Best 20 Pumpkin Dessert Recipes

GREAT PUMPKIN DESSERT

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat first five ingredients until smooth. , Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with cake mix and drizzle with butter. Top with walnuts. , Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

LAYERED PUMPKIN DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine crumbs, sugar and cinnamon; stir in butter. Press into an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in sugar and eggs until fluffy. Pour over crust. Bake 15-20 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack., In the top of a double boiler or a metal bowl over simmering water, combine pumpkin, egg yolks, 1/2 cup sugar, milk, cinnamon and salt. Cook and stir over low heat until a thermometer reads 160°; remove from heat. Transfer to a large bowl; wipe out double boiler. , In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand 1 minute. Heat over low heat, stirring until gelatin is completely dissolved. Stir into pumpkin mixture; cool., In the double boiler, whisk egg whites and remaining sugar over low heat until temperature reaches 160°. Remove from heat; using a mixer, beat until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Fold into pumpkin mixture. Pour over cream cheese layer. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or until set. , Just before serving, in a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until stiff peaks form. Spread over pumpkin layer.

GINGERSNAP-PUMPKIN DESSERT

Steps:

• Set aside 3/4 cup cake mix for topping. In a small bowl, combine gingersnap crumbs and remaining cake mix; stir in butter and egg. Press onto the bottom of a greased 13x9-in. baking dish; set aside., For filling, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs. Beat in the pumpkin, milk, cinnamon and vanilla and mix well. Pour over crust., For topping, in a small bowl, combine the gingersnap crumbs, sugar and reserved cake mix; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in pecans. Sprinkle over filling. , Bake at 325° for 70-75 minutes or until filling is set and a thermometer inserted in the center reads 160°. Cool on a wire rack for 1-1/2 hours. If desired, garnish each serving with a gingersnap half. Store in the refrigerator.

PUMPKIN DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Set aside 1 cup of cake mix. Combine remaining cake mix with melted butter and 1 egg and mix until well blended; spread mixture in the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
• In a large bowl combine pumpkin, brown sugar, milk, 3 eggs and pumpkin pie spice; mix well and pour this mixture over cake mix mixture in baking dish.
• In a small bowl with a pastry blender, or in a food processor, combine chilled butter and white sugar with reserved cake mix until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over pumpkin mixture. Sprinkle chopped walnuts over all.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes, until top is golden.

PUMPKIN DESSERT SQUARES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In medium bowl, mix 1 1/2 cups Bisquick and 1/2 cup pecans. Using pastry blender or fork, cut in 1/2 cup butter until mixture is crumbly. With floured fingers, press mixture in bottom of pan. Bake 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat filling ingredients with wire whisk until smooth; set aside. In medium bowl, mix 1 cup Bisquick mix and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Using pastry blender or fork, cut in 1/4 cup butter until mixture is crumbly. Stir in pecans.
• Pour filling over hot partially baked base. Sprinkle topping over filling.
• Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 30 minutes before cutting into squares. Serve with whipped cream, if desired. Store in refrigerator.

4 LAYER PUMPKIN DESSERT

Steps:

• First layer: Mix all 1st layer ingredients together, press in 9x13 dish. Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes. Cool.
• Second layer: Gently mix together all 2nd layer ingredients. Place on 1st layer and refrigerate.
• Third layer: Mix all together all 3rd layer ingredients and spread over second layer. Cool until set.
• Fourth layer: Spread remaining cool whip over top. Refrigerate overnight.

PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE DESSERT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9 inch Bundt pan.
• In a medium bowl, mix the flour, cocoa powder, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder and baking soda. In a large bowl, beat together 3/4 cup butter, 2 cups sugar, applesauce, and eggs. Mix in 1/2 cup heavy cream and pumpkin. Stir into the flour mixture just until blended. Spread evenly in the prepared pan.
• Bake 40 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool in the pan over a wire rack. Invert cake onto a serving plate.
• Place the brown sugar, 1/2 cup butter, and 1/3 cup heavy cream in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil while stirring to blend until smooth. Cook until sugar is dissolved. Whisk in the confectioner's sugar, and drizzle over the cake immediately.

PUMPKIN CHIFFON DESSERT

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter. Press into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. , In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs. Spoon over crust. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and center is set. Cool completely on a wire rack. , In a large bowl, beat milk and pudding mixes for 2 minutes. Beat in pumpkin and cinnamon. Fold in 1 cup whipped topping. Spread over filling. Carefully spread with remaining whipped topping. Sprinkle with pecans if desired. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

PUMPKIN DESSERT BARS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and 1/3 cup sugar; stir in butter. Press into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. , In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and 2/3 cup sugar until smooth. Beat in 2 eggs just until blended. Pour over crust. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack., Meanwhile, separate remaining eggs and set whites aside. In a large saucepan, combine the yolks, pumpkin, brown sugar, milk, salt and cinnamon. Cook and stir over low heat for 10-12 minutes or until mixture is thickened and reaches 160°. Remove from the heat. , In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand for 1 minute. Cook over low heat, stirring until gelatin is completely dissolved. Stir into pumpkin mixture; set aside., In a large heavy saucepan, combine reserved egg whites and remaining sugar. With a portable mixer, beat on low speed for 1 minute. Continue beating over low heat until mixture reaches 160°, about 12 minutes. Remove from the heat; beat until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved., Fold into pumpkin mixture; spread evenly over cream cheese layer. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or until set. Garnish with whipped topping and nutmeg if desired.

PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in the sugar and mix well. Stir in graham cracker crumbs. Pat the mixture into baking dish.
• In a medium mixing bowl, beat together the eggs, sugar and cream cheese. Pour the mixture over crust.
• Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from heat and allow the mixture to cool.
• In a small bowl, dissolve the gelatin in water.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, mix the pumpkin, eggs, milk, sugar, salt and cinnamon. Reserve the egg whites. Stirring constantly, cook until thick, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and mix in the gelatin. Allow the mixture to cool for approximately 20 minutes.
• In a small bowl, beat the 3 egg whites until stiff. Gently fold the egg whites into the cooled pumpkin mixture. Pour the pumpkin mixture over the cream cheese mixture. Top with whipped cream. Cover and refrigerate approximately 2 hours.

PRALINE PUMPKIN DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Whisk pumpkin, evaporated milk, sugar, eggs, and cinnamon together in a bowl until smooth; pour into prepared baking pan. Sprinkle cake mix and pecans over pumpkin mixture; top with melted butter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center of the dessert comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Cool for 30 minutes before slicing.

PUMPKIN DESSERT SQUARES WITH SHORTBREAD CRUST

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°F.
• Set oven to second-lowest position.
• Butter an 8 x 8-inch baking pan.
• To make the crust: process all crust ingredients on a food processor for about 30 seconds until well blended.
• Press the mixture lightly into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake crust for 15 minutes, then remove from oven.
• Meanwhile prepare the filling.
• With an electric mixer, beat the softened cream cheese with 3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp sugar for about 2 minutes.
• Add in eggs and beat well until combined.
• Add in the pumpkin puree, vanilla and melted butter; mix until combined.
• In a small cup combine flour, cinnamon and allspice, then add to the pumpkin mixture; mix about 1-2 minutes.
• Pour over the partially baked crust, and return to oven for about 30-35 minutes, or until just set.
• Serve at room temperature or chilled, cut into squares with a dollop of whipped cream on top.

PUMPKIN DESSERT SQUARES

Steps:

• Measure out one cup of the cake mix and set aside for the topping.
• Mix remaining cake mix with 1/2 cup melted butter, then mix in 1 egg.
• Press lightly and evenly into a lightly greased 9 X 13 baking pan.
• Mix the pumpkin butter with 2 eggs and the milk.
• Spread pumpkin butter over the cake base evenly.
• Sprinkle chopped pecans over the pumpkin.
• Mix the 1 cup reserved cake mix with the flour, sugar and cinnamon.
• Add softened butter and mix until crumbly.
• Sprinkle crumbs over the top of the cake.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes, until golden.
• Note: If you're making your own pumpkin butter let it cool before using in this recipe.
• Prep and cook times do not include the time to make the pumpkin butter.

FROZEN PUMPKIN DESSERT

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine pumpkin, sugar, vanilla, salt, ginger, nutmeg and cloves. Fold in ice cream. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. dish. Sprinkle with walnuts. , Cover and freeze overnight. Remove from the freezer 10 minutes before serving. Cut into squares.

SLOW-COOKER PUMPKIN-APPLE DESSERT

Steps:

• Spray 3 1/2- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Spoon pie filling into cooker; spread evenly.
• Beat remaining ingredients except ice cream with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour batter over pie filling.
• Cover and cook on High heat setting 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Serve with ice cream. Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer's directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.

DELICIOUS PUMPKIN PIE DESSERT SQUARES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottom only of 9x13 Pan (Brownie pan works well)
• 2. Reserve 1 Cup cake mix for topping. Combine remaining cake mix with butter/margarine and egg. Press into pan.
• 3. Combine all filling ingredients and mix until smooth. Pour over crust.
• 4. Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle over filling.
• 5. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. (you can also test making sure it's not wiggly anymore.
• 6. Let cool and refrigerate. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream or whipped topping, or just by itself.
• 7. NOTE FOR LACTOSE INTOLERANT PEOPLE: If made with margarine, almond/rice soy milk it's a great lactose free dessert, for those lactose intolerant people like me. :-) ---Even though no lactose in butter, one of the healthy margarine works great.

PUMPKIN SHORTBREAD DESSERT

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine 1/4 cup sugar and flour.
• Cut in butter until the mixture resembles course crumbs.
• Press into an ungreased 13' x 9" x 2" baking pan.
• In a bowl combine, the eggs, pumpkin, salt, spices and remaining sugar.
• Stir in milk.
• Pour over crust.
• Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350 degrees.
• Bake 50-55 minutes longer or until filling is set.
• Cool on a wire rack.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Cut into squares.
• Top with whipped cream and sprinkle with cinnamon if desired.

HONEY-PUMPKIN DESSERT SQUARES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, mix all crust ingredients with fork until crumbly. Press in bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Bake 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat all filling ingredients with wire whisk or electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Pour over partially baked crust.
• Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until set and knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 40 minutes.
• In chilled small bowl, beat whipping cream and powdered sugar with electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Cut dessert into squares. Serve with whipped cream. Garnish each serving with candy pumpkin.

SLOW COOKER (CROCK POT) PUMPKIN-APPLE DESSERT

Steps:

• Spray 3 1/2- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray; Spoon pie filling into cooker; spread evenly.
• Beat remaining ingredients except ice cream with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, scraping bowl constantly; Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
• Pour batter over pie filling.
• Cover and cook on High heat setting 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Serve with ice cream.
• Note from Betty Crocker: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer's directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.

ORANGE PUMPKIN CHIFFON DESSERT

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over orange juice; let stand 1 minute. Add pumpkin, 1/2 cup sugar, milk, orange zest, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. Heat over low heat, stirring until gelatin and sugar are completely dissolved., In a small bowl, whisk a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to pan, whisking constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat; refrigerate 1 hour or until chilled., In a small heavy saucepan, combine egg whites and remaining sugar over low heat. With a portable mixer, beat on low speed over low heat until mixture reaches 160°, 12-15 minutes. Remove from heat. Add vanilla; beat on high until stiff peaks form. Fold into pumpkin mixture. Spoon into dessert dishes. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour before serving. If desired, serve with whipped topping and cinnamon.