38 Pumpkin Recipes for Autumn or Anytime After
What can you do with a pumpkin? The possibilities are endless!
Pumpkins aren't just for decorating your porch or carving into jack-o-lanterns! Pumpkins are actually quite delicious and are surprisingly healthy—if you buy the right kind.
What you want to buy are sugar pumpkins. Also called pie pumpkins, these are smaller and sweeter than carving pumpkins. While carving pumpkins have thick skins, tough flesh, and big cavities (great for carving and lasting several nights afterwards), pie pumpkins have smaller cavities with lots of tender flesh and skins thin enough you can even eat, after cooking.
These pumpkins are great for everything from roasting, to pureeing, to baking. They're must-haves for making recipes like Pumpkin & Pesto Crostini or Pumpkin Chili, where you use chunks that have been cooked until sweet and tender, just like other winter squash. But you can also use whole pumpkins to make fresh pumpkin puree, as shown in our Pumpkin-Gorgonzola Ravioli. It's tastier than the canned stuff, and worth it for serving guests at fall dinner parties or on holidays like Thanksgiving.
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Cream of Pumpkin Soup with Bacon-Pepita Crunch
Sweet sugar pumpkins are easily cut up, cooked in a heap of butter, onions, and veggies until soft, then pureed with stock and heavy cream. It makes a filling soup that you can serve to guests—or bring to work for a week's worth of lunches!
Get the recipe for Cream of Pumpkin Soup with Bacon-Pepita Crunch.
Jack-o’-Lantern Cake
The trick to making this super-fun fall holiday pumpkin-shaped cake? A Bundt pan or two! Flip a Bundt cake upside down and put another on top of it, and you're halfway to a perfect pumpkin. A simple cake cone makes a nice stem—and a bit of black fondant is easily cut into the "carved" eyes and mouth. You then you have a centerpiece dessert worthy of showing off at any Halloween party.
Ginger-Pumpkin Cookies
Pureed pumpkin gives these fall treats a light, chewy, airy quality that makes them delectable! Candied ginger on the glaze gives them a bite that makes them irresistible.
Radicchio Pumpkin Salad with Tahini Dressing
Sugar pumpkins are roasted for a flavorful fall salad. This fall salad is packed with all the best seasonal flavor: sweet beets, rich tahini, toasted hazelnuts, and salty, creamy Feta.
Get the recipe for Radicchio Pumpkin Salad with Tahini Dressing.
Pumpkin Pie Spice-and-Brandy Cocktail
Homemade pumpkin syrup, which is made with actual pumpkin puree, is the key to this fun autumn cocktail. It's an elegant, delicious, spicy-sweet sipper that'll help everyone relax at a fall dinner party—or help you unwind after a long week.
Pumpkin, Beef, and Black Bean Chili
The addition of pumpkin makes this hearty beef and bean chili perfect for fall.
Pumpkin-Gorgonzola Ravioli
This recipe is a two-fer. First: it's a quick primer on making your own puree from fresh sugar pumpkins (which you can then use in most of the recipes on this list). Second, it's an easy dinner, that's incredibly delicious. What are you waiting for?
Pecan-Pumpkin Muffins
We like to keep a batch of these easy to make muffins on hand in the fall for whoever happens to be stopping over — whether it's school friends visiting the kids, a neighbor stopping by to chat, or a relative dropping in. There's just nothing more welcoming than a sweet treat to go with a cup of coffee.
The Best, Easy Pumpkin Pie Recipe
When you think of eating pumpkin of course, one food comes first. This is your basic, never-fail recipe, but with one seriously smart addition: an optional brulée (burnt sugar) on the top of the pie, which adds oodles of flavor.
Pumpkin Spice Latte Monkey Bread
Treat brunch (or dessert, or any time) guests to this absolutely stunning brioche baked treat. It's covered in spiced sugar, coffee butter, and a pumpkin spice glaze that'll have folks licking the pan.
Ginger Pumpkin Pie
If your feeling is that standard pumpkin pie recipes could use just a little more oomph, give this spicy recipe a whirl! With three different kinds of ginger—plus a gingersnap cookie crust—this one is sure to blow their socks off!
One-Pot Squash Soup
One of the first things we make when winter squash is in season is this classic soup. It calls for Butternut, but pumpkin works just as well. Don't skip on the popcorn for croutons. It's a genius step!
Savory Pumpkin Soup with Spice Shake
This vegetarian pumpkin soup is topped with our homemade blend of autumn spices. It's like comfort in a bowl.
Pumpkin & Pesto Crostini
Make this simple pumpkin recipe as a hors d'oeuvre, an appetizer, or an afternoon snack.
Pumpkin Cheesecake with Cookie Crust
With a pecan cookie crust, a fluffy, light custard filling, and all the PSL-spiced flavor you can handle, you'll definitely want to leave some room for an extra slice of this delicious pumpkin cheesecake.
Smokey Pumpkin Deviled Eggs
Aren't these the cutest? Canned pumpkin gives them an extra creamy flavor, and you can make the ridges of the "pumpkin" with a fork and the stem with a little cornichon.
Pumpkin-Spiced Buns with Spiderweb Glaze
Make these on the weekend, and you'll have an easy, delicious, and seasonal breakfast all week long.
Get the recipe for Pumpkin-Spiced Buns with Spiderweb Glaze.
Mummy Pumpkin Hand Pies
These easy to make hand pies make a spooky breakfast or after-school treat.
Creamy Pumpkin Pasta with Pine Nut Gremolata
This creamy pumpkin pasta and flavorful gremolata will become a permanent dish in your autumn dinner rotation in no time!
Get the recipe for Creamy Pumpkin Pasta with Pine Nut Gremolata.
PSL Cheesecake
Yep. We turned your favorite fall drink into a decadent cheesecake. And it's everything you're hoping it could be.
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