34 Delicious Recipes To Use Canned Pumpkin

As fall begins to near, having cozy recipes to keep you warm at night helps you to get into the holiday spirit.

Making the most of classic fall ingredients can allow you to create some beautiful homemade dishes, but you need to use them in suitable recipes to let their delicious flavors come through!

Canned pumpkin is a classic fall ingredient used in many different dishes, but most people are unaware of how versatile it is. You can add it to various recipes, but how can it be used to let its flavors shine through?

This article will take you through 34 delicious recipes to use canned pumpkin so that you can begin to add it to more dishes.

Discover the rich flavor potential of canned pumpkin here and make beautiful fall recipes to get you through the chilly seasons!

1. Pumpkin Soup

There is no dish more warming than soup, but pumpkin soup is a classic fall dish that is rich, tasty, and full of flavor. Melt butter in a large saucepan and add the chopped onions and fry until brown.

Add cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and salt to the pan and continue to stir. Pour in the stock, canned pumpkin, and water and mix well.

Simmer the mixture before putting it in a blender suitable for hot food and blend until smooth. Stir in the heavy cream and serve with warm bread.

2. Pumpkin Bread

Pumpkin bread is delicious to eat either on its own or as a sandwich, it is up to you! Firstly, preheat your oven and grease a pan ready to make your bread.

Begin by mixing baking powder, baking soda, salt, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in a bowl. In a separate bowl using, mix butter, eggs, and sugar. Add the pumpkin and continue to mix before pouring in the flour mixture.

Once the mixture is combined well, pour it into the greased pan. Bake the loaves and leave them to cool on the wire rack. Once cooled, serve and enjoy!

3. Pumpkin Butter

If you are looking for a sweet spread to add to muffins and toast in the morning, pumpkin butter is a great fall edition! Along with canned pumpkin, you will need cloves, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, sugar, and apple juice.

In a pan over medium heat, add all of the ingredients and stir well to combine the mixture. Reduce the heat to simmer the mixture until it has thickened, but continue to stir. Pour the pumpkin butter into storage jars and keep it in the refrigerator.

 

4. Pumpkin Pie

Pumpkin pie is a thanksgiving favorite and the perfect fall dessert! Begin by mixing salt, flour, oil, and cold water with a fork to make the pastry and press it into a pie dish.

In a separate bowl, mix eggs, sugar, ginger, canned pumpkin, cloves, milk, cinnamon, and salt until combined.

Once mixed, pour the pumpkin mixture into the pie crust and bake. Mix whipping cream and sugar until stiff and add it to the top of your pie before serving.

5. Pumpkin Chili

Chili is a very warming dish to have in the colder months, but adding canned pumpkin to it takes it to a whole new level. You will need to begin by cooking beef over medium heat in a pan until browned and then add onions and bell peppers.

Add kidney beans, chopped tomatoes, canned pumpkin, and tomato juice to the pan and continue to mix well. Season the chili with sugar, chili powder, and pumpkin pie spice before simmering until thickened. Let the chili cool and serve!

6. Vegan Pumpkin Burger

For vegans, experimenting with burger patties is interesting and allows them to try beautiful new flavors and textures!

For pumpkin burgers, mix flaxseeds with water and let the mixture thicken, and fry onions, garlic, and mushrooms in a pan until they have softened.

Using a fork, mash the chickpeas and add them to a bowl with canned pumpkin, Italian seasoning, paprika, fried onions, garlic, flaxseeds, salt, pepper, and mushrooms, and stir. Form patties and fry until cooked. Build your burgers and enjoy!

7. Pumpkin Pasta

For pumpkin pasta, begin by boiling the spaghetti in a large pan, and in a separate pan, fry onions and garlic until soft.

Pour canned tomatoes and canned pumpkin into the pan and season with cinnamon, nutmeg, and oregano before stirring and simmering.

Add coconut milk and season with salt. Pour the drained pasta into the sauce and stir well so that the pasta is evenly coated. Serve sprinkled with cracked black pepper and enjoy!

8. Pumpkin Casserole

A warming dinner is perfect for a fall evening, and this pumpkin casserole is super easy to make at home! Start making the recipe by mixing eggs, cream, garlic, and salt, and then add the canned pumpkin. Stir well to combine the mixture.

Once the mixture is combined, spread it into a casserole dish and top with ricotta cheese. Sprinkle rosemary, thyme, sage, and parmesan cheese and bake until crispy. Serve with vegetables of your choice!

9. Pumpkin Donuts

Pumpkin donuts are just as indulgent as they sound and they can easily be made at home! You will first need to prepare the frying process by heating 3 inches of oil in a pan. The temperature of the oil should be 370 degrees.

Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and ginger in a bowl and add butter, egg, heavy cream, and milk, and stir well.

Cut out the donuts and fry them in the oil, but keep watching the thermometer. Glaze the donuts when cooled and serve!

10. Pumpkin Mousse

Mousse is very easy to make from scratch at home, and adding pumpkin makes it a great fall dessert! Firstly, mix the sugar and cream cheese until smooth, and then add the canned pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice.

Add milk and continue to stir well. Pour the mixture into the serving dishes and top with crushed ginger snaps. Keep the mousse refrigerated until serving and top with whipped cream!

11. Pumpkin And Banana Smoothie

Smoothies are great for breakfast to keep you energized for the day, so why not make a fall version? You simply need to add canned pumpkin, milk, honey, frozen banana, cinnamon, and yogurt to a blender.

Blend the mixture until smooth and pour into glasses. Serve straight away and enjoy before starting your day!

12. Pumpkin Custard Stack

To make a creamy pumpkin custard stack, beat egg yolks and sugar and add cooled melted butter to the bowl. Add ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice and stir well to combine.

Add flour to the mixture and stir well. Pour in canned pumpkin, add warm milk, and then gently fold in whipped egg whites. Pour the mixture into a greased pan and bake. Let the custard stack cool, cut, and serve!

13. Pumpkin Brownies

Brownies are very easy sweet treats that you can gift to friends and family. To make pumpkin brownies, melt chocolate and butter and set them aside.

Next, mix eggs and sugar until combined, and add baking powder, flour, and salt. Once mixed, split the mixture into two bowls. Add the melted chocolate and butter into one bowl full of the brownie mixture and mix well.

In the other bowl of the brownie mixture, add cinnamon, vegetable oil, and canned pumpkin. Pour the mixtures into a pan and swirl with a knife. Bake, leave them to cool, and serve!

14. Pumpkin Cookies

To make pumpkin cookies, beat the butter and add baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, and sugar. Add vanilla extract and eggs and continue to stir.

Pour in the canned pumpkin and mix until well combined. Using a teaspoon, place the mixture on a baking tray two inches apart and bake until golden.

Leave the cookies to cool on a wire rack. While cooling, heat brown sugar and butter and then add vanilla, milk, and powdered sugar, Drizzle over the cookies and serve!

15. Pumpkin Bars

For pumpkin bars, mix canned pumpkin, eggs, canola oil, and sugar until smooth and set aside. In a separate bowl, mix baking soda, cinnamon, flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the pumpkin mixture and stir well.

Pour the mixture into a pan and bake until golden. While the bars are cooling, mix the butter, cream cheese, vanilla extract, and sugar in a bowl and add milk until it is smooth. Spread frosting over the cool bars and enjoy!

16. Pumpkin Cheesecake

To make a deliciously indulgent pumpkin cheesecake, mix sugar, butter, and crushed graham crackers and press the mixture into a pan. Start making the filling by beating cream cheese, sugar, eggs, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and canned pumpkin.

Pour the filling into the crust and bake until it is the right consistency. Make the cheesecake topping by mixing sugar, vanilla extract, and sour cream and spread it over the top. Leave to refrigerate before serving.

17. Pumpkin Pancakes

Pumpkin pancakes are an incredibly tasty breakfast, so you need to begin by mixing vinegar, vegetable oil, canned pumpkin, milk, and eggs until smooth. Add mix brown sugar, baking soda, allspice, flour, baking powder, and ginger and stir.

Once the mixture is combined, place a pan over medium heat and begin to fry your pancakes. Flip the pancakes until golden brown and serve!

18. Pumpkin And Walnut Bread

To make this delicious pumpkin and walnut bread, mix pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and nutmeg, and add walnuts when combined. Next, mix in vegetable oil, canned pumpkin, eggs, sugar, and vanilla extract.

Pour the mixture into a pan and sprinkle sugar over the top. Bake the mixture until it is golden brown and leave it to cool before serving.

19. Pumpkin Pie Bars

These pumpkin pie bars can be made by first combining brown sugar, baking powder, cloves, cinnamon, flour, salt, and baking soda. Next, add melted butter to the mixture until the texture is crumbly.

Keep some of this mixture aside and press the rest into a pan. Mix canned pumpkin, vanilla extract, and eggs and pour them into the pan over the crust.

Sprinkle the mixture that was set aside over the top and bake until golden. Allow the bars to cool before serving.

20. One Pot Pumpkin Pasta

To make this easy and delicious dish, combine cream cheese, nutmeg, canned pumpkin, and white pepper in a bowl until smooth. In a pot, add pasta, water, salt, and olive oil, and let the pasta cook.

When the pasta has cooked, drain it and save some pasta water. Pour the cooked pasta back into the pan and add milk and the leftover pasta water.

Add parmesan cheese and the pumpkin sauce and continue to simmer. Serve when the sauce is hot!

21. Pumpkin Ravioli

To make pumpkin ravioli, start by mixing canned pumpkin, cayenne pepper, black pepper, salt, and grated parmesan cheese. Place some of the fillings inside wonton skins and seal the edges with beaten eggs.

Once the ravioli are made, add them to boiling water and cook until they are floating in the water. Remove the ravioli from the water quickly with a slotted spoon and drain them in a colander. Serve with a sauce of your choice!

22. Pumpkin Roll

One of the most important things about a pumpkin roll is that it is made right, so start by mixing canned pumpkin, cinnamon, eggs, and sugar. Add baking soda and flour and pour the mixture into a pan. Bake the mixture until spongey.

Place the baked cake onto a cotton cloth and roll it when it is warm. Leave it to cool and prepare the filling by mixing cream cheese, butter, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar. Once cool, spread the filling over the sponge and roll. Slice and enjoy!

23. Pumpkin Spice Cake

To make this light and fluffy cake, mix canned pumpkin, eggs, spice cake mix, vanilla pudding mix, canola oil, water, and cinnamon. Once combined, stir in the pecans so that they are evenly distributed.

Pour the mixture into a pan and let it bake until it is golden brown. Top with whipped cream when cooled and serve!

24. Pumpkin Scones

Pumpkin scones are perfect for snacking on! In a bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Add the milk and eggs and mix so it is combined well.

Knead the dough, cut it into even wedges, and place it on a baking sheet. Brush the scones with milk and bake until they are golden brown. Leave them to cool on wire racks, glaze them, and serve!

25. Pumpkin Oatmeal

Start your day off right with this warming oatmeal recipe! To make oats over the stove, combine oats and milk and add canned pumpkin. Stir well to combine. Serve the pumpkin oatmeal in a bowl and top with fruit, whipped cream, or cinnamon.

26. Cinnamon-Spiced Pumpkin Muffins

To create these sweet treats, mix baking powder, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, flour, and ginger in a large bowl. Add canned pumpkin, brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs, and vegetable oil and stir well to combine.

Pour the mixture into muffin tins and sprinkle with sugar before baking. Bake until golden brown and leave the muffins to cool before serving.

27. Pumpkin Zucchini Cake

Putting vegetables in a cake may seem odd, but to make this pumpkin zucchini cake, you will need to mix coconut oil, canned pumpkin, almond extract, vanilla extract, maple syrup, sugar, and eggs. Add grated zucchini to the mixture and stir.

Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and pumpkin pie spice to the mixture and stir well. Pour the mixture into greased pans and bake until golden brown. Place the cake on a cooling rack and serve!

28. Pumpkin Jam

Pumpkin jam is perfect to have on your toast and oats in the morning! Start by heating canned pumpkin, orange juice, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, allspice, and nutmeg, and boil until it has thickened.

Once the jam has thickened, pour it into glass jars and store it in the refrigerator until you use it.

29. Pumpkin Mashed Potatoes

To shake up your regular mashed potatoes recipe, add canned pumpkin! Boil peeled potatoes on medium heat until they are soft and drain them.

Mash the potatoes until they are smooth and season with parsley, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and black pepper.

Add butter, heavy cream, canned potatoes, maple syrup, and miso paste and stir well so that they are combined with the potatoes. Serve and enjoy!

30. Pumpkin Quesadillas

For an easy dinner option, pour canned pumpkin and black beans into a bowl and stir to mix well. Add chili powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, cumin, and cilantro, and stir again.

Place the mixture inside tortillas and top with cheese. Place another tortilla on top. Heat butter in a pan and place the quesadilla inside. Cook until it is golden brown on each side. Remove from the pan, cut the quesadillas, and serve with guacamole.

31. Pumpkin Curry Soup

This meal is warming and hearty! Start by mixing broth, salt, curry powder, ginger, garlic, onion powder, salt, and canned pumpkin. Simmer the mixture, add the coconut milk, and continue to stir.

Keep simmering the soup until it thickens. Once you are happy with the texture, serve the soup immediately with fresh bread.

32. Pumpkin Biscuits

To get you and your family in the holiday spirit, make pumpkin biscuits! Mix brown sugar, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, ginger, nutmeg, and butter until it is a crumbly consistency.

Add canned pumpkin and mix to form a dough. Roll out the dough and cut biscuits with a cutter. Place them on a baking sheet and bake until golden brown. Serve warm.

33. Pumpkin Fluff

Pumpkin fluff is easy to make and can be eaten on its own or used to top other desserts. Add canned pumpkin to a large bowl and pour in vanilla pudding mix, pumpkin pie spice, and milk.

Mix until combined. Mix cool whip into the bowl and ensure that it is combined well. Chill the mixture and serve when ready.

34. Pumpkin And Ricotta Pie

This pie is sweet, savory, and very indulgent! Add water and milk to a saucepan and bring them to a boil. Simmer the mixture and add semolina.

Pour the mixture into a bowl and add canned pumpkin, egg yolks, honey, vanilla extract, and ricotta. Add whisk egg whites and stir.

Pour the mixture into a greased pan and top with pumpkin seeds. Bake until it begins to brown and leave to cool when removed from the oven before serving.

Final Thoughts

To conclude, there are many different ways to use canned pumpkins that create beautiful dishes that are perfect for fall! You can make both sweet and savory dishes, whatever you prefer!

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