Eight ways to use up your Canned Pumpkin


I promise.

I promise that, after Thanksgiving, I will put the pumpkin away for the rest of the year (at least as far as blog recipes are concerned).

Until that time, here’s a look back at all of the pumpkin-y goodness with which I’ve bombarded you these last two months:

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Pumpkin Cereal

Come June and July, I will still be eating this breakfast cereal. It is much too delicious to stay away until Fall comes around again.

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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars

This is a good recipe to bring to parties. The bars always disappear quickly!

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Pumpkin Peanut Butter

Just like regular peanut butter, this recipe is good on toast or muffins, mixed into oatmeal, or just eaten straight from the jar.

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Single-Serving Chocolate-Chip Muffin

Lock your doors and draw the shades. This muffin is not for sharing.

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Pumpkin Cookie Dough Dip

When I brought this to a party, even people who said they didn’t like pumpkin kept coming back for more of this addictive dip.

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Pumpkin Pizookie Pie

A much healthier version of the giant skillet “cookie pizzas” made famous by BJ’s Brewhouse.

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Chocolate Pumpkin-Pie Brownies

Sweet pumpkin, rich chocolate, and creamy vanilla. What more could you possibly ask for? Except maybe a fork. And a napkin.

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Chocolate Stuffed Cookies

Delicious chocolate cookie balls, with a soft pumpkin center.

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Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal

It’s like biting into a warm pumpkin-oatmeal cookie. For breakfast.

Question of the Day:

Do you have any favorite pumpkin recipes?

Feel free to leave links.

I hope you’ll save room for just one more pumpkin recipe on my blog: pumpkin pie! Not just any pumpkin pie, though. After all, this is a chocolate-covered blog…

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90 Comments

  1. Ali @ Peaches and Football says:

    My mother makes amazing pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting. Or maybe I just love them so much because mom’s cooking is always best right?

    Planning on making some pumpkin muffins with a cream cheese filling today. Excited to see if they turn out!

  2. Julie H. of Spinach and Sprinkles says:

    Pumpkinn butter <3 It owns my heart! All.year.round. 🙂 You did some great things with pumpkin this season. When Christmas comes around will you please put candy canes in EVERYTHING?!?!

    1. Chocolate-Covered Katie says:

      Haha deal! I’m working on a Candy Cane Pie. But then I also want to do candy cane cheesecake and ice cream and fudge… oh dear, seasons just aren’t long enough 😕

      1. Sarah says:

        Hi Katie! Was just browsing through comments when i saw about the candy cane cheesecake. I know this isn’t exactly candycane or vegan but it was in my latest issue of Southern living and i thought you could tweak it as you like http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/layered-peppermint-cheesecake-00420000008157/ Hope you can use it as a jumping off point or something!

  3. Annie @ Naturally Sweet Recipes says:

    What great dishes! I love how they really are great recipes to use up pumpkin, not to have to open up a new can. Thanks!

  4. Sarah says:

    i love pumpkin! The best way for me- in my birthday cake! My birthday was on Tuesday and here is the cake i requested http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/pumpkin-pecan-cheesecake-50400000117060/
    I loved it! There was the creaminess of a regular cheesecake just with a robust pumpkin flavor and the caramelly goodness of the praline sauce with the sweet crunch of the glazed pecans. And sorry for all the adjectives- i just finished my grammar lesson (seriously!). Have a great chocolate covered day Katie! (they should have greeting cards that say that!)

    1. Chocolate-Covered Katie says:

      Aww happy belated birthday, Sarah!!

      1. Sarah says:

        Thank you Katie!

  5. Amanda says:

    Your single serving chocolate chip muffin is calling my name. I should probably make that when my husband isn’t home. 😉

    A few of my favorite pumpkin recipes so far this season (I’m not done with pumpkin yet!):

    http://www.picklesnhoney.com/2011/11/11/vegan-pumpkin-pie/
    http://www.picklesnhoney.com/2011/10/28/pumpkin-spice-donuts/
    http://www.picklesnhoney.com/2011/10/19/pumpkin-peanut-butter-cups/
    http://www.picklesnhoney.com/2011/10/16/vegan-pumpkin-pie-ice-cream-sandwiches/

    Didn’t realize there were so many. haha

    1. Sarah says:

      Hello fellow pumpkin lover 🙂 !

  6. Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says:

    I’m catering a party in a few weeks and I need to try that pumpkin dip for it! Thanks for the fabulous idea. 🙂

    Lately I’ve been roasting my own and using it in EVERYTHING. My favorite has been the low-sugar Pumpkin-Zucchini muffins (posted with nutrition info): http://www.sprint2thetable.com/2011/11/pumpkin-zucchini-muffins/

  7. Gen says:

    Yum!! All of your pumpkin recipes look incredible!

  8. Qi Ting @ A Dessert Diet says:

    I can’t wait for that pumpkin pie! Bring it on!

  9. jo @ including cake says:

    hey, sometimes i just feel like i’m missing out on things over here in the UK- you guys seem to get so much more enthusiastic about things like pumpkin and candycanes… I love that attitude! 😉 well i’m still a newbie to blogworld and so still finding my feet a little… but i’d like to show you the pumpkin scone recipe i came up with:

    http://www.includingcake.com/2011/10/pumpkin-scones.html

    oh, and also for halloween pumpkin giggles! 😉

    http://www.includingcake.com/2011/10/my-crazy-pumpkin-babies.html

    1. Chocolate-Covered Katie says:

      Haha too cute!

  10. The Dandelion Girl says:

    YES! I literally have a shelf of organic pumpkin in my pantry (because that pumpkin shortage last year made me worried it would happen again) – while I don’t think those recipes will deplete my stash they will make me quite happy =)