Another Halloween season has come and gone, but for those of us who are spooky at heart...the season lives on.
I'm not a big fan of having to pack up my decor each year, and I always feel bummed the first full week of November because the next Halloween season is SO far away.
(And, if I'm honest, it bums me out how quickly everyone else moves on to Christmas - like, could we please have a day of mourning for the spooky season ending first? Sigh...)
But this year, I'm feeling a little less blue than normal. We actually have fall temperatures in Texas, the leaves are finally starting to change and I want to bake ALL the pumpkin things!
That's one of the ways I keep the post-Halloween blues at bay: by making fall meals and treats. In the past, I've shared some favorite fall meal ideas as well as must-try pumpkin recipes.
Today I'm sharing eleven more pumpkin recipes to help beat those post-Halloween blues!
11 Pumpkin Recipes to Beat the Post-Halloween Blues
Pumpkin Sugar Cookies
With the holiday season approaching fast, I'm always looking for new cookie recipes to try. These pumpkin sugar cookies from Lauren's Latest literally make my mouth water when I look at them. GET THE RECIPE
Vegan Pumpkin Muffins with Cream Cheese Frosting
Here's one for my vegan friends! Make your own pumpkin muffins with a vegan-friendly cream cheese frosting. All the flavors of fall in a single bite! GET THE RECIPE
Pumpkin Soup
I'm not usually a soup person, but I had an amazing pumpkin soup on my Halloween cruise...and now I want ALL the thick, delicious fall soups for cold nights. I'm hoping to try this one soon. GET THE RECIPE
Dark Chocolate Pumpkin Truffles
Chocolate lover? Give these pumpkin-filled truffles a try! I love that Build Your Bite's recipe is written to use the entire can of pumpkin...that that little sprinkle of sea salt on top. GET THE RECIPE
Dark Chocolate Pumpkin Tart
And as long as we're talking about the winning combination of pumpkin and dark chocolate, here's a tart recipe from The Baker Mama worth trying! GET THE RECIPE
Pumpkin White Hot Chocolate
Maybe you prefer to drink your pumpkins. Why not give pumpkin hot chocolate a try? GET THE RECIPE
Pumpkin Macarons
I'll admit, I'm not the biggest fan of macarons because of the texture, but they sure are pretty to look at! I love these pumpkin-shaped ones from Sweet & Savory. GET THE RECIPE
Chocolate Pumpkin Cups
The only thing more decadent than those dark chocolate peanut butter cups from Trader Joe's (I'm obsessed!) might be these pumpkin-filled cups The Glowing Fridge created. I mean...YUM. I'm already dreaming about how delicious these would be out of the fridge or freezer! GET THE RECIPE
Pumpkin Ice Cream (Nice Cream!)
If you've followed me on Instagram for the past year, you've surely seen me wax poetic about pumpkin ice cream. Now I can make my own...and even make it vegan with this nice cream version. (Using bananas in place of cream.) GET THE RECIPE
Pumpkin Dinner Rolls
I'm such a sucker for a good roll at the dinner table. Make them pumpkin, and I'm even more likely to grab a second...or third...or, well, we'll leave it at thirds so I don't embarrass myself too much. 😉 GET THE RECIPE
Pumpkin Gingerbread Biscotti
Here's one that bridges the gap between fall and winter baking perfectly - combine the flavors of pumpkin and gingerbread in this biscotti recipe from Love in the Oven. GET THE RECIPE
What's your favorite pumpkin recipe?
I always love asking this question, in particular, because we're all SO opinionated about pumpkin! Share a link to your favorite recipe in the comments or let me know which one on this list is now on your must-try list. Mine is the soup!
Looking for more ways to beat the post-Halloween blues? Here's my full list of how I do so, plus why I'm not sad Halloween is over and how I reuse my Halloween decor all year long.
Looking for more pumpkin recipes? Try my pumpkin juice or, better yet, pumpkin mimosas! You'll also love these brown butter pumpkin cupcakes I made earlier this year as well as my mom's pumpkin bread recipe.
