Our Best Pumpkin Dessert Recipes for 2022
Updated: Dec. 22, 2022
Fall is the perfect time to enjoy pumpkin dessert recipes. And with pumpkin pie, cakes, cookies and more, one of these is sure to please!
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Great Pumpkin Dessert
Canned pumpkin and cake mix make these bars an effortless alternative to pumpkin pie. It’s a tried-and-true dessert that always brings big smiles. —Linda Guyot, Fountain Valley, California
Can’t get enough pumpkin? Check out our favorite ways to love pumpkin.
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Pumpkin Bread
I keep my freezer stocked for our harvest crew with home-baked goodies like this deliciously spicy, easy pumpkin bread recipe. —Joyce Jackson, Bridgetown, Nova Scotia
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Favorite Pumpkin Cake Roll
This pumpkin roll recipe is great to keep in the freezer for a quick dessert for my family or unexpected guests, to take to a gathering, or to give as a yummy gift. The recipe is in such demand, I use a 29-ounce can of pumpkin to make four cake rolls at a time. —Erica Berchtold, Freeport, IllinoisDon’t throw away those pumpkin seeds! Here’s how to roast pumpkin seeds the right way.
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Pumpkin Bars
Pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting are the ultimate fall treat. But my family likes them so much, they ask me to make them all year long! —Brenda Keller, Andalusia, Alabama
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Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
I discovered this wonderful pumpkin cupcake recipe and changed a bit to suit my taste. I love the flavor of pumpkin and the cinnamon makes ordinary cream cheese frosting extra special. When I made a batch for my husband to take to work, he said they disappeared in record time. —Debbie Wiggins, Longmont, Colorado
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Pumpkin Cheesecake
When I was young we produced several ingredients for this pumpkin cheesecake on the farm. We raised pumpkins in our large vegetable garden, and made homemade butter and lots of sour cream using milk from our dairy herd. —Evonne Wurmnest, Normal, IllinoisFor your next pumpkin cheesecake treat, try out these pumpkin cheesecake cookies.
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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
My sisters, brothers and I started cooking and baking when we were young. Mom was a very good teacher—she told us we would learn our way around the kitchen. Now, I tell my kids the same thing when we make these pumpkin chocolate chip muffins! —Cindy Middleton, Champion, AlbertaStart the day off right with a few of these delicious pumpkin breakfast recipes.
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Classic Pumpkin Pie
Nothing says Thanksgiving like a slice of pie. And you can relish every luscious bite of this pumpkin pie recipe since the tender crust is made with canola oil and a mere hint of butter. —Taste of Home Test KitchenPsst! Find out the difference between using canned vs. fresh pumpkin for pie. (And why using canned pumpkin is better.)
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Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
These easy pumpkin cookies are pleasantly spiced. Everyone enjoys the soft, cake-like texture, too. —Lisa Chernetsky, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
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Moist Pumpkin Tube Cake
This pumpkin cake recipe is perfect for fall. As it bakes, the aroma fills the house with a spicy scent. —Virginia Loew, Leesburg, FloridaTry out our best fall recipes next!
Originally Published: August 25, 2021
