66 Pumpkin Dessert Recipes Your Inner Basic Will Love (2024)

Melt-in-your-mouth pumpkin waffles get the churro treatment with cinnamon sugar and cream cheese glaze.

Get the recipe at Damn Delicious.

These fall twist on classic Scotcheroos have the perfect balance of sweet and salty, plus, there's no baking involved.

Get the recipe at Creme de la Crumb.

This "skinny" frozen treat is creamy and smooth, with all the flavors of pumpkin pie in a glass.

Get the recipe at Gimme Some Oven.

This is like the love child of a pumpkin lava cake and pumpkin cobbler.

Get the recipe at Lauren's Latest.

Empanadas for Thanksgiving?! When they're stuffed with pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, and marscarpone cheese, hell yes.

Get the recipe at Mom On Time Out.

Zucchini chocolate chip bread is a total classic; add in pumpkin and it's truly next-level (this recipe is low-fat, too!).

Get the recipe at Ambitious Kitchen.

Serve up a layered cake that's perfectly appropriate for a Thanksgiving feast. (That crunchy layer? Pumpkin and Golden Oreos!)

Get the recipe at Lil' Luna.

Pumpkin black tea is the dessert you had no idea you were missing — sure, ice cream isn't exactly in season come November, but just think about how delicious this will taste paired with all that pie!

Get the recipe at Love and Lemons.

Not quite a "cake," this dessert has a thick layer of pumpkin on the bottom, covered by a crumbly cake-y layer, topped by tons of crunch. It's all just yum.

Get the recipe at Dear Chrissy.

This pumpkin pie sheet cake can feed an entire CROWD. Up to 24 people to be exact. With four layers of delicious goodness, it will be something that everyone will enjoy.

Get the recipe at Lauren's Latest.

No one's ever turned down a good creme brulee, and when you serve it with a caramelized sugar crust and tons of pumpkin flavor, your guests will be begging for more.

Get the recipe at Feasting On Fruit.

It's hard to stop at just one of these, mostly because it would just be cruel to save pumpkin chocolate chip cookie dough dipped in dark chocolate for later.

Get the recipe at Minimalist Baker.

Yep, still on that peanut butter and chocolate kick. Just mix brownie batter and pumpkin cheesecake batter and bake in a skillet for a very impressive looking (and tasting) dessert.

Get the recipe at Well Plated.

Pumpkin bread meets pumpkin cake for a melt-in-your-mouth pumpkin bar topped with a healthy (well, liberal) topping of cream cheese frosting.

Get the recipe at Sugar Apron.

Sorry, Starbucks — these bite-size PSL treats are even better than the ubiquitous drink, because they're Paleo, vegan, and gluten-free (!).

Get the recipe at The Big Man's World.

Dessert? Breakfast?! The choice is yours — these Pop Tarts are straight up decadent whatever time of day you eat 'em.

Get the recipe at Half Baked Harvest.

Is there a better food pairing than peanut butter and chocolate? Think it over while indulging in one or four of these cake-meets-brownie bars.

Get the recipe at Dear Chrissy.

The name says it all, right? Even better, it only calls for 6 ingredients and takes just 40 minutes to reach oozy, gooey perfection.

Get the recipe at Key Ingredient.

Technically, yes, they're a breakfast food. But these homemade rings, topped with vanilla icing and crunchy granola, could easily pass for an after-dinner treat, too.

Get the recipe at Kleinworth & Co.

White chocolate chips, creamy PB, pumpkin pie spice—yep, we went there.

Get the recipe at Crazy for Crust.