Make a pumpkin dessert or season your pumpkin seeds before roasting them. Here are some of my favorite pumpkin recipes, including cakes, a flan, bread pudding, brownies, and more.

Diana RattrayUse homemade buttercream or cream cheese frosting for these tasty bite-size cakes. These cupcakes would be pretty on an autumn hors d'oeuvres tray.

Diana RattrayUse these pumpkins to serve pumpkin pudding or custard, or fill the warm pumpkins with scoops of vanilla ice cream and serve immediately.
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Savory Mini Pumpkins

Diana RattrayServe this delicious pumpkin pound cake with the included simple maple pecan glaze or dust it with powdered sugar. It's a delicious cake for Halloween or any other fall or winter holiday gathering. Also, feel free to leave the pecans out; it's delcious with or without.

Diana RattrayA gingersnap crust gives this layered pumpkin pie extra spice flavor, but feel free to use a graham cracker or cookie crumb crust.

Diana RattrayDouble or triple this roasted pumpkin seed recipe, depending on how many cups of seeds you have. One large pumpkin will generally yield 1 cup or pumpkin seeds, and smaller pie pumpkins will yield about the same amount. Toss a salad with these seeds, sprinkle over a chicken dish, or serve as a snack.
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Sugar and Spice Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Basic Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Diana RattrayMolasses gives this custard extra color and flavor. Chill this custard and serve with whipped cream or whipped topping for a delicious fall dessert.

Diana RattrayPumpkin bars are so tasty topped with a crumbly, buttery, pecan streusel topping.

Diana RattrayThese tiny tarts make tasty dessert hors d'oevres for a fall party or holiday event.

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Diana RattrayThese are moist pumpkin muffins, with spices and pecans or raisins. Fill muffin cups 3/4 full or nearly full for high tops.