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15 Thanksgiving Pumpkin Desserts

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Pumpkin and I have a longstanding, passionate relationship. Like many of you, however, I’m not a fan of pumpkin pie. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll eat it — with homemade whipped cream, please — but it feels like a tired way to use my favorite squash. He deserves better, don’t you think?

Below I’ve assembled 15 Thanksgiving pumpkin desserts that would look beautiful on your holiday table, and there’s not a single pumpkin pie among them. Check the caption of each photograph to see the difficulty level of the recipe. As a bonus, click through the slideshow above to see Thanksgiving side dishes from some of my favorite blogs.

Without further ado, the pumpkin!

1. PUMPKIN MAPLE PECAN ROLLS WITH PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE ICING.

cooking difficulty: intermediate

2. PUMPKIN SPICE PULL-APART BREAD WITH BUTTER RUM GLAZE.

cooking difficulty: intermediate

3. DRUNKEN PUMPKIN GINGERBREAD SNACK CAKE.

cooking difficulty: easy

4. GOOEY “GERMAN” PUMPKIN SKILLET CAKE.

cooking difficulty: easy

5. PUMPKIN STREUSEL SWIRLED CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE.

cooking difficulty: intermediate

6. PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE CINNAMON ROLLS.

cooking difficulty: intermediate

7. SOPAPILLA PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE BARS.

cooking difficulty: easy

8. LAZY PUMPKIN AND PECAN PIE POCKETS.

cooking difficulty: easy

9. PUMPKIN TRES LECHES CAKE.

cooking difficulty: easy

10. BROWN BUTTER PUMPKIN CAKE CHEESECAKE WITH SALTED CARAMEL.

cooking difficulty: intermediate

11. VANILLA CUSTARD-SOAKED PUMPKIN POKE CAKE.

cooking difficulty: easy

12. PUMPKIN AND PECAN PIE PASTRY BRAID.

cooking difficulty: easy

13. ONE-SKILLET GOOEY PUMPKIN COOKIE CAKE.

cooking difficulty: easy

14. PUMPKIN OAT CAKE WITH BROILED COCONUT ICING.

cooking difficulty: easy

15. PUMPKIN PECAN STREUSEL BRAID.

cooking difficulty: easy

Looking for some non-pumpkin desserts? My Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes collection from last year has a ton of amazing options.

Happy menu planning!

November 20, 2014 by Julie Ruble | 4 Comments

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Lazy Pumpkin and Pecan Pie Pockets

Lazy Pumpkin and Pecan Pie Pockets

I’ve partnered with ALDI to try out their grocery stores and develop holiday recipes for you! ALDI has compensated me for my time and recipe development, but all my opinions are my own.

I’m so glad you guys turned out to be ALDI fans and nursed me along as I figured out what the store is all about. It’s definitely one of those places you can walk into and not really understand at first. Why all the boxes? Where are the bags? Why are all these carts chained together? What’s good to buy here? But it turns out ALDI is quite the cult phenomenon, so I’m glad I had you here to orient me. In case you missed it, here’s the recap of my first couple of visits.

Lazy Pumpkin and Pecan Pie Pockets

Two weeks ago, I finally made the journey to ALDI headquarters near Chicago and, in addition to enjoying some excellent coffee and hanging out with the amazing Emily of Sweet Bella Roos, I learned a ton more about this new-to-me grocery store. Here are my top 5 ALDI revelations:

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November 18, 2014 by Julie Ruble | 10 Comments

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Maple Brown Sugar Pastry Braid

Maple Brown Sugar Pastry Braid

Traveling alone always sparks tons of stories in my heart. I’ll be sharing some of them over the next couple of weeks. The following thoughts are from time in a suburb of Chicago.

I’m sitting in a coffee shop where the Wi-Fi password is “pumpkin spice” and the barista recommended a Nutella cappuccino to me when I walked in. There’s a dude baking muffins behind me. A few minutes ago, four adorable children wearing cat-patterned knit caps walked in with their Mary Poppinsesque Sunday school teacher. The littlest, who has not yet mastered the art of determining relevance, proclaimed to everyone that he is emphatically not afraid of the witch in The Wizard of Oz. Just when I thought things couldn’t get sweeter, a server brought the kids a huge tray of fondue: melted chocolate, strawberries, marshmallows, graham crackers.

What I’m saying is that I’m moving to Chicago. Actually, I’m going to move straight into this coffee shop. And these children can live here, too, and be super adorable all the time.

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November 7, 2014 by Julie Ruble | 18 Comments

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Pumpkin and Pecan Pie Pastry Braid

I’ve partnered with ALDI to try out their grocery stores and develop holiday recipes like this Pumpkin and Pecan Pie Pastry Braid. ALDI’s has compensated me for my time and recipe development, but all my opinions are my own.

It’s Thanksgiving!

Right? Halloween’s over. Time for turkey. Let’s do this. (I wouldn’t even be mad if I heard a Christmas carol or two. You know, just to dance to in the privacy of my own kitchen.)

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November 2, 2014 by Julie Ruble | 18 Comments

Maple Cream Snickerdoodle Bars

Maple Cream Snickerdoodle Bars

Halloween costumes are one of those things that I can’t make myself do. I love the idea of Halloween costumes. I love how other people look in Halloween costumes. I think I’d even love how I looked dressed up like Amelia Earhart or Maleficent . . . if it were a matter of just snapping my fingers.

It’s the effort though. I just can’t.

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October 28, 2014 by Julie Ruble | 16 Comments

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