15 Quick and Easy Pumpkin Desserts You'll Love

Simple Pumpkin Cream Trifle

A delightful deep-dish trifle made with layers of crumbled cake, pecans, toffee, and cheesecake pudding — it's both easy and impressive, perfect for any family gathering. The trick? Boxed spice cake mix! Home cook Stephanie Schneidewind shared, "I made this for a bake-off and took first place!"

Simple Pumpkin Spice Muffins

Another clever use of boxed cake mix (which already includes most dry ingredients, so less work for you!). Just mix in pumpkin purée, cinnamon chips, and nuts. This simple recipe won over home cook magicallydelicious, who said, "I was doubtful about muffins with no eggs, no oil, and no added liquids except the pumpkin...but wow, these are incredibly delicious."

Pumpkin Fluff Dip

This airy, creamy pumpkin-spiced dip comes together with just four ingredients and takes only five minutes to prepare. JCONN says, "This recipe is easy, flavorful, and one-of-a-kind. It looked great topped with freshly ground nutmeg and served with ginger snaps and vanilla wafers for dipping."

Two-Ingredient Pumpkin Cake

I wasn't joking when I said these are the simplest pumpkin desserts you'll ever make. Take this cake, for example: It requires just two ingredients and 30 minutes of your time. Some reviewers added a couple of eggs to lighten the dense texture, and a dash of pumpkin pie spice to enhance the flavor. Top it with a quick cream cheese frosting if you like (it's easy enough to make while the cake bakes).

Pumpkin Pie Smoothie for Two

Ever end up with leftover pumpkin purée after making pumpkin pie? Here's a simple way to use it up: blend it with a banana, some yogurt, and a sprinkle of spice. When lutzflcat made it, she used a frozen banana and said, "It turned out REALLY thick, so I had to add quite a bit of milk to thin it out. I also used plain Greek yogurt, added vanilla, tasted it, and threw in a bit more cinnamon."

Easy Pumpkin Turnovers

Ready-made puff pastry is filled with sweet, spiced pumpkin purée and baked into a delicious treat that's perfect for both breakfast and dessert. Add some chopped nuts for crunch, or drizzle with cream cheese frosting for extra indulgence. Home cook IDAMICHELLE shared, "These were amazing! Not too spicy and so tasty! My picky family loved them!"

Pumpkin Squares

These moist, dense pumpkin squares are made in just one bowl, making clean-up a breeze. They're delicious on their own, but you can dust them with powdered sugar or spread with frosting after baking and cooling. Stephanie added walnuts and chocolate chips to the batter and topped them with a creamy cinnamon frosting.

Quick and Easy Pumpkin Mousse

You'll never guess the surprise ingredient in this recipe, but I'll reveal it: marshmallows. Dinogo home cook cheryl dambacher says, "It's very light and super simple." While some reviewers weren't sure which size marshmallows to use, Yubbers123 clarified that they should use regular-sized marshmallows, not mini or jumbo.

Extra Easy Pumpkin Cookies

These super simple cookies belong on your list of quick treats made with the help of a spice cake mix. They're more cake-like than a typical cookie (Jackson12560 calls them "pumpkin pillows"). If you prefer a firmer texture, home cook Sweet Apron suggests swapping out the applesauce for a stick of softened butter. And that swirl of frosting? Totally optional, but adds a nice touch.

Skinny Pumpkin Pie Pudding

"A rich and creamy pumpkin pudding that's surprisingly low in calories. Top it with fat-free whipped cream and a sprinkle of graham cracker crumbs or pumpkin seeds for extra flavor." — Yoly

Pumpkin Pie Mug Cake

When you're craving a quick, personal treat, this microwave mug cake is perfect. Use up that bit of leftover pumpkin purée for a delicious, solo dessert. Pam shared, "Yummy! Due to food allergies, I swapped maple syrup for brown sugar (and left out the white sugar), used just the egg yolk, and added only cinnamon for the spice."

Great Pumpkin Dessert

Yellow cake mix is a game-changer once again. "Wow! This is amazing! Following other reviewers' advice, I used 1 cup of melted butter instead of 3/4 cup and added 1 tsp. cinnamon. I think that made the dessert even more delicious," shared reviewer BANSREEPARIKH.

Simple Pumpkin Pie

This no-fuss, five-star pumpkin pie comes together in just 10 minutes. Reviewer Sarah Jo shared, "My youngest son and I made this together. I was short on time and energy, so I used a refrigerated pie crust. We mixed the filling in my KitchenAid mixer, and it took less than five minutes. We followed the recipe exactly, and the pie finished baking five minutes before the 40-minute mark."

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Pumpkin Spice Cookie

Here's a simple dessert with just two ingredients — or three, if you take a tip from our reviewers and add chocolate chips or walnuts for extra flavor.

Upside Down Pumpkin Cake

You can have this cake ready in just 10 minutes with ingredients you likely already have. "This has become my family's go-to dessert for Thanksgiving, replacing the pumpkin pie! You can swap walnuts for pecans," says recipe creator JCAIN2U.

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