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The holidays call for pumpkin pie at the dessert table, and we have a number of recipes to choose from. From classic, creamy fillings in buttery, flaky crusts to hand-baked cakes and pie bars, these pumpkin pie recipes will delight a crowd at any gathering. Add bourbon, chocolate, pecans, brown butter, or cream cheese to add flavor and texture to the filling. Toss or garnish to enhance presentation, and rely on our foolproof pie crust recipes for these delicious desserts.

Pumpkin cream pie in a chocolate crust

John Kernick


Combine a silky pumpkin pudding in a crispy chocolate cookie crust with a tangy crème fraîche in this recipe from cookbook author Melissa Clark.

Pumpkin cream cheese cake

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For this flaky, butter-rich crust, recipe developer Ann Taylor Pittman mixes orange liqueur and cream cheese into the filling.

Pecan Pumpkin Cream Pie

Tara Donne

Chef Joanne Chang packs two fillings — pumpkin cream and gooey, syrupy pecan — into a make-ahead pie with a stunning presentation.

Classic pumpkin pie

© Frances Janisch


F&W Test Kitchen veteran Grace Parisi uses all-butter pie dough, pre-baking, a can of pumpkin puree, and cinnamon for this pumpkin pie recipe.

Pumpkin chiffon cake

© Lucy Schaeffer

Grace Parisi gives your favorite cake the height and airy texture of mousse by separating the eggs in this recipe.

Pumpkin pie with brown butter

© Abby Hocking

Emily and Melissa Elsen of Brooklyn’s Four & Twenty Blackbirds Let’s just say the addition of browned butter gives the squash a subtle butterscotch flavor in this sweet take on the crowd favorite.

Pumpkin Pie with Chocolate Swirl

© Frances Janisch

Swirl melted dark chocolate with a knife to create that eye-catching, rich design on this celebration-worthy pumpkin pie.

Pumpkin cake with black sesame

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F&W’s Paige Grandjean adds mascarpone cheese to the pumpkin cream and a layer of nutty black sesame paste for this rich pumpkin pie twist.

Bourbon pumpkin pie with pecan streusel

© Lucy Schaeffer


Chef Robert Stehling of the much-missed Hominy Grill in Charleston, South Carolina, mixes creamy pumpkin pudding with a hint of bourbon and bakes crispy, caramelized pecan streusel on the sweetly spiced cake.

Pumpkin pie bars

© Con Poulos

Pastry chef Sarah Jordan eliminates the crust with these super shareable handheld snacks.

Pumpkin hand cake

© Madeleine Hill

Chef and TV host Andrew Zimmern points out that kids can help make these sweet, spicy treats.

Cranberry Glazed Pumpkin Pie

© Dana Gallagher

At the now-closed and much-missed Pie Lab, Deborah Callia made a super-simple crust from store-bought gingerbread and ground walnuts, poured in a creamy pumpkin pie filling, and topped the dessert with a cranberry compote.

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