TOP 10 Easy Pumpkin Recipes
Easy Pumpkin Recipes Are Perfect for Fall dinner or Holiday
1. Pumpkin Cheesecake Crêpes
Fall is my favorite season because it marks the arrival of my favorite ingredient – pumpkin! These Pumpkin Cheesecake Crêpes are one of my family’s favorite fall breakfast dishes. French style pancakes with creamy pumpkin spice filling – what more could you ask for? Start by making a pumpkin crepe…
Ingredients for Pumpkin Cheesecake Crêpes:
¾ cup All-purpose flour
2 tsp Pumpkin pie spice
3 Large eggs
2 tbsp Granulated sugar
1 ⅓ cup Pumpkin puree
1 ½ cup Milk
4 tbsp Butter
8 oz Cream Cheese
¼ cup Maple syrup
2. Double Pumpkin Cornbread with Red Onion
This Double Pumpkin Cornbread with Red Onion is a great take on the classic cornbread recipe. The secret ingredient in this cornbread is a can of pumpkin puree. The double pumpkin in the title comes from the addition of pumpkin seeds scattered on top of the bread. I start by…
Ingredients for Double Pumpkin Cornbread with Red Onion:
2 cups All-purpose flour
2 cups Yellow cornmeal
1 ½ tbsp Baking powder
1 tsp Kosher Salt
1 cup Whole milk
8 oz Cream Cheese
1 can Pumpkin puree
2 tbsp Honey
½ cup (1 stick) Unsalted butter
½ small Red onion
¼ cup Pumpkin seeds
3. Pumpkin Potato Gnocchi
I love these Pumpkin Potato Gnocchi. I got the idea for this recipe from a delicious meal I ate in a taverna in Tuscany where I had the creamiest, tastiest gnocchi I’ve ever eaten! After the meal, I asked the waiter what the secret ingredient was and he said there…
Ingredients for Pumpkin Potato Gnocchi:
FOR THE GNOCCHI:
1 Pumpkin
4 Potatoes
3 oz All-purpose flour
3 oz Bread crumbs
3 oz Parmesan cheese
3 Egg yolks
Nutmeg
Salt
Black pepper
1 tbsp Olive oilFOR THE CREAM SAUCE:
3 tbsp Pancetta
12 fl oz Heavy whipping cream
3 oz Parmesan cheese
Black pepperFOR GARNISH:
Basil
Shredded Parmesan cheese
4. Pull-Apart Pumpkin Bread
This sweet and delicious Pull-Apart Pumpkin Bread is perfect for sharing. I love pumpkin and while I know it is an ingredient which is typically associated with Fall, I find them on sale at my local farmer’s market right into winter. I am always looking for unusual pumpkin recipes and…
Ingredients for Pull-Apart Pumpkin Bread:
FOR THE BREAD:
¾ cup warm Milk
½ tbsp Active dry yeast
¾ cup Pumpkin puree
4 tbsp Granulated sugar
3 ½ cups All-purpose flour
1 Large eggs
1 tbsp Unsalted butter
1 tbsp Unsalted butter
½ tsp SaltFOR THE FILLING:
6 tbsp Unsalted butter
packed ¼ cup Brown sugar
1 tbsp Cinnamon
½ tsp Pumpkin pie spice
1 tbsp Unsalted butterFOR THE GLAZE:
1 cup Powdered sugar
2 tsp Cinnamon
5-6 tbsp Heavy cream
5. Pumpkin Biscotti
These Pumpkin Biscotti always remind me of happy vacations in Italy. Living the Tuscany dream and hiring vespas and riding through the countryside. We would stop for coffee in little mountain villages and the coffee is always accompanied by a little homemade biscotti. This is my take on the Italian…
Ingredients for Pumpkin Biscotti:
1 cup All-purpose flour
1 cup Whole wheat flour
1 tsp Baking powder
4 tsp Pumpkin spice
½ tsp Salt
2 Eggs
¾ cup Sugar
½ cup Pumpkin puree
¼ cup Vegetable oil
2 tsp Vanilla extract
6. Creamy Broccoli and Butternut Squash Soup
This Creamy Broccoli and Butternut Squash Soup recipe is more than just a soup, it’s a full winter meal for the whole family! A delicious and perfectly smooth, creamy broccoli and butternut squash soup seasoned with garlic, thyme, nutmeg, cayenne pepper and bay leaves. The flavors warm you up and…
Ingredients for Creamy Broccoli and Butternut Squash Soup:
5-6 cups Butternut squash
4 cups Broccoli florets
2 tbsp Olive oil
3 tbsp Salted Butter
1 Yellow onions
2 cloves Garlic
3 tbsp Fresh thyme
¼ tsp Nutmeg
¼ tsp Cayenne pepper
Kosher Salt
Black pepper
4 cups Vegetable broth
1½ – 2 cups Water
2 Bay leaf
½ cup Whole milk
1 cup Cheddar cheese
1 sheet Frozen puff pastry
4 ounces Brie
7. Dinner in a Pumpkin
Dinner in a Pumpkin has become a halloween tradition in the Mathuse household. After trick or treating, we come home and tuck into this hearty casserole which cooks right inside a pumpkin as we go to scare the neighbours! My kids look forward to it and know that they can’t…
Ingredients for Dinner in a Pumpkin:
1 Pumpkin
1 tbsp Olive oil
1 Onion
1 cup Mushrooms
1 ½ lbs Ground Beef
½ cup Walnuts
Salt
Black pepper
1 can Cream of chicken soup
1 tsp Sugar
2 tbsp Soy sauce
4 cups Cooked rice
8. Pumpkin Pecan Scones with Brown Sugar Streusel
I love these Pumpkin Pecan Scones with Brown Sugar Streusel, warm and fresh, straight out of the oven. An easy bake recipe for the base of the pumpkin pecan scone made from sour milk, flour, brown sugar and eggs and filled with canned pumpkin purée, pumpkin spice, pumpkin spice baking…
Ingredients for Pumpkin Pecan Scones with Brown Sugar Streusel:
FOR SCONES:
⅓ cup Whole milk
1 tsp Vinegar
2 ½ cups All-purpose flour
⅓ cup packed Brown sugar
2 tsp Baking powder
2 tsp Pumpkin pie spice
½ tsp Salt
¼ tsp Baking soda
½ cup Unsalted butter
1 Eggs
1 cup Canned pumpkin
1 cup Pumpkin spice baking chips
⅔ cup PecansFOR STREUSEL:
½ cup Brown sugar
½ cup All-purpose flour
1 tsp Cinnamon
½ tsp Pumpkin pie spice
4 tbsp Unsalted butter
9. Pumpkin Pie Latte
Your morning coffee will never get better than with this Pumpkin Pie Latte. Warm, spicy and frothy, just the way I like it! Takes just 10 minutes to make and you start by warming milk, canned pumpkin and sugar together over the stove. Flavor it with vanilla extract and pumpkin…
Ingredients for Pumpkin Pie Latte:
2 cups Milk
2 tbsp Canned pumpkin
2 tbsp Sugar
2 tbsp Vanilla extract
½ tsp Pumpkin pie spice
½ cup hot Brewed espresso
Whipped cream
Pumpkin pie spice
Ground nutmeg
10. Pumpkin Spice Truffles
These Pumpkin Spice Truffles are worth every minute of love that you put into them. Not easy to make, but definitely worth giving it a try. My family loves these magical chocolate and pumpkin balls. Truffle centers made from pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, sugar, graham cracker crumbs, cinnamon and…
Ingredients for Pumpkin Spice Truffles:
⅓ cup Pumpkin
2 ounces Cream Cheese
½ tsp Pumpkin pie spice
2 tbsp Confectioners’ sugar
1¾ cups Graham cracker
½ tsp Cinnamon
4 ounces White chocolateFOR THE TOPPING:
10 ounces White chocolate
optional garnish: extra Graham crackers