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Pumpkin Recipes for Halloween and Thanksgiving

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Looking for something delicious to cook this fall? Try making one of the pumpkin recipes in the list below for Halloween or Thanksgiving!

You can also make them for one of the pumpkin themed national days this month, like National Pumpkin Day on October 26, or Carve a Pumpkin Day on October 31. 

Keep reading for the most delicious pumpkin recipes for you to add to your Halloween and Thanksgiving menus.

 

A round up collage of pumpkin recipes in images.

Round up of pumpkin recipes for Halloween and Thanksgiving

Try one of these pumpkin recipes to amaze your holiday guests. They will be glad they are staying with you instead of at a hotel!

Just click on any of the pictures to go to the recipes.

A plate of salted pumpkin fudge on top of a plaid blanket with a fake pumpkin beside it.

Pumpkin puree combines with coconut oil and coconut butter to make the most deliciously creamy salted pumpkin fudge. It’s a keeper and is vegan, paleo and low sugar, too!

A pile of pumpkin seeds with a text overlay that reads "how to toast pumpkin seeds".

Looking for something to snack on for the game on Thanksgiving day? These toasted pumpkins seeds will be perfect. See how to do them at The Gardening Cook.

A plate of blue corn tortilla chips with a pumpkin cheese ball in the center.This is the perfect way to start your party out right. A pumpkin cheese ball with dark pita chips. Get the recipe at Food Network.

This cheese ball is a great snack choice for Halloween, because it resembles a jack o lantern, which is one of the symbols of Halloween.

Fluffy pumpkin swirl muffins on a cooling tray, with one muffin broken open revealing an orange center.

These pumpkin cheesecake muffins have a rich pumpkin base and swirled cheesecake top. Best muffin I have ever made!

A pot of roasted pumpkin and apple soup with a hand removing the lid. This Roasted pumpkin, apple and hazelnut soup from Eating Well might be the perfect way to start your Thanksgiving meal off if you like to serve soup.

It is a healthy option for those trying to watch their weight, as much as that is possible on Thanksgiving!

Festive pumpkin dip inside of a pumpkin.

This festive pumpkin dip is rich and delicious and is baked and served in a pumpkin shell. It sets the holiday mood right away just looking at it. Recipe: The Gardening Cook.
No bake pumpkin spice cookies in a bowl on a counter decorated with pumpkins, gourds and festive napkins.

If you like no bake cookies as much as I do, give these pumpkin spice cookies a try. They are gluten free and vegan and taste amazing.

A loaf of pecan and pumpkin bread that has a few slices carved out of it.This pecan and pumpkin bread will have your whole house smelling like the holidays. The fabulous blend of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves just screams Thanksgiving. See the recipe at The Rebel Chick.

Tomato, butternut pumpkin and ginger salad with tamarind and sesame dressing.Butternut pumpkin is the star of this dish.  Just toss tomatoes, roasted butternut pumpkin and fresh ginger together with tomatoes, sweet peppers, thinly sliced celery and baby greens.

Top with a store bought sesame seed dressing for a delicious lunch.

Pumpkin spice cake with toasted coconut frosting.

This pumpkin spice cake has a toasted coconut frosting for extra flavor and texture. It’s easy to make has been a tradition in our family for years at Halloween.

Get the recipe for this delicious pumpkin spice cake on The Gardening Cook.

A rum and maple pumpkin cocktail in a martini glass with sugar on the rim.No round up of pumpkin recipes would be complete without a cocktail. This delicious maple and rum pumpkin cocktail is like pumpkin pie in a glass. Get the recipe at Recipes Just 4U.

A homemade pumpkin pie with dollops of whipped cream and leaf cookies on it, with two mini pumpkins to the right of it, and around the border, two pumpkins and some spices are also seen.

If you’re a fan of pumpkin pies, make sure to head to our post on National Pumpkin Pie Day to get an easy 5-ingredient pumpkin pie recipe.

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Fitoru Keto

Wednesday 18th of March 2020

I'm going to show these recipes to my wife. I'm sure she's going to like these. Thanks a lot for sharing!

Jenn

Saturday 2nd of November 2013

Thanks so much for sharing my recipe! :)

admin

Saturday 2nd of November 2013

Hi Jenn. My pleasure! That Banana bread looks delicious!

Carol

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