The 15 Best Pumpkin Recipes for Fall
We've compiled the 15 best pumpkin recipes for fall. There are savory and sweet recipes for every fall occasion. Every one of them is delicious!
It's hard to imagine there's such as thing as too many of the best pumpkin recipes. Honestly, compiling the 15 best pumpkin recipes from our blog was no easy task. There are so many great ones and choosing the top 15 was tough but someone has to do the hard things!
In this roundup of our favorite 15 pumpkin recipes for fall, you'll find our very favorite pumpkin recipes for every meal and occasion.
These delicious recipes don't need any more of an introduction.
Best pumpkin recipes for fall
Makeover Pumpkin Mac and Cheese
This delicious Pumpkin Mac and Cheese recipe got a little bit of a makeover. It's loaded with healthy pumpkin and kale but is still the creamy and delicious carbs you love.
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Sage Pumpkin Pasta Bake with Kale and Butter Pecans
This cheesy Sage Pumpkin Pasta Bake is the ultimate grown-up, autumn casserole recipe. It's dotted with kale, topped with butter pecans, and smothered in an easy to make and healthy creamy pumpkin sauce.
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Pumpkin Pancakes
Start your day the cozy way with these pumpkin pancakes! They're light, fluffy, and full of fall flavor. They're easy to make at home with everyday ingredients, and they're ready in just 30 minutes!
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Pumpkin Spice Tacos
These easy vegetarian pumpkin spice tacos are ready in only 30 minutes. The Mexican cotija cheese, lime crema, and chipotle balance the sweetness of the fresh pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice to make them savory and delicious!
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Chickpea Pumpkin Fritters
Chickpea pumpkin fritters are a delicious and healthy fall recipe. They're made easily with canned pumpkin and chickpeas, a little kale, toasted sesame seeds, garlic, and some smoked paprika. Then the pumpkin patties are coated in panko and cooked in a pan until nice and crispy.
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Pumpkin Soup with Maple Bacon Onions
This classic pumpkin soup recipe is quick and easy to make and so delicious. It's been our go-to pumpkin soup for years now. We love it because it's creamy (but without using cream) and full of flavor. The maple bacon caramelized onions really take it to the next level.
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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Roasted pumpkin seeds are the best part of carving a pumpkin. Cooking pumpkin seeds is incredibly easy and they turn out crispy and delicious every time with our recipe. Bonus: we share our 5 favorite pumpkin seed seasonings!
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Pumpkin Oatmeal Muffins
These pumpkin oatmeal muffins are the perfect fall breakfast or snack. They're made with whole oats, pumpkin puree, and warm pumpkin pie spices. We like to add some chocolate chips to make them a real treat.
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Pumpkin Pie Popsicles
Pumpkin Pie Popsicles layered with chocolate and topped with crunchy pecans make the best healthy autumn treat. Just because the weather is getting cooler doesn't mean we need to stop eating icy desserts.
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Coconut Roasted Pumpkin Curry
This healthy and delicious Roasted Pumpkin Curry makes the perfect plant-based autumn dinner. It's loaded with spiced roasted pumpkin, dotted with sweet apples, and topped with pecans. Meatless Monday never looked so good!
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Roasted Pumpkin Spinach Salad with Maple Pumpkin Dressing
I've been making this Roasted Pumpkin Spinach Salad for years now, and it is still one of my favorite autumn salad recipes. It is easy to make, healthy, and the pumpkin maple dressing is to die for. It is a vegetarian recipe that can easily be made vegan + paleo.
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Creamy Goat Cheese and Pumpkin Polenta
This comforting Creamy Pumpkin Polenta is the perfect autumn dinner. You'll LOVE the warm fall flavors and how quick and easy it is to make.
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Apple Pumpkin Oatmeal with Maple Pecan Crumble
This easy to make and healthy pumpkin oatmeal is dotted with apples and topped with sweet and crunchy pecans. It's the perfect autumn breakfast!
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Creamy Pumpkin Hummus
This easy to make pumpkin hummus is creamy and delicious. The pumpkin flavor is subtle and works so well with the hummus. It's a great way to sneak some healthy veggies into your snack or meal!
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Pumpkin Brownies
In these pumpkin brownies, dark chocolate and pumpkin batters are swirled together into one tasty autumn treat. They're fudgy, moist, and full of chocolate and pumpkin flavor. They're also surprisingly easy to make, and they're ready in just an hour!
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Chipotle Bourbon Pumpkin Chili
This pumpkin chili is the ultimate cold-weather comfort food. It's warm, loaded with good-for-you ingredients, and full of flavor. Plus, it's an easy-to-make recipe that all goes into one pot, and it's ready in an hour!
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All these pumpkin recipes look fabulous and I love the variety! Thanks for including my Pumpkin Coconut Fall Curry!
No problem at all, girl! It looks so good. š
I am loving these pumpkin recipes. And to think I hated pumpkin as. Child. Thank you I am on pumpkin high I made pumpkin cookies last week . Yum
It’s funny how our tastes change, isn’t it? I was never the biggest fan of pumpkin when I was a kid either. š
OMG those pumpkin deviled eggs are the cutest!
Thank you so much!
I feel the same as Rebecca- still not tired of pumpkin! Can’t wait to check out all these pumpkin recipes š
I totally agree too! It seems impossible to get too much pumpkin these days. š
Your photography is just beautiful!!
Thanks, Dani! I can’t take credit for all of them though. At least half of the pics are from our talented food blogging community. š
What an awesome round up of recipes!! I am loving that pumpkin oatmeal!
Thanks, Kelley!!
What a wonderful round-up, Kristen! I love them all, but those pumpkin deviled eggs are just too cute! š
Awww thanks!
Thank you very much for including my recipe, Kristen! You have beautiful pictures. I love the dramatic light. I find clouds to my advantage when photographing food, most days. Some days I stare at my kitchen and realize pictures are not happening today.:)
You’re so welcome! That quinoa won me over right away. š
These all look so good, it would be hard to know which one to begin with.
It’s a hard thing to have to choose!
Everyone did such a fantastic job with the pumpkin this year!! No matter what I still not getting sick of the pumpkin recipes! I have a few more to share on my blog, but they’ll come in November š
I totally agree! I loved that the internet exploded with pumpkin in September, and it still hasn’t stopped. š