enough pumpkin to make it moist and flavorful. 

These delicious pumpkin squares are made with a oat pecan crust and crumbly topping.

Pumpkin butter gives this easy no-bake pie a delicate spiced pumpkin flavor. Top this wonderful fall dessert with a big dollop of whipped cream or whipped topping and sprinkle with a little cinnamon.

These moist, great tasting muffins are made with pumpkin butter, spices, and chopped pecans. They're topped with more chopped pecans and a cinnamon sugar mixture.

This fabulous pumpkin bread pudding is the perfect dessert for a fall dinner party, a Halloween or Thanksgiving gathering, or a special family meal. Feel free to use raisins in place of the dried cranberries, or try it with chopped dates or pecans.

This pumpkin pudding is like a pumpkin pie without the crust. Enjoy pumpkin pudding with a dollop of whipped cream and a sprinkling of cinnamon sugar.

 These savory pumpkin biscuits have a pleasant flavor and texture, and it's a great way to use your pumpkin puree.

These soft pumpkin cookies are sandwiched together with cream cheese filling. If you're pressed for time, use purchased cream cheese frosting in place of the cream cheese filling.

A delicious pumpkin pie, spiced with ginger and cinnamon. Serve this pie with a dollop of whipped cream and sprinkle with a little cinnamon or cinnamon-sugar.

These moist and tasty corn muffins are a great alternative to plain corn muffins, and they're wonderful with beans, greens, or a big bowl of chili.

Serve this delicious pumpkin pound cake with the included simple maple pecan glaze or dust it with powdered sugar. It's a delicious cake for Halloween or any other fall or winter holiday gathering. Also, feel free to leave the pecans out; it's delcious with or without.

Molasses and a variety of spices flavor this delicious pumpkin pie. 

Pumpkin bars are so tasty topped with a crumbly, buttery, pecan streusel topping.

 A crunchy, buttery graham cracker crumble creates a topping for this great tasting pumpkin pie or sprinkle it over individual servings. The pumpkin pie filling is a classic mixture of spiced pumpkin puree with brown sugar and eggs. 

This mouth watering pumpkin pie is baked with a crunch brown sugar and pecan streusel topping.

These delicious soft pumpkin cookies are topped with a simple caramel icing. The icing is made with powdered sugar and a little caramel or butterscotch ice cream topping. Sprinkle the tops with a little cinnamon before the icing sets, or sprinkle with ​a cinnamon-sugar mixture.

This recipe makes two loaves of pumpkin bread, perfect for fall gatherings and parties. Freeze one loaf and take the second along to a party or potluck.

Use these pumpkins to serve pumpkin pudding or custard, or fill the warm pumpkins with scoops of vanilla ice cream or a serving of apple cobbler. 

The browned butter icing is a delicious way to top this great fall cake, but feel free to use your favorite cream cheese icing or, if you're pressed for time, use a purchased frosting.

One large pumpkin will generally yield 1 cup or pumpkin seeds, and smaller pie pumpkins will yield about the same amount.

This top-rated pumpkin layer cake is made with a wonderful cream cheese frosting.

This is an essential spice blend to have on hand for fall and winter baking. Use it in any recipe that uses a combination of these spices. 

Cake-like pumpkin brownies are made more interesting and flavorful with swirls of cream cheese batter.

his tasty pumpkin pudding is easy to prepare and bake in the slow cooker.

This great tasting pumpkin pie is a classic, made with fresh or canned pumpkin puree and a variety of spices.

 This savory pumpkin yeast bread is another great way to use canned or homemade pumpkin puree. 

 These easy pumpkin muffins are made with lots of fresh chopped cranberries. Replace some of the cranberries with chopped nuts if you'd like. 

 

 These drop cookies are a snap to prepare and bake. It's an excellent way to use a cup of pumpkin puree.

 

 Bake these easy pumpkin muffins for your fall get-togethers and parties. Use pecans, raisins, or dried cranberries in these tasty muffins.

 

 The oat-pecan crust and topping gives these wonderful pumpkin bars plenty of flavor and crunch.

Cocoa and cinnamon pair with pumpkin to make a moist and rich chocolate Bundt cake. Frost this flavorful cake with an orange tinted vanilla icing or dust with powdered sugar.