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15 Thanksgiving Pumpkin Desserts
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by Julie Ruble at Foodie.com
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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!
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.
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:
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.)
No-Bake Pumpkin Spice Icebox Cake
No-Bake Pumpkin Spice Icebox Cake
I mouthed the words to worship songs instead of singing until I was about 15 years old. I wasn’t being disrespectful. I’d simply learned at an early age that my singing voice was terrible (dashing my baby hopes of being a pop star like Jem) and it seemed jerky to subject God to that. I mean, He’s GOD and He’s listening to a choir of who knows how many angels, the worship of people who can sing all over the world . . . and then there’s me. Lip-syncing was the only reasonable decision.
