I confess: I’m one of those people who starts buying cans of pumpkin puree in August. Call it obsessive, but when fall baking recipes season arrives, I want to be ready. This collection of pumpkin spice recipes spans everything from breakfast treats to cocktails, because why should lattes have all the fun? So there.
If you’re craving easy pumpkin recipes for a weeknight dessert or planning holiday baking that’ll make your kitchen smell like heaven, these pumpkin desserts deliver the warm, spiced comfort we all need when the leaves start changing.
1. From-Scratch Soft Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
These cookies are soft and mildly sweet with the perfect hint of pumpkin spice and pumpkin pureé. Topped with a rich, creamy frosting, they’re a delicious treat for any fall gathering.
2. Pumpkin Spice Donuts with Warm Glaze
These fluffy pumpkin spice desserts bring bakery vibes to your kitchen with their tender crumb and vanilla buttermilk glaze that drips down like autumn magic.
3. Pumpkin Fluff Dip
This creamy, no-bake pumpkin treat combines cream cheese and Cool Whip for an addictive party dip that pairs beautifully with graham crackers or apple slices. (I also sandwiched some of this fluff dip between some Keebler cookies, froze them and enjoyed them like ice cream sandwiches. Let me know if you want me to work on this recipe! –Andi)
4. Pumpkin Crazy Cake
A Depression-era recipe transformed into seasonal baking gold – this eggless, dairy-free pumpkin cake recipe proves that sometimes the simplest ingredients create the most satisfying results.
5. Pumpkin Filled Crescent Rolls
Store-bought crescent dough becomes an easy pumpkin recipe when filled with spiced pumpkin mixture and baked until golden – breakfast or dessert, you decide.
6. Pumpkin Biscuits
These warm, flaky biscuits bring fall baking recipes to your breakfast table with their tender layers and subtle pumpkin flavor that begs for butter and honey.
7. Pumpkin Spice Margarita
Who says pumpkin spice recipes can’t be sophisticated? This cocktail balances earthy pumpkin with tequila’s bite and a cinnamon-sugar rim that screams autumn celebration.
8. Mini Pumpkin Bundt Cakes
It was high time I used the mini bundt pans I bought years ago, thinking I’d be making tiny bundts every weekend. These individual pumpkin desserts with tender crumb and cream cheese glaze make portion control impossible – and frankly, why would you want to try?
9. Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Don’t toss those seeds! Transform pumpkin carving scraps into crunchy, savory snacks with simple seasonings and a hot oven for cozy fall recipes satisfaction.
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10. Glazed Pumpkin Cookies with Box Cake Mix
Cake mix shortcuts meet autumn baking wisdom in these soft cookies topped with sweet glaze – proof that homemade doesn’t always mean from-scratch complicated.
11. Easy Pumpkin Soup (with Canned Pumpkin)
Velvety, warming soup that transforms canned pumpkin into liquid comfort with aromatic spices and a silky texture that defines cozy fall recipes at their finest.
12. 3-Ingredient Pumpkin Brownies
When you need easy pumpkin recipes that deliver maximum flavor with minimal effort, these fudgy brownies prove that sometimes less truly is more delicious. Three ingredients! And you can’t even tell there’s pumpkin in them. #hiddenfiber
13. Pumpkin Spice Vodka Martini
Elevate your fall desserts game with this sophisticated cocktail that brings pumpkin pie flavors to happy hour with vanilla vodka and warming spice notes. A little too delicious if you ask me. Get a pattern for the pumpkin stencil here.
14. Pumpkin Spice Syrup Made with Real Pumpkin
Skip the coffee shop and make this pumpkin spice recipe at home – real pumpkin puree creates rich, complex flavors that commercial syrups can’t match.
15. Mini Pumpkin Cakes with Caramel Buttercream Frosting
These adorable individual pumpkin cake recipes topped with luscious caramel buttercream prove that good things really do come in small, perfectly portioned packages. You’re allowed to eat two or three at a time; they’re just that good.
16. Slow-Cooker Pumpkin White Hot Chocolate
With this slow cooker hot chocolate, you get the added treat of the aroma of it simmering all day. The anticipation of this delicious treat is part of the joy: white chocolate hot cocoa infused with pumpkin pie spice and pumpkin puree, topped with whipped cream, marshmallows, and a dash of cinnamon.
The bottom line
Last week, I served pumpkin treats to friends who swore they “didn’t do pumpkin spice.” They left with recipe requests. These fall desserts remind me why I hoard canned pumpkin – comfort tastes like autumn, and everyone deserves that feeling.
