16 sweet pumpkin dessert recipes

Perfect in both sweet and savoury dishes, pumpkin is simply divine, especially in this delicious spiced pumpkin pie that is brilliant served with crème fraîche, whipped cream or yoghurt.

This is a complex and very adult cake that makes an ideal dessert for a special dinner party, or as the centrepiece for a significant celebration.

Pumpkin pie is a popular dessert in the US, but this sweet and spicy dish translates the world over. If you’re not a confident pastry-maker, or you just need to save time, you can use frozen shortcrust pastry instead.

These gorgeous pumpkin and orange buns taste divine, look incredible and are so easy to pull off! Plus they make fantastic use of fresh seasonal winter produce. Serve slathered in icing for a delicious snack.

Mum just loves a pumpkin pie and she’s always experimenting with them. This is her best yet! Served cool with silky maple crème, this luscious pie is everything you could desire in a winter dessert.

You’ll need 1 cup pumpkin cubes for this. Note

You’ll need to steam or microwave about 300g peeled pumpkin for this recipe. You can also make this in a 19cm (base measurement) square pan. Note

Take pumpkin from dinner staple to dessert favourite with this pumpkin streusel cake recipe. With toasty spices like cloves and cinnamon and a sweet maple glaze, this cake is simply delicious served in thick slices

You need to cook 200g pumpkin to get the required amount of mashed pumpkin. Note

You need to cook 1kg pumpkin for the amount of mashed pumpkin needed. You can decorate this cake with Chinese candied ginger strips, available from Asian grocers. Note

For 2 cups mashed pumpkin, microwave 800g peeled chopped pumpkin on High (100%), 5 minutes, or steam until tender. Mash and pass through a fine sieve. Note

Alternatively, this recipe is enough to make 1 large pie. Bake in a 23cm pie dish, 45-50 minutes, until set. Note

The pies can be made a day ahead. Before serving, reheat in a 160°C oven for 10 minutes or until warm. Note