Best Pumpkin Recipes | 10 Sweet Fall Favorites

With the changing leaves, we find ourselves craving all things pumpkin—from coffee and pie in our bellies to stoop-side decor and scented candles in our homes. Combined with cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and ginger, pumpkin and its spicy sisters know how to sweet-talk us into our sweaters each autumn. Here are some of our favorite ways to get a sweet fix in 10 delicious pumpkin recipes.

10 Sweet Pumpkin Recipes

Apple-Pumpkin Muffins

Some people say that pumpkin is the official flavor of fall—but that’s an insult to apples! So let’s call a truce by combining them into simple, flavor-packed muffins that you can whip up in less than an hour.

Spiced Pumpkin Snacking Cake with Fluffiest Chocolate Buttercream

Made with pumpkin puree and seasonal spices, this chocolate-frosted pumpkin snacking cake recipe from Jessie Sheehan is a delicious new way to love the flavors of fall. 

Pumpkin Snickerdoodles

We love the texture of snickerdoodles and the flavor of pumpkin. But when you add a wet ingredient like pumpkin puree to cookie batter, you end up with a cakey cookie. Heating the pumpkin in a skillet for a few minutes helps cook out as much water as possible, which in turn helps achieve the perfect flavor and texture.

Mom’s Pumpkin Sheet Cake Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

These pumpkin sheet cake bars with cream cheese frosting are reliably moist, perfectly spiced, and supremely cozy. 

Impossible Pumpkin Pie

This retro pumpkin pie doesn’t have a pastry crust, but the Bisquick gives the custard enough structure that it slices easily and feels substantial. For the perfect finish, top with whipped cream and a sprinkling of pumpkin pie spice.

Pumpkin Pie Crumble

Pumpkin spice fans will love this easy crumble. The trick is to apply the topping about halfway through baking so it doesn’t sink to the bottom.

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

A spin on the traditional chocolate whoopie pie—savor the flavor fall with these pumpkin whoopie pies. You’ll love the maple cream cheese filling sandwiched between the pumpkin spice cakes.

Pumpkin Chiffon Pie

We first ran the recipe for this pie more than 10 years ago, and it has remained a staff and reader favorite ever since. With its sweet walnut crust and light, fluffy filling, it’s a fresh take on a holiday favorite and worthy of a repeat appearance.

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Roll

This autumn-hued pumpkin cake can be served year-round, but is particularly suited for the Thanksgiving table.

Pumpkin-Fluff Pie

The inspiration for this pumpkin pie came from the marshmallow-topped sweet potato side dish that, for many, defines the holiday table. Here, marshmallows take the form of Marshmallow Fluff, the iconic New England spread.

And there you have it! What are your favorite pumpkin recipes?

This post was first published in 2017 and has been updated.

Aimee Tucker

Aimee Tucker is Yankee’s senior digital editor. A lifelong New Englander and Yankee contributor since 2010, Aimee has written columns devoted to history, foliage, retro food, and architecture, and regularly shares her experiences in New England travel, home, and gardening. Her most memorable Yankee experiences to date include meeting Stephen King, singing along to a James Taylor Fourth of July concert at Tanglewood, and taking to the skies in the Hood blimp for an open-air tour of the Massachusetts coastline.

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