Pumpkin Pandemonium!

Who else is pumped for pumpkin recipes? Judging by the line at our local Starbucks the minute pumpkin spice lattes are available, pumpkins are the quintessential sign that autumn has arrived. And we’ve got you covered with pumpkin recipes for breakfast, lunch, snack time, dinner and dessert. Scroll down for additional resources on how to grow pumpkins, picking pumpkins for baking or carving, and the nutritional benefits of pumpkins.

Pumpkin for Breakfast

Pumpkin Pancakes: Add fall flavor – and vitamin A – to breakfast with these simple pumpkin pancakes, which are made perfect when paired with pure maple syrup.

Annie B’s Pumpkin Bread: Cinnamon and pumpkin blend for an ideal autumnal breakfast bread – or turn it into dessert by adding chocolate chips.

Henrietta’s Pumpkin Pecan Bread: This nutty pumpkin bread recipe, named for the family friend who created it, can be given as a holiday gift, warmed for breakfast or enjoyed for dessert.

Pumpkin Dips

Pumpkin Cheesecake Dip With Apples and Pears: Eating an entire apple or pear becomes a “piece of cheesecake” if you dunk slices in this decadent dip, flavored with pumpkin and cream cheese.

Baked Pumpkin Cheese Dip: This hot, cheesy dip is a savory appetizer that makes a beautiful presentation served in a pumpkin shell.

Savory Pumpkin Side Dishes

Pumpkin Ginger Soup: This sweet, soothing autumn soup combines pumpkin with mango nectar, along with a little kick from red pepper flakes, garlic and ginger.

Pumpkin Tapenade: This tapenade is good hot or cold – as a flavorful addition to lamb or served as a bruschetta-like topping for bread or crackers.

Pumpkin Desserts

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins: Nutrient-rich pumpkin combines with baking spices and chocolate chips for a sweet treat.

Nancy’s Best Ever Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars: These cakelike cinnamon-pumpkin bars go from tasty to tantalizing when smothered in cream cheese frosting.

The Best Pumpkin Pie: You can’t have a list of desserts without this holiday classic. Our version of pumpkin pie calls for ginger, cloves and cinnamon.

Pumpkin Resources

Carving or Baking Pumpkins: Is that pumpkin a future Jack o’Lantern or a future pie? Know the difference in pumpkin varieties.

It’s the Great Pumpkin: Don’t worry, Charlie Brown – meet the man behind the giant pumpkin.

Pick-Your-Own Pumpkin Patches: Kids and adults alike enjoy a field trip to the farm – and fall is the perfect season to visit.

Pumpkin Fun Facts: Did you know that pumpkins were once recommended for removing freckles and curing snake bites? Find out their real health benefits (chock full of vitamin A!) and other trivia.

Saving Pumpkin Seeds: Raise your own pumpkins! Read tips for drying and storing pumpkin seeds to plant next year.