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15 Thanksgiving Pumpkin Desserts

Check out 15 Thanksgiving Side Dishes

by Julie Ruble at Foodie.com

Thanks, Foodie, for sponsoring this post.

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.

15 Thanksgiving Pumpkin Desserts: PUMPKIN MAPLE PECAN ROLLS WITH PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE ICING
cooking difficulty: intermediate



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

15 Thanksgiving Pumpkin Desserts: PUMPKIN SPICE PULL-APART BREAD WITH BUTTER RUM GLAZE
cooking difficulty: intermediate



3. DRUNKEN PUMPKIN GINGERBREAD SNACK CAKE.

15 Thanksgiving Pumpkin Desserts: DRUNKEN PUMPKIN GINGERBREAD SNACK CAKE
cooking difficulty: easy



4. GOOEY “GERMAN” PUMPKIN SKILLET CAKE.

15 Thanksgiving Pumpkin Desserts: GOOEY 'GERMAN' PUMPKIN SKILLET CAKE
cooking difficulty: easy



5. PUMPKIN STREUSEL SWIRLED CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE.

15 Thanksgiving Pumpkin Desserts: PUMPKIN STREUSEL SWIRLED CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE
cooking difficulty: intermediate



6. PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE CINNAMON ROLLS.

15 Thanksgiving Pumpkin Desserts: PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE CINNAMON ROLLS
cooking difficulty: intermediate



7. SOPAPILLA PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE BARS.

15 Thanksgiving Pumpkin Desserts: SOPAPILLA PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE BARS
cooking difficulty: easy



8. LAZY PUMPKIN AND PECAN PIE POCKETS.

15 Thanksgiving Pumpkin Desserts: LAZY PUMPKIN AND PECAN PIE POCKETS
cooking difficulty: easy



9. PUMPKIN TRES LECHES CAKE.

15 Thanksgiving Pumpkin Desserts: PUMPKIN TRES LECHES CAKE
cooking difficulty: easy



10. BROWN BUTTER PUMPKIN CAKE CHEESECAKE WITH SALTED CARAMEL.

15 Thanksgiving Pumpkin Desserts: BROWN BUTTER PUMPKIN CAKE CHEESECAKE WITH SALTED CARAMEL
cooking difficulty: intermediate



11. VANILLA CUSTARD-SOAKED PUMPKIN POKE CAKE.

15 Thanksgiving Pumpkin Desserts: VANILLA CUSTARD-SOAKED PUMPKIN POKE CAKE
cooking difficulty: easy



12. PUMPKIN AND PECAN PIE PASTRY BRAID.

15 Thanksgiving Pumpkin Desserts: PUMPKIN AND PECAN PIE PASTRY BRAID
cooking difficulty: easy



13. ONE-SKILLET GOOEY PUMPKIN COOKIE CAKE.

15 Thanksgiving Pumpkin Desserts: ONE-SKILLET GOOEY PUMPKIN COOKIE CAKE
cooking difficulty: easy



14. PUMPKIN OAT CAKE WITH BROILED COCONUT ICING.

15 Thanksgiving Pumpkin Desserts: PUMPKIN OAT CAKE WITH BROILED COCONUT ICING
cooking difficulty: easy



15. PUMPKIN PECAN STREUSEL BRAID.

15 Thanksgiving Pumpkin Desserts: 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!

Maple Brown Sugar Pastry Braid

Maple Brown Sugar Pastry Braid
Maple Brown Sugar Pastry Braid

Pumpkin and Pecan Pie Pastry Braid

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.

Strawberry Pop-Tart Pie

Strawberry Pop-Tart Pie
Strawberry Pop-Tart Pie

14 Summer Desserts from Willow Bird Baking (plus some from other blogs!)

Check out 14 Refreshing Summer Desserts

by Julie Ruble at Foodie.com

Thanks, Foodie, for sponsoring this post.

Thank you so much for filling out my reader survey! If you haven’t yet, you can still do so here. I’m not surprised at all by how kind and thoughtful your comments were, but I do feel humbled by it. I seriously have the best readers in the world. One of the things I appreciated most was how many of you have made LOTS of recipes from the blog and how many of you love my stories. I can’t adequately put into words how much that means to me, since it’s been my dream since I was little to be a writer. I feel really blessed to share with you here.

Because I’m in total denial about school starting soon (I’m still going to sleep at 3 a.m. every night, so that should be fun to correct), here are some of my very favorite summer desserts from other bloggers (above) and 14 summer desserts from Willow Bird Baking (below). I only picked the absolute BEST EVER summer desserts, so make them ALL. And make them quickly to savor every second of the fading summer (Wahhhh.)

1. STRAWBERRY COBBLER WITH LEMON CREAM.

STRAWBERRY COBBLER WITH LEMON CREAM
cooking difficulty: easy

2. GOOEY BUTTER STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE.

GOOEY BUTTER STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE
cooking difficulty: easy

3. STRAWBERRY COCONUT CREAM PIE.

STRAWBERRY COCONUT CREAM PIE
cooking difficulty: intermediate

4. BROWN SUGAR POP-TART ICE CREAM SUNDAES.

BROWN SUGAR POP-TART ICE CREAM SUNDAES
cooking difficulty: easy

5. CARAMELIZED BANANA UPSIDE DOWN COCONUT CAKE WITH COCONUT WHIPPED CREAM.

CARAMELIZED BANANA UPSIDE DOWN COCONUT CAKE WITH COCONUT WHIPPED CREAM
cooking difficulty: easy

6. LEMON RASPBERRY SQUARES.

LEMON RASPBERRY SQUARES
cooking difficulty: easy

7. KEY LIME PIE CHEESECAKE WITH SKY-HIGH MERINGUE.

KEY LIME PIE CHEESECAKE WITH SKY-HIGH MERINGUE
cooking difficulty: advanced

8. FRUITY PEBBLE STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM SUNDAES.

FRUITY PEBBLE STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM SUNDAES
cooking difficulty: easy

9. END OF SUMMER BERRY COBBLER.

END OF SUMMER BERRY COBBLER
cooking difficulty: easy

10. STRAWBERRY LEMONADE CHEESECAKE BARS WITH A SHORTBREAD CRUST.

STRAWBERRY LEMONADE CHEESECAKE BARS WITH A SHORTBREAD CRUST
cooking difficulty: easy

11. HOT RASPBERRY CAKE WITH VANILLA ICE CREAM.

HOT RASPBERRY CAKE WITH VANILLA ICE CREAM
cooking difficulty: easy

12. LIMONCELLO-SPIKED SHORTBREAD ICEBOX CAKE.

LIMONCELLO-SPIKED SHORTBREAD ICEBOX CAKE
cooking difficulty: easy

13. RASPBERRY CHEESECAKE MORNING BUNS.

RASPBERRY CHEESECAKE MORNING BUNS
cooking difficulty: intermediate

14. LEMON RASPBERRY GOOEY BUTTER CAKE.

LEMON RASPBERRY GOOEY BUTTER CAKE
cooking difficulty: easy

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