50 Pumpkin Desserts Perfect for Your Thanksgiving Feast
Whether you’re craving pie, streusel-topped crumble or cheesecake, these desserts will be the highlight of your meal.
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A Seasonal Favorite
There’s no denying the ubiquity of pumpkin (especially pumpkin spice) during the fall — and Thanksgiving dinner is no exception. Is your holiday feast even complete if you don’t have a slice of pumpkin pie?! That got us thinking about all the other ways to use pumpkin, especially in desserts. Pumpkin roll, pumpkin bread, pie-inspired cupcakes, pumpkin-ified chocolate chip cookies: you really can’t go wrong when this beloved fall flavor is involved. One of our favorite ways to let pumpkin grace our holiday tables? A Thanksgiving cheesecake like this one. With swirls of pumpkin filling, caramel and a gingersnap crust, this autumnal cheesecake is a true delight. The fun bullseye pattern? Simply whip up a classic cheesecake batter and then add pumpkin and warm spices to half the batch. It couldn’t be easier!
Get the Recipe: The Best Pumpkin Cheesecake
Dump Pumpkin Pie
Forget the fuss of pie dough! This one-pan dessert has the creamy pumpkin filling you love and a crunchy topping made with spice cake mix, graham crackers and pecans. It feeds a crowd, and there's almost no clean up!
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The Best Pumpkin Pie
The filling for this classic, full-flavor pumpkin pie has an ultralight and fluffy texture, thanks to the generous doses of sugar and cream.
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Pumpkin Roll
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Pumpkin Crumble
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Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes
What could be better than pumpkin pie? How about a pumpkin pie cupcake? These are super moist, almost like steamed pudding, and the whipped-cream topping gets a little help from cream cheese to make it sturdy enough for filling and frosting. Oh, and there's still a crust - in the form of crunchy pie-dough garnish.
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Gingersnap Pumpkin Pie with Ginger Cream
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Pumpkin Pie
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Pumpkin Dip
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Pumpkin Pie-Stuffed Cheesecake
This creamy cheesecake has a secret — there's a surprise pumpkin pie inside making it the ultimate holiday dessert.
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Pumpkin-Cranberry Cheesecake
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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Spice up chocolate chip cookies with pumpkin puree, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves.
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Apple-Pumpkin-Pecan Pie
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Pumpkin Bread
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Instant Pot Pumpkin Cheescake
A food processor and an Instant Pot® make quick work of this creamy, spice-laced dessert. The result is a perfectly creamy cheesecake with a crispy gingersnap crust.
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Pumpkin Pie - Slimmed
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Aida's Pecan Pumpkin Crunch
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Pumpkin-Coconut Pie
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Bobby's Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Spicy Caramel Apple Sauce and Vanilla Bean Creme Anglaise
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Sticky-Toffee Pecan-Pumpkin Pie
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Spiced Pumpkin Icebox Cake
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Sunny's Mini Pecan-Pumpkin Pies
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Vegan Pumpkin Pie
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Bobby Flay's Pumpkin Pie with Cinnamon Crunch and Bourbon-Maple Whipped Cream
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Pumpkin-Brownie Swirl Pie
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Pumpkin Spice Cake with Chocolate-Pecan Filling
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Pumpkin-Chocolate Chiffon Pie
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Sunny's Hazelnut Pumpkin Pie
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Pumpkin Roulade with Ginger Buttercream
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Linzer-Hazelnut Pumpkin Pie
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Anne's Pumpkin-Ginger Bread Pudding
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Buttermilk Pumpkin Pie
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The Barefoot Contessa's Pumpkin Banana Mousse Tart
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Gluten-Free Pumpkin Muffins
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The Ultimate Pumpkin Cheesecake
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Bobby's Throwdown Pumpkin Pie
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Melissa's Pumpkin Cake Pops
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Valerie's Pumpkin Pie
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Sticky Pecan Pull-Apart Bread
Your crowd will love pulling apart this crunchy, gooey bread. Pumpkin pie spice, caramel and pecans combine to make it your new fall favorite.
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Pumpkin Gingersnap Cheesecake
Get the Recipe: Pumpkin Gingersnap Cheesecake with Salted Caramel Sauce
Pumpkin Creme Brulee
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Tyler's Ultimate Pumpkin Pie with Crunchy Cranberry Topping
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Claire's 5-Ingredient Ginger-Pumpkin Tart
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The Neelys' Whoopie Pumpkin Pies
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Thanksgiving How-To: Gina Neely's Pumpkin Cheesecake with Gingersnap Crust
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Spice Cream Puffs
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Pumpkin Pie with Spiced Crust
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Apple-Pumpkin Galette
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Amaretto Pumpkin Pie with Almond Praline
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Slow-Cooker Pumpkin Cheesecake with Gingersnap Crust
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