33 Easy Pumpkin Recipes (Sweet Fall Favorites)

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The minute the air turns crisp, we start reaching for the pumpkin. These easy pumpkin recipes cover every craving the season brings, from soft pumpkin bread and cheesecake to cookies, muffins, cozy lattes, and the pumpkin pie that anchors the Thanksgiving table. Most use simple pantry ingredients and real pumpkin, and plenty of them come together with almost no effort. Pull out the pumpkin spice and let’s fill the house with that autumn smell.

Pumpkin Cakes & Cupcakes

Easy Pumpkin Spice Cake with Brown Sugar Frosting

A square slice of pumpkin spice cake with brown sugar frosting on a white plate with a glass of milk and mini pumpkins.Pin

Soft pumpkin spice cake under a thick layer of brown sugar frosting. It is everything you want the first cool week of fall to taste like. Get the recipe →

Easy Pumpkin Cake Recipe (Snack Cake with Praline Frosting)

A slice of Pumpkin Cake with praline frosting on a dark plate with a cup of coffee behind it.Pin

A simple pumpkin snack cake topped with a buttery praline frosting. Easy enough for a Tuesday, good enough for company. Get the recipe →

Caramel Pumpkin Sheet Cake

Squares of caramel pumpkin sheet cake stacked and drizzled with pumpkin spice caramel sauce.Pin

A big pan of pumpkin cake drizzled with pumpkin spice caramel, made to feed a crowd. Cut it into squares and bring it to every fall party. Get the recipe →

Pumpkin Cake with Bourbon Praline Frosting

A square slice of Pumpkin Cake with bourbon praline frosting on a white plate.Pin

Moist pumpkin cake with a grown up bourbon praline frosting on top. It tastes like fall got dressed up for a night out. Get the recipe →

Maple Glazed Pumpkin Bundt Cakes

A mini pumpkin bundt cake drizzled with maple glaze on a wire cooling rack.Pin

Little pumpkin bundt cakes finished with a sweet maple glaze. They look bakery fancy and take almost no effort. Get the recipe →

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Mini Chocolate Chips

A pumpkin cupcake piled with a tall swirl of chocolate frosting and mini chocolate chips on a wooden board.Pin

Fluffy pumpkin cupcakes studded with mini chocolate chips and topped with a tall swirl of frosting. A lunchbox and bake sale favorite all season. Get the recipe →

Pumpkin Cookies

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

A white plate piled with soft pumpkin chocolate chip cookies studded with chocolate chips.Pin

Soft, cakey pumpkin cookies loaded with chocolate chips. This is the one people ask you to bring back every single fall. Get the recipe →

Easy Pumpkin Cookies (Frosted Oatmeal)

A frosted Pumpkin Cookie dusted with pumpkin pie spice on a copper wire rack with more cookies behind it.Pin

Chewy oatmeal pumpkin cookies under a swipe of frosting and a dusting of pumpkin spice. Cozy, soft, and impossible to eat just one. Get the recipe →

Easy Pumpkin Cookies (Chocolate Kiss Blossoms)

A close up of a soft pumpkin cookie with a chocolate Hershey Kiss pressed into the center on a white platter.Pin

Soft pumpkin cookies with a chocolate kiss pressed right in the middle. They are as cute as they are good. Get the recipe →

Soft Pumpkin Snickerdoodles with White Chocolate Chips

Two soft Pumpkin Snickerdoodles with white chocolate chips stacked on a white plate.Pin

Pillowy pumpkin snickerdoodles rolled in cinnamon sugar with white chocolate chips throughout. A fall twist on the cookie everyone already loves. Get the recipe →

Iced Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies

Iced Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies on a plate with a glass of milk.Pin

Soft pumpkin oatmeal cookies finished with a sweet vanilla icing. Grab one with a glass of milk and call it a good afternoon. Get the recipe →

Pumpkin Cheesecakes & Bars

Pumpkin Cheesecake

A whole swirled pumpkin cheesecake topped with piped cinnamon whipped cream rosettes on a white cake stand.Pin

A tall, creamy pumpkin cheesecake swirled with spice and topped with cinnamon whipped cream. This is the showstopper for your Thanksgiving table. Get the recipe →

Easy Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake

Easy Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake topped with whipped cream and a dusting of pumpkin spice.Pin

Individual pumpkin cheesecakes topped with whipped cream and a dusting of spice. Everybody gets their own, no slicing required. Get the recipe →

Easy Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars with Biscoff Crust

A stack of three Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars showing the Biscoff crust, cheesecake layers, and walnut crumble topping.Pin

Layers of pumpkin cheesecake over a Biscoff crust with a walnut crumble on top. Sweet, spiced, and worth every bite. Get the recipe →

Easy No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake

Close-up slice of creamy no bake pumpkin cheesecake on a fork.Pin

Creamy pumpkin cheesecake that skips the oven entirely. Make it ahead and let the fridge do the work before the big meal. Get the recipe →

Easy Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

A pumpkin bar topped with thick cream cheese frosting on a white plate.Pin

Soft pumpkin bars under a thick layer of cream cheese frosting. Bake them in one pan and watch the whole thing disappear. Get the recipe →

Pumpkin Breads, Muffins & Rolls

Easy Pumpkin Bread with Streusel

A sliced loaf of pumpkin bread with cinnamon streusel toppingPin

A moist pumpkin loaf topped with cinnamon streusel that bakes up crackly and sweet. It slices like a dream with your morning coffee. Get the recipe →

Caramel Swirl Pumpkin Bread

Baked caramel swirl pumpkin bread in a white rectangular baking dish.Pin

Pumpkin bread with ribbons of caramel swirled right through the batter. Every slice is a little gooey in the best way. Get the recipe →

Pumpkin Spice Monkey Bread

A pull-apart Pumpkin Monkey Bread on a plate with gooey cinnamon glaze.Pin

Gooey pull apart monkey bread coated in pumpkin spice and cinnamon glaze. Set it out and watch hands reach in from every direction. Get the recipe →

Pumpkin Muffins with Cream Cheese (Starbucks Copycat)

A pumpkin muffin with a cream cheese center and pumpkin seeds on a plate.Pin

Bakery style pumpkin muffins with a cream cheese center, just like the coffee shop. Skip the drive through and make a dozen at home. Get the recipe →

Pumpkin Cornbread Muffins

A pile of Pumpkin Cornbread muffins on a wire rack with mini pumpkins.Pin

Tender cornbread muffins with a pumpkin twist, a little sweet and a little savory. They belong right next to a big bowl of chili. Get the recipe →

Pumpkin Muffins with Oats

Healthy pumpkin oat muffins with chocolate chips cooling on a rack.Pin

One bowl pumpkin oat muffins from my friend Rachel over at Galley Bites. They freeze beautifully, so you bake once and pull them out all month. Get the recipe →

30 Minute Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

Frosted pumpkin cinnamon rolls on white plates with a glass of milk.Pin

Soft pumpkin cinnamon rolls with sweet frosting, ready in half an hour. No yeast and no waiting on a cozy weekend morning. Get the recipe →

Pumpkin Pies & Pastries

Easy Pumpkin Slab Pie (Sheet Pan Pumpkin Pie)

A square slice of pumpkin slab pie topped with whipped cream and a sugared pie crust pumpkin on a white plate.Pin

Pumpkin pie baked on a sheet pan so there is a slice for everyone. The go to when you are feeding a whole crowd on Thanksgiving. Get the recipe →

Mini Pumpkin Pies in a Muffin Tin

A Mini Pumpkin Pie topped with whipped cream and a pastry leaf sitting on a small pumpkin.Pin

All the pumpkin pie flavor baked into cute personal size portions. Great for parties, with no messy slicing. Get the recipe →

Pumpkin Hand Pies with Cinnamon Sugar

Cinnamon sugar coated Pumpkin Hand Pies piled on parchment paper.Pin

Flaky hand pies filled with spiced pumpkin and rolled in cinnamon sugar. Pumpkin pie you can hold in one hand. Get the recipe →

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Marshmallow Filling

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies stacked on a wooden tray with mini pumpkins in the background.Pin

Two soft pumpkin cookies sandwiched around a fluffy marshmallow filling. A lunchbox treat that grownups sneak too. Get the recipe →

Easy Pumpkin Danish with Cream Cheese

upclose pumpkin danish on white serving platterPin

Flaky danish with a pumpkin cream cheese center, made with easy shortcuts. They look like the bakery and taste even better warm. Get the recipe →

Pumpkin Drinks

Copycat Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte

A copycat Starbucks pumpkin spice latte in a clear glass mug topped with whipped cream and pumpkin pie spice.Pin

The famous fall latte made right in your own kitchen, topped with whipped cream and spice. Save yourself the line and the receipt. Get the recipe →

Copycat Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte

An iced pumpkin spice latte topped with whipped cream and a cinnamon stick on a marble counter.Pin

A cold, creamy pumpkin spice latte over ice for the warmer fall afternoons. All the cozy flavor without the coffee shop price. Get the recipe →

Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew (Starbucks Copycat)

A tall glass of pumpkin cream cold brew with a glass straw and fluffy pumpkin cream layer on top.Pin

Smooth cold brew topped with a fluffy pumpkin cream layer. It tastes like the coffee shop and costs a whole lot less. Get the recipe →

Pumpkin Dips & No-Bake Treats

Pumpkin Cheese Ball (Sweet Dessert Cheese Ball)

A Pumpkin Cheese Ball drizzled with chocolate served with vanilla wafers and graham crackers.Pin

A sweet dessert cheese ball shaped and drizzled to look like a little pumpkin. Serve it with vanilla wafers and graham crackers and let people scoop. Get the recipe →

Easy Pumpkin Dip with Cream Cheese

A bowl of creamy pumpkin dip surrounded by apple slices, pretzels, and cookies for dipping.Pin

A creamy pumpkin dip that comes together in minutes for apple slices, pretzels, and cookies. The easiest thing to bring to a fall get together. Get the recipe →

Save These Pumpkin Recipes

Pin this roundup so every pumpkin recipe is one tap away all season long, and if you make one for your family, leave a comment on the recipe and tell us which one earned a permanent spot in your fall rotation. From our kitchen to your table!

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