From baking and brunch to teatime treats, desserts, and even savory dishes, find 25 pumpkin recipes worthy of a second helping. Whether you’re craving something sweet, spiced, or a little unexpected, you’ll find plenty of inspiration to enjoy this fall favorite all season long.

Happy October and Hello Pumpkin!
It’s officially Pumpkin Spice Season, time to enjoy fall’s most iconic flavor!
I’m sharing 25 recipes worthy of a second helping to enjoy all season long. If you’re seeking inspiration for baking, brunch, teatime, dessert, or even savory dishes, there’s something here to satisfy your cravings.

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Pumpkin Loaf with Cream Cheese Swirl
A moist, spiced pumpkin cake with a tangy cream cheese layer, perfect for a fall morning, afternoon treat or anytime you slice it!

Pumpkin-Cream Cheese Bars with Sweet Streusel Topping
Pumpkin-Cream Cheese Bars start with a Biscoff cookie crumb base and are topped with a sweet streusel for some welcome texture, crunch and flavor! Warmly spiced, these layered bars make a delicious fall treat.

Pumpkin Scones with Maple Glaze and Pecans
Celebrate pumpkin spice season with this fall teatime treat!
This pumpkin scone recipe uses 1/2 cup of pumpkin puree so it’s a great way to use leftover canned pumpkin from another recipe. You can bake them and enjoy them fresh the oven; make ahead and reheat, then glaze them; or freeze them unbaked. They can go directly from the freezer to the oven with just a few extra minutes of baking time.

Chilly fall mornings call for Spiced Pumpkin Loaf Cake!
The essence of fall in a moist, warmly spiced loaf cake, topped with a sweet Maple Glaze; perfect with your morning coffee or your afternoon cuppa.

Slow Cooker Maple Pumpkin Butter
Creamy and bursting with warm pumpkin spice and a hint of maple, this slow cooker recipe is easy to make and enjoy on your morning toast, swirled in pancake or waffle batter or flavoring your oatmeal or yogurt. It also makes an easy hostess or takeaway gift for Thanksgiving.

Pumpkin Butter-Pecan Rolls with Pumpkin Spice Glaze
Use your Slow Cooker Pumpkin Butter to make sweet rolls! They use a shortcut, frozen puff pastry, for a quick and easy treat.

Pumpkin Spice-Chocolate Swirl Brownies
Chocolate meets pumpkin in moist and fudgy, splurge-worthy brownies!

Cranberry-Apple-Pumpkin Bundt Cake
The flavors of fall in a cake with a Maple Glaze and Sugared Pecans and Pepitas.

Pumpkin Spice Bundt Cake with Kahlúa-Cream Cheese Glaze
Fans of Pumpkin Spice Latte will love this warmly spiced Bundt cake with an espresso-cinnamon swirl and coffee glaze, topped with a layer of Kahlua-Cream Cheese.

Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies with Cranberries and Pecans
The photos don’t do these cookies justice. . .they’re chewy, moist, nutty, and chocolaty with just the right amount of pumpkin spice!

Slow Cooker Pumpkin Spice Crème Brulée for Two
This autumnal dessert is oh so easy to make using your slow cooker. It’s customized to make two servings . . .ideal if you have a pumpkin pie-esque craving in advance of Thanksgiving!

Overnight Pumpkin French Toast with Streusel Topping
A make-ahead French toast casserole infused with pumpkin flavor with a sweet streusel topping. Perfect for Thanksgiving weekend with family in town.

Pumpkin Spice No-Churn Ice Cream
This easy no-churn ice cream satisfies your craving for a pumpkin spice latte when the weather is more befitting of ice cream. (I’m looking at you North Carolina!) Bump up the fall flavor with the addition of pumpkin granola and caramel sauce.

Pumpkin, maple syrup and applesauce bind the oats together in this oil-free granola recipe. Easy to customize to your taste, with your nuts and fruit of choice.

Mini Pumpkin Pies for your Thanksgiving feast are easy to make with a muffin tin, a package of refrigerated pie crusts and fun to embellish with cookie cutters!

Pumpkin-Pecan Streusel Pie with Pecan Piecrust
A delicious spin on the classic pumpkin pie, with a sweet and crunchy streusel topping for your Thanksgiving feast!

Caramel-Pecan-Pumpkin Bread Pudding
The Caramel-Pecan Sauce guarantees it will be gobbled up! Make this bread pudding in individual ramekins or bake in a 9 x 13 pan and dish it up when ready to serve.

Pumpkin Roll Log with Nutter Butter Acorns for a Whimsical Woodland Friendsgiving
This no-bake dessert is mashup of Pumpkin Roll and a Yule Log, using a supermarket bakery pumpkin roll. It makes a festive fall and woodland-themed dessert that is as fun to decorate as to eat, served with Nutter Butter Acorns!

Treat your pups to Howl-oween Pumpkin Dog Treats. Made with pumpkin, applesauce, whole wheat flour and oats!

Roasted Butternut-Apple and Pumpkin Soup Shooters
Flavorful, healthy and satisfying and the flavors of fall in a soup! Enjoy in a bowl or as a shooter and teaser to whet your appetite for a fall dinner party or Thanksgiving feast.
And here are a few of ‘almost pumpkin’ recipes. . .

Pumpkin Spice Chex Snack Mix is an easy recipe for fall snacking! The combination of sweet and salty is highly addictive, customizing to your taste. Best of all, it can be made ahead and comes together in 5 minutes.

Painted Pie Crust Leaves and a Pumpkin Cheese Ball
Painted Pastry Leaves are a fun way to add a little fall flourish with refrigerated piecrust, food coloring, and cookie cutters. Embellish and decorate sweet or savory foods, a store-bought pie or cheese ball for fall.

An easy no-bake treat with just four ingredients.

Pimento Cheese Deviled Egg “Pumpkins”
A fun fall bite or appetizer in a deviled egg with some cheesy flavor.

Quick and Easy Four-Ingredient Pumpkin Beer Bread
Only one bowl and four ingredients needed to make this easy beer bread, delicious warm from the oven, as toast, or enjoy sandwiched together for a delicious grilled cheese.

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Lots of baking and eating in my future! Thanks for the great recipes. Peace
Good morning, Mary! As I am reading your post and seeing all of the beautiful food photos, I am suddenly starving. There are so many fabulous sweet treats that would be perfect with my morning coffee, or anytime of the day. I need to start baking, I love all things pumpkin and pumpkin spice. Happy October 🧡☕️🍁🎃
Mary, these recipes look amazing! I’m pinning a bunch!! Can’t wait to try the brownies and bread recipes. Nothing says fall like pumpkins and fall spices. And I especially love looking at the tablescapes and touches that you share. Thanks so much!
Thanks for the recipes Mary! Clara❤️
Oh! My, these recipes look scrumptious! Thank you.
I love beer bread, I’ve got to try your Pumpkin Beer Bread Mary!
Jenna
I would like to try each and every one of your fabulous treats, Mary! What a wonderful round up of pumpkin flavors. You make them all look so incredibly appetizing. I just wish Fall would last for several more months!
Mary, you are tempting me to bake something. I’ve pretty much “closed the kitchen” other than a few simple meals. Thanks for this wonderful collection of inspirational photos.
Gosh, Mary…I added four of these to my list for this fall, as we have a bunch of pumpkins coming to their glorious ripeness…late. Thanks for all your ideas and beautiful photos! Sandi
These recipes are looking absolutely delicious and incredibly tempting! Mary, youve managed to make everything sound so easy and oh-so-fallish. Im particularly drawn to the Slow Cooker Pumpkin Spice Crème Brulée for Two – it sounds like the perfect cozy night-in dessert. And the Pumpkin Spice No-Churn Ice Cream? I might just have to make that even though its technically spring here! The article is a fantastic roundup, making me want to bake, snack, and decorate all at once. Thanks for sharing all these wonderful ideas – Im definitely pinning a bunch! Happy baking! 🍂🍰🐶
These recipes are looking absolutely delicious and incredibly tempting! Mary, youve managed to make everything sound so easy and oh-so-fallish. I might just have to make that even though its technically spring here! The article is a fantastic roundup, making me want to bake, snack, and decorate all at once. Thanks for sharing all these wonderful ideas – Im definitely pinning a bunch! Happy baking! 🍂🍰🐶
Yummy recipes and all at our fingertips. Thanks Mary.
Wow, love every one of the recipes. Thank you so much for sharing
Thank you so very much, Mary!!!!!! Now I’d like to bake all week!!!! : – ) I think I just gained 10 pounds just looking at these fabulous pics and recipes! Talk about serious inspiration!!!!!! Whoo hoo! PUMPKINS!!!!
These recipes are looking absolutely delicious and incredibly tempting! Mary, you’ve managed to make everything sound so easy and oh-so-fallish. I might just have to make that even though its technically spring here! The article is a fantastic roundup, making me want to bake, snack, and decorate all at once. Thanks for sharing all these wonderful ideas – I’m definitely pinning a bunch! Happy baking! 🍂🍰