Dessert Recipes

This lemony pumpkin-flavored dessert is low-fat, airy, and souffle-like because it's made with only the beaten whites of the egg. The cake puffs in the steamer and then deflates slightly as it stands.

Pumpkin pudding pie with a cakey, spiced filling made from pancake mix, scented with coriander, cinnamon, and cloves, then drizzled with a warm coriander cream sauce. A fragrant twist on classic pumpkin pie.

A diabetic-friendly pumpkin cheese pie with a tangy cream cheese layer under spiced pumpkin custard. No added sugar, sweetened naturally for holiday tables that need a lighter dessert option.

Pumpkin apricot cake roll, a tender spiced pumpkin sponge rolled around an apricot filling. A stunning autumn dessert that looks harder than it is.

Easy two-ingredient pumpkin ice cream made by stirring canned pumpkin into softened vanilla ice cream. A no-cook fall dessert ready in minutes.

Dairy-free pumpkin pie blends silken tofu into the custard in place of evaporated milk, for a smooth, traditional-tasting pumpkin pie with no dairy. An easy blender filling for the holidays.

A pumpkin pie with attitude: warm cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves meet a bold hit of cayenne pepper, sweetened with honey and thickened with ground pecans. Creamy, spicy, and completely unforgettable.

Pumpkin pecan pie layers a spiced pumpkin custard under a classic pecan pie filling for two desserts in one slice. Looks like pecan, eats like Thanksgiving, balanced sweetness throughout.

Light pumpkin praline cheesecake: low-fat cottage cheese stands in for cream cheese, wheat germ replaces graham crumbs in the crust, and pumpkin pie spice carries the flavor. Topped with maple-drizzled pecans.

Spiced pumpkin cookies with cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and ginger. Soft drop cookies topped with cinnamon sugar baked in 15 minutes.

Silky pumpkin mousse with warm spices and caramel, set with gelatin for airy texture. Elegant make-ahead dessert that tastes like autumn in a glass.

Pumpkin dutch apple pie with sliced cinnamon-tossed apples on the bottom, a creamy spiced pumpkin custard middle, and a buttery walnut crumble on top. Two classic pies in one slice.

Pumpkin swirl cheesecake with a vanilla wafer crust, Neufchatel cheese, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Marbled layers of spiced pumpkin and creamy cheesecake baked in a springform pan.

Pumpkin torte: a layered fall dessert with graham cracker crust, baked cream cheese center, and a light gelatin-set spiced pumpkin chiffon top. The Thanksgiving alternative to pumpkin pie that feeds a crowd.

Pumpkin pie with sweetened condensed milk and orange zest, finished with a tangy sour cream and orange juice concentrate topping. The citrus brightens the spices and the sour cream cuts the sweetness.

Vegan pumpkin pie made with silken tofu instead of eggs and cream, sweetened with date sugar and molasses. Silky custard texture with classic Thanksgiving spice.