It’s pumpkin season. Embrace it by making a recipe or two off of this list of easy Canned Pumpkin Recipes.
For more ideas of what to make, check out all of our recipes.
It’s pumpkin season, which really divides people. Either you’re in the side that loves everything pumpkin or you want no part of pumpkin.
If you’re in the first group, this list is for you. I put together a list of easy canned pumpkin recipes — because, let’s be honest, no one is carving a whole pumpkin to cook the inside.
Maybe the seeds.
But, we’re surely not doing that or expecting you to do that. So we kept this recipe to canned pumpkin.
If you want more pumpkin-ish recipes, check out The Ultimate List Of Pumpkin Spice Recipes for some good ideas.
Canned Pumpkin Recipes
As we add more canned pumpkin recipes to Drugstore Divas, we’ll be sure to update this list. So save it (bookmark it, pin it, however you save recipes) and come back from time to time to see what new recipes we’ve added.
Pumpkin Spice Muffins
Pumpkin spice is actually all of the spices that go into pumpkin pie, not pumpkin. So, when you’re ordering a pumpkin spice latte, it’s a latte made with pumpkin pie spices — no actual pumpkin.
But, these Pumpkin Spice Muffins are actually a full can of pumpkin and a box of spice cake mix, plus water. So they are what people mislabel pumpkin spice lattes as, just without the latte.
All that to say, these tiny muffins, which are fluffy and moist, and have a ton of pumpkin flavor, and are a great way to use any canned pumpkin you have around the house.
Halloween Pumpkin Brownies
A whole can of pumpkin makes these Halloween Pumpkin Brownies the easiest brownies you’ve ever made. Combine the canned pumpkin with a box of brownie mix and you’re done
The pumpkin flavor is very pronounced in this recipe, almost to the point where it overtakes the brownies. That’s really good for someone who prefers a less sweet brownie.
You can decorate these for Halloween if you’re making them in October or you can just leave the decorations off and serve them in the fall.
Libby’s Famous Pumpkin Pie
When people see canned pumpkin, they immediately think of Libby‘s Famous Pumpkin Pie recipe. It helps that the recipe is on every label of Libby‘s canned pumpkin, so if you weren’t thinking about it when you picked up the can, you starting thinking about it as soon as you turned the can around.
We got the recipe straight from someone at Libby’s (although I guess you could argue whoever got the recipe on the can also got it straight from Libby’s).
If you’re looking for the quintessential pumpkin pie recipe, which uses a full can of canned pumpkin, this is it.
Which of these pumpkin recipes do you want to try first? Let us know in the comments.
Dani Flanders
Thursday 3rd of October 2019
I just made homemade pumpkin spice lattes and they turned out SO YUM!
Cindy Ingalls
Wednesday 2nd of October 2019
I'm a big pumpkin fan and I love trying out new recipes during the fall. This list has me so excited for the entire fall.
susan1375
Tuesday 1st of October 2019
I don’t think that apart from Starbucks pumpkin latte pumpkin flavoured food has ever really taken off in the uk. I never realised it was such a versatile food stuff.
drugstore diva lisa
Wednesday 2nd of October 2019
That's so interesting because a Pumpkin Spice Latte is just the spices that go into pumpkin pie, not actually pumpkin.
Gloria
Tuesday 1st of October 2019
OMG I think I am in heaven!! I am SUCH a pumpkin lover. This list will keep me in pumpkin bliss ALL year long.
Sarah M
Tuesday 1st of October 2019
Pumpkin has so many health benefits but I didn't know about its recipes. Thanks for sharing this list; It's so helpful.