50+ Best Pumpkin Recipes

Before my husband and I had kids, we used to live in a small house with a tiny little porch that led to our front door. That porch was the best for fall decor! Don’t you find that small areas are so much easier to decorate? (A big pot of mums and a pumpkin and it was good to go…) I get a little overwhelmed with the large porch we have now, that spans almost the entire front of our house. Which is probably why we have 4 lonely pumpkins just sitting on the step, uncarved.

Everyone keeps asking what I’m going to turn them into, but at this point, I’ll be happy just to get them cleaned out and carved with plain-jane triangle eyes. Two out of our three little munchkins are old enough to happily help me carve the pumpkins for about 10 minutes. And then I’ll be left with 4 half carved pumpkins and a floor full of pumpkin goop. *sigh*

I remember, one of the first years we were married, my husband and I got ambitious and carved out these amazing patterns on our pumpkins. And then the day after Halloween, to my shock and amazement, he chopped up the pumpkins and did the unthinkable – yes, he turned that pumpkin into a pie. A PIE made from a real pumpkin!? It was a crazy idea that had never even crossed my mind as a possibility!

It actually makes me feel a little relieved to know that we can turn our pumpkins into a pie (or soup, or muffins…), if I don’t get around to carving them. Not that realistically I would actually prepare a fresh pumpkin, but hey, I can dream, right?

Fresh pumpkin is amazing, no doubt, but I’m more of a buy-a-can-of-pumpkin-puree kind of girl myself. I’ve been experimenting with some pumpkin recipes, and my goodness you can make some amazingly delicious treats! Pumpkin is kind of a crazy food that seems as though it will go into just about anything. Pie, soup, cookies, bread, pasta – almost anything you can think of, and I bet you can find a great recipe for it with pumpkin!

The 50+ Best Pumpkin Recipes

This list of the best pumpkin recipes has me inspired. Oh, that soup! My mouth is watering just looking at it! I always find that one can of pumpkin puree is enough to make 2 or 3 different things. So I’m excited to try a few of these recipes the next time I open one up!  Mmmm… Which recipe would you try first?

Pumpkin Cheesecake with Salted Caramel Sauce via Cooking Classy

Pumpkin Pie Yogurt Parfaits via The Art of Moseying

Pumpkin Doughnuts via King Arthur Flour

Pumpkin French Toast via Minimalist Baker

Pumpkin Pie Fudge via Holiday Cottage

Pumpkin Lust Cake via Boys Ahoy

How to Bake Pumpkin Seeds via One Little Project

Slow Cooker Sticky Caramel Pumpkin Cake via Platter Talk

Pumpkin Cheesecake Snickerdoodles via The Recipe Critic

No-Bake Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes via A Family Feast

Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars via Roxana’s Home Baking

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins via One Little Project

5 Ingredient Pumpkin Cheesecake Whoopie Pies via Your Cup of Cake

Roasted Garlic, Pumpkin and Leek Soup via Goodies a Volonte

Pumpkin Fettuccine with Sage via Camille Styles

Pumpkin Pie Bars via Some the Wiser

Adrianna’s Spicy Squash Soup via Cookie + Kate

Pumpkin Protein Shake via Love Grows Wild

Pumpkin+Snickerdoodles via Cooking Classy

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread via Sally’s Baking Addiction

Pumpkin Spice Buttermilk Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting via Cozycakes Cottage

Pumpkin Pie Bars via Roxana’s Home Baking

Easy Foolproof Pumpkin Pie via American Heritage Cooking

Cinnamon Mini-Cheesecakes With Pumpkin Pie Frosting via Gimme Some Oven

Pumpkin Waffle via No. 2 Pencil

Mini Pumpkin Pies via One Little Project

Sugar Free Chocolate Pumpkin Fudge via My Darling Vegan

Pumpkin Fritters via What About Second Breakfast?

Pumpkin Coconut Curry with Chicken via The Wicked Noodle

Pumpkin Spice Bagels with Whipped Honey Cinnamon Butter via Ambitious Kitchen

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Truffles via Gimme Some Oven

Pumpkin Pie Dip via Cooking Classy

Pumpkin Coffee Cake via Deliciously Yum

Tortellini with Pumpkin Alfredo Sauce via Handle The Heat

Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Pancakes via Pixelated Crumb

Pull Apart Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Bread via Sunny Side Up

Creamy Pumpkin Prosciutto Rigatoni via Handle The Heat

Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins via Sally’s Baking Addiction

Cream Cheese-Filled Pumpkin Bread via Averie Cooks

Pumpkin Carrot Cake via Gold Medal Flour

Mini Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls via Two Peas & Their Pod

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies via One Little Project

Pumpkin Praline Trifle via Bakers Royale

Pumpkin Pie Pop Tarts via Pink Parsley

Pumpkin Ravioli with Hazelnut Brown Butter Sauce and Balsamic Drizzle via Will Cook For Friends

Brown Butter Pumpkin Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Frosting via Two Peas & Their Pod

Pumpkin Spice Syrup for Homemade Pumpkin Spice Lattes via Bakergirl

Pumpkin Pie Crescents via Spend with Pennies

Melt-in-Your-Mouth Pumpkin Cookies via Parent Pretty

Layered Pumpkin Dessert via Lil’ Luna

Pumpkin Oat Chocolate Chip Cookies via Cooking Classy

Pumpkin Nutella Cookie Bars via Crazy For Crust

Pumpkin Scones (Starbucks Copycat) via Cooking Classy