Before my husband and I had kids, we used to live in a small house with a tiny little porch that led to our front door. That porch was the best for fall decor! Don’t you find that small areas are so much easier to decorate? (A big pot of mums and a pumpkin and it was good to go…) I get a little overwhelmed with the large porch we have now, that spans almost the entire front of our house. Which is probably why we have 4 lonely pumpkins just sitting on the step, uncarved.
Everyone keeps asking what I’m going to turn them into, but at this point, I’ll be happy just to get them cleaned out and carved with plain-jane triangle eyes. Two out of our threelittle munchkins are old enough to happily help me carve the pumpkins for about 10 minutes. And then I’ll beleft with 4 half carved pumpkins and a floor full of pumpkin goop. *sigh*
I remember, one of the first years we were married, my husband and I got ambitious and carved out these amazing patterns on our pumpkins. And then the day after Halloween, to my shock and amazement, hechopped up the pumpkins and did the unthinkable – yes, he turned that pumpkin into a pie. A PIE madefrom a real pumpkin!? It was a crazyidea that had never even crossed my mind as a possibility!
It actually makes me feel a little relieved to know that we can turnour pumpkins into a pie (or soup, or muffins…), if I don’t get around to carving them. Not that realistically I would actually prepare a fresh pumpkin, but hey, I can dream, right?
Freshpumpkin is amazing, no doubt, but I’m more of a buy-a-can-of-pumpkin-puree kind of girlmyself. I’ve been experimenting with some pumpkin recipes, and my goodness you can make some amazingly delicious treats! Pumpkin is kind of a crazy food that seems as though it will go into just about anything. Pie, soup, cookies, bread, pasta – almost anything you can think of, and I bet you can find a great recipe for it with pumpkin!
This list of the best pumpkin recipes has me inspired. Oh, that soup! My mouth is watering just looking at it! I always find that one can of pumpkin puree is enough to make 2 or 3 different things. So I’m excited to try a few of these recipes the next time I open one up! Mmmm…Which recipe would you try first?
Pumpkin Cheesecake with Salted Caramel Sauce via Cooking Classy
Pumpkin Pie Yogurt Parfaits via The Art of Moseying
Pumpkin Doughnuts via King Arthur Flour
Pumpkin French Toast via Minimalist Baker
Pumpkin Pie Fudge via Holiday Cottage
Pumpkin Lust Cake via Boys Ahoy
How to Bake Pumpkin Seeds via One Little Project
Slow Cooker Sticky Caramel Pumpkin Cake via Platter Talk
Pumpkin Cheesecake Snickerdoodles via The Recipe Critic
No-Bake Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes via A Family Feast
Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars via Roxana’s Home Baking
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins via One Little Project
5 Ingredient Pumpkin Cheesecake Whoopie Pies via Your Cup of Cake
Roasted Garlic, Pumpkin and Leek Soup via Goodies a Volonte
Pumpkin Fettuccine with Sage via Camille Styles
Pumpkin Pie Bars via Some the Wiser
Adrianna’s Spicy Squash Soup via Cookie + Kate
Pumpkin Protein Shake via Love Grows Wild
Pumpkin+Snickerdoodles via Cooking Classy
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread via Sally’s Baking Addiction
Pumpkin Spice Buttermilk Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting via Cozycakes Cottage
Pumpkin Pie Bars via Roxana’s Home Baking
Easy Foolproof Pumpkin Pie via American Heritage Cooking
Cinnamon Mini-Cheesecakes With Pumpkin Pie Frosting via Gimme Some Oven
Pumpkin Waffle via No. 2 Pencil
Mini Pumpkin Pies via One Little Project
Sugar Free Chocolate Pumpkin Fudge via My Darling Vegan
Pumpkin Fritters via What About Second Breakfast?
Pumpkin Coconut Curry with Chicken via The Wicked Noodle
Pumpkin Spice Bagels with Whipped Honey Cinnamon Butter via Ambitious Kitchen
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Truffles via Gimme Some Oven
Pumpkin Pie Dip via Cooking Classy
Pumpkin Coffee Cake via Deliciously Yum
Tortellini with Pumpkin Alfredo Sauce via Handle The Heat
Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Pancakes via Pixelated Crumb
Pull Apart Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Bread via Sunny Side Up
Creamy Pumpkin Prosciutto Rigatoni via Handle The Heat
Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins via Sally’s Baking Addiction
Cream Cheese-Filled Pumpkin Bread via Averie Cooks
Pumpkin Carrot Cake via Gold Medal Flour
Mini Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls via Two Peas & Their Pod
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies via One Little Project
Pumpkin Praline Trifle via Bakers Royale
Pumpkin Pie Pop Tarts via Pink Parsley
Pumpkin Ravioli with Hazelnut Brown Butter Sauce and Balsamic Drizzle via Will Cook For Friends
Brown Butter Pumpkin Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Frosting via Two Peas & Their Pod
Pumpkin Spice Syrup for Homemade Pumpkin Spice Lattes via Bakergirl
Pumpkin Pie Crescents via Spend with Pennies
Melt-in-Your-Mouth Pumpkin Cookies via Parent Pretty
Layered Pumpkin Dessert via Lil’ Luna
Pumpkin Oat Chocolate Chip Cookies via Cooking Classy
Pumpkin Nutella Cookie Bars via Crazy For Crust
Pumpkin Scones (Starbucks Copycat) via Cooking Classy
