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21 Pumpkin Desserts to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth This Fall

By Caroline Hashagen at Colgate University

There's no better way to celebrate cold weather and changing leaves than consuming large amounts of pumpkin. These recipes are full of sugar, and of course lots of pumpkin.

If you're looking to upgrade your dessert game for fall, look no further. (Just don't blame us if you get sick of pumpkin by the time winter starts.)

1. 4-Layer Pumpkin Cake 

Not a fan of pie? Then this pumpkin cake is the answer to your Thanksgiving prayers. It is super easy to make, and the cream cheese pumpkin frosting is the perfect complement to the moist cake.

2. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Snickerdoodle Blondies 

If you're bored of basic blondies you can't go wrong with these chocolately squares. The pumpkin makes them perfect for the season so whip up a batch and bring them to your next holiday get-together. 

3. Pumpkin Pie Cake

What's not to love about a pumpkin cake covered in caramel sauce and chocolate? It's the perfect use for all those leftover cans of pumpkin you never made into pie.  

4. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches

All you need is some pumpkin and cream cheese frosting to elevate a batch of chocolate chip cookies to a delicious autumnal dessert. 

6. Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownies

These decadent treats are perfect for the indecisive dessert lover. A little bit of cheesecake, a little bit of pumpkin, and a lot of brownie. 

7. Cinnamon Pumpkin Salted Caramel Rolls

You can enjoy these treats for breakfast, dessert, or anytime in between. The pumpkin filling and brown sugar glaze will ensure you never go back to normal cinnamon rolls again.  

8. Pumpkin Milkshake

If you'd prefer to get your dessert in liquid form, this pumpkin milkshake is the way to go. It's also pretty healthy, so you won't feel guilty after. 

9. Pumpkin Spice Puppy Chow 

This recipe for puppy chow is a great upgrade to the classic. Pumpkin spice and some candy corn will make it super festive, and you won't be able to stop eating it.

10. Snickerdoodle Cookie Dough Pumpkin Ice Cream Sandwiches 

Love eating cookie dough? Then you'll find these ice cream sandwiches delicious. The cookie dough has cinnamon chips, and if eaten with the pumpkin ice cream you'll be in fall heaven.

11. Sweet Potato and Pumpkin Doughnuts 

While a little labor intensive, these doughnuts are sure to leave you feeling happy and full. Sweet potatoes and pumpkins are autumn classics, and the combination topped with salted caramel sauce with have you running out to buy your own deep fryer. 

12. No-Bake Pumpkin Pie

If you're craving pumpkin pie without all the hard work, this no-bake version only takes 5 minutes of prep time, and doesn't even require an oven.  

13. Nutella-Stuffed Pumpkin Cookies

Nutella is never a bad idea, so why not add it to some pumpkin chocolate chip cookies for some season sweets. 

14. No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

These bars are a combination of smooth, velvety pumpkin cheesecake and graham cracker crust, and they take almost no time to make. If you have a thing for cheesecake, give these a shot. 

15. Pumpkin Pie Crescent Rolls

These pumpkin flavored crescent rolls make a great dessert when dipped in caramel sauce, and if you really wanted they could definitely also be considered breakfast. 

16. Chocolate Frosted Pumpkin Cookies 

You only need three ingredients to whip up these yummy cookies. The flavor combination is unique, with the pumpkin cookie and peanut butter chocolate frosting, but worth a try.  

17. Pumpkin Pie with Sugar Cookie Crust 

Sometimes it's good to stick to the classics, and you can't go wrong with a homemade pumpkin pie. However this one has a sugar cookie crust, which is a slight twist on the original. 

18. Pumpkin Butter Pecan Gingersnap Rolls 

These buttery rolls are full of fall flavors. What's not to love about the combination of pumpkin butter, pecans, and ginger snap cookies? 

19. Pumpkin Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Imagine dipping these warm chocolatey pumpkin cookies into a glass of milk, and it will be hard to say no to this recipe. Whip up a batch and they'll be gone in no time. 

20. 11-Layer Pumpkin and Peanut Butter S'mores

This dessert looks so crazy it's hard not to be intrigued. With layers of layers of peanut butter, marshmallows, chocolate, graham crackers, and of course pumpkin, you'll be in a food coma for the whole month of October. 

21. Single-Serving Pumpkin Cake  

If you prefer to celebrate the autumn weather bundled up inside, take a break from your Netflix marathon to pop this cake in the microwave. It take five minutes to make, and you won't have to worry about sharing.