Discover delicious sweet and savoury pumpkin recipes for Autumn and Thanksgiving – from cosy sweet bakes to warming savoury dishes.
Autumn is definitely the cook’s season. It’s certainly one of my favourite times to bake and cook. When the weather turns chilly and it’s dark by late afternoon, there’s nothing more comforting than pulling a warming casserole, a creamy pasta bake, or spiced muffins from the oven to share with your loved ones.
If you share my fondness for pumpkin, I’m sure you’ll find some inspiration from this pumpkin recipe round-up. You’ll find warming soups, easy dinners from curries to a creamy macaroni cheese and some stunning bakes that are simply perfect for this time of year.
Just a quick note…you’ll spot a few butternut squash recipes in the round-up. I know technically speaking, a squash is not a pumpkin, but the flavour and texture are so similar that the two can easily be swapped for one another.
savoury pumpkin recipes
These savoury pumpkin recipes make perfect warming meals for cosy nights in….
Savoury Pumpkin Recipes For Cold Days
These savoury pumpkin recipes make perfect warming meals for chilly days, from a comforting macaroni cheese to a stunning stuffed pumpkin that's fit for any celebration.
Keep cosy this Autumn by curling up with a bowl of this comforting and warming pumpkin soup! This is a healthy soup, but you could serve with a swirl of cream for extra indulgence.
This pumpkin and sweet potato curry with chickpeas is a perfect easy (and healthy) Winter meal for any night of the week. It's a great recipe to make in advance if you want to get ahead of time.
This stuffed pumpkin with mushroom rice and cranberries not only looks beautiful - it tastes delicious too! It makes a really gorgeous vegan centrepiece for a celebration meal.
This roasted Butternut squash, cranberry and pecan salad is packed full of flavour and makes a perfect side dish, starter or stand alone meal.
This butternut squash macaroni cheese is super creamy and cheesy - the ultimate cold weather comfort food!
Keep warm this Winter by making a batch of this warming Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato Soup! Roasting the vegetables brings out their natural sweetness and makes a delicious and flavourful soup.
Packed with pureed pumpkin and pumpkin spices, these deliciously soft and fluffy Pumpkin Shaped Bread Rolls are perfect for an Autumn/Thanksgiving celebration.
Sweet Pumpkin Bakes and desserts
If you love bakes with warming spices and brown sugar, this round-up is for you!
Sweet Pumpkin Bakes
These sweet pumpkin bakes and desserts are all perfect for Autumn/Fall!
This Spiced Pumpkin Bread is deliciously soft, moist and packed full of cosy Autumnal flavours! I've kept the bread plain and simple but you could add chocolate chips, nuts or dried fruit.
This pumpkin spice latte cake is surely the ultimate Autumn pumpkin dessert! The famous Autumn hot beverage in a beautiful three layer showstopper cake.
Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes! That sweet, spicy Autumnal hot drink in cupcake form. Soft, moist spiced coffee spiked pumpkin cupcakes topped with a pumpkin spiced whipped cream topping.
These Pumpkin and Ginger Scones are the perfect Autumnal treat - soft, tender pumpkin scones filled with warming spices, dried cranberries and candied ginger. Serve with maple butter and lots of coffee!
Dorie Greenspan's all-in-one Holiday Bundt Cake is full of Thanksgiving flavours - pumpkin, cranberries, apples, pecans and cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. It's a great cut and come again cake and the perfect Holiday bake.
This Cinnamon Swirl Pumpkin Loaf Cake is incredibly easy to make and is absolutely delicious. A soft, moist pumpkin cake with an irresistible cinnamon sugar swirl.
This crunchy, not too sweet Pumpkin Spice Granola has lots of cosy Autumnal flavours - pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, pumpkin seeds, maple syrup, walnuts and a generous handful of cranberries and chocolate chips!
Who needs to go to that expensive coffee house? Make these Pumpkin Spice Muffins from the comfort of your own home! Soft, delicious muffins with pumpkin puree, pumpkin spice, cranberries, pecans and lots of Autumnal spices.
Soft, fluffy, sticky cinnamon rolls filled with pumpkin purée, pumpkin spice, cinnamon and topped with a mouthwatering maple glaze - these Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls are THE ultimate cold weather comfort food!
A twist on the classic American Thanksgiving pie, this Spiced Rum Pumpkin Pie is so good one slice won't be enough! It's the perfect celebratory dessert for Thanksgiving or Christmas.
You don't need to visit Starbucks every day to get your pumpkin spice fix - you can save yourself a small fortune by making this homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte!
faqs
Yes all of these recipes above (apart from the pumpkin spiced latte!) can be frozen for another time. Cool completely, then freeze in airtight containers. The bakes and desserts will keep for up to 3 months and the savoury recipes, such as the macaroni cheese and the curry, will be fine for up to 2 months. Defrost thoroughly before reheating/eating. Oh – and I wouldn’t freeze the stuffed pumpkin – that is definitely best eaten fresh!
Many of the larger supermarkets stock tins of pureed pumpkin in the Winter months, and it can also be found on Amazon. However, you can easily make your own pumpkin pureé!
Yes – the flavour and texture are similar, so you could swap one for the other for most of the recipes without any issues.
I hope this collection of pumpkin recipes has given you some inspiration! If you make any of them, I would love to see – share your photos with me on Instagram or Facebook and it might end up in my weekly newsletter! If you’re looking for Halloween recipes, take a look at my 10 easy Halloween bakes round up next…..⭐