The 100 best healthy pumpkin recipes! All of them are either whole grain, savory, gluten-free, or grain-free!
Happy October 1! For me, that means the start of pumpkin season. And what better to celebrate than with a ton of healthy pumpkin recipes?! I have several pumpkin recipes to post over the next two months, but until then, I hope my healthy pumpkin roundup will help you with some of your pumpkin season baking needs. :)
Gluten-free:
One thing to note for the gluten-free recipes is that you need to use gluten-free oats for the recipes to be gluten-free.
- Pumpkin spice baked donuts from the Lemon Bowl
- Pumpkin oats from Chocolate & Carrots
- Gluten-free Pumpkin Bread from Recipe Boy
- Gluten Free Pumpkin Swirl Pecan Crumb Cake from Cupcakes & Kale Chips
- Gluten-free pumpkin waffles from Pineapple & Coconut
- Gluten free pumpkin squares from The Roasted Root
- Pumpkin coffee cake from Barefeet in the Kitchen
- Low fat pumpkin cheesecake from Recipe Girl
- Whole grain gluten-free pumpkin pancakes from Cafe Johnsonia
- Gooey pumpkin and peanut butter oatmeal bars from Keep it Sweet Desserts
- Skinny Maple Granola Yogurt Parfaits from Ambitious Kitchen
- Pumpkin maple spice granola bars from Cupcakes & Kale Chips
- Brown butter pumpkin seed espresso glazed big cluster granola from Half Baked Harvest
- Healthy Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal from Busy in Brooklyn
- Pumpkin spice cupcakes from FrannyCakes
- Pumpkin Granola Bars from Foodie Tots
- Pumpkin pie oatmeal with vanilla whipped cream from Barefeet in the Kitchen
- Gluten-free and vegan pumpkin pie from Fork & Beans
Grain-free:
- Pumpkin Paleo pancakes from Running to the Kitchen
- Pumpkin spice latte quinoa breakfast casserole from Healthful Pursuit
- Grain-free mini pumpkin pie tarts from Tasty Yummies
- Pumpkin almond crumble doughnuts from Pidge’s Pantry
- Pumpkin coconut sugar cookies from The Healthy Apple
- Pumpkin bread pudding from A Girl Worth Saving
- Pumpkin date scones from Healthy Green Kitchen
- Vegan + gluten-free pumpkin mousse squares from Healthful Pursuit
- Pumpkin whoopie pies from Deliciously Organic
- Flourless pumpkin brownies from Delighted Momma
- Pumpkin scones with cinnamon glaze from All Day I Dream About Food
- Grain-free pumpkin tart from My Whole Food Life
Whole grain:
- Pumpkin and apple pancakes from What Should I Eat for Breakfast Today?
- Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins from Tracey’s Culinary Adventures
- Ultra chewy pumpkin granola bars from Cookie Jar Treats
- Pumpkin spice raisin bread from Bran Appetit
- Baked pumpkin spice donut holes from Craving Chronicles (I’ve made them with whole wheat!)
- Pumpkin spice bars from EatGood4Life
- Pumpkin chocolate chip oatmeal cookies from Sally’s Baking Addiction
- Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins from Dinners, Dishes and Desserts
- 100% whole wheat apple pumpkin muffins from The Comfort of Cooking
- Whole wheat pumpkin challah from Cravings of a Lunatic + Roxana’s Home Baking
- Vegan snickerdoodle pumpkin bread from Bakeaholic Mama
- Skinny pumpkin cinnamon chip donuts from The Messy Baker
- Pumpkin spice whole wheat English muffins from A Kitchen Addiction
- Pumpkin cinnamon roll pancakes from Pidge’s Pantry
- Pull apart Nutella filled pumpkin bread from Roxana’s Home Baking
- Cream cheese pumpkin muffins from EatGood4Life
- Pumpkin cornbread baked in jars from Healthy Food for Living
- Pumpkin cinnamon rolls from The Law Student’s Wife
- Pumpkin apple muffins from Food Ramblings
- Pumpkin pie crepes from Chocolate & Carrots
- Pumpkin scones with maple and molasses glaze from Minimalist Baker
- Healthier pumpkin beer bread with bourbon butter from Quarter Life Crisis
- Reduced calorie pumpkin bread from Noble Pig
- Quick and crunch multi-grain pumpkin muffins from Farm Fresh Eats
- Pumpkin scones from Juanita’s Cocina
- Wheat whole pumpkin oat muffins from Kitchen Treaty
- Pumpkin Scones with spiced glaze from Taste Love & Nourish
Other sweet healthy recipes:
- Vegan pumpkin hot chocolate from Food Doodles
- Pumpkin seeds (pepitas) 8 ways from Rachel Cooks
- Quinoa porridge + pumpkin Earl Grey latte from With Food + Love
- Pumpkin pie protein smoothie from The Lemon Bowl
- Mini pumpkin cheesecakes with hazelnut crust from Pidge’s Pantry
- Honey sweetened pumpkin butter from Baltic Maid
- Sweet and spicy pumpkin nut butter from The Healthy Foodie
- Pumpkin spice latte from Carla’s Confections
- Skinny pumpkin pie dip from Back for Seconds
- Crustless pumpkin pie from Alida’s Kitchen
- Chocolate Pumpkin Pots de Creme from Ricki Heller
- Pumpkin pie smoothie from 80twenty
- Pumpkin spiced chai tea latte from Real Food Whole Health
Savory:
- Pumpkin black bean soup from Belly Full
- Butternut squash lasagna roll-ups from Bless this Mess
- Pumpkin and butternut squash soup from Bluebonnets & Brownies
- Toasted pumpkin seeds with chili and lime from Nourished Kitchen
- Pumpkin dal soup from The Culinary Life
- White bean and turkey pumpkin chili from Picky Palate
- Roasted Pumpkin Soup With Parmesan Sage Whipped Cream from The Tomato Tart
- Baked Pumpkin with Garlic Yogurt Sauce from Savory Simple
- Creamy pumpkin goat cheese risotto from Wine & Glue
- Cheesy pumpkin quinoa stuffed peppers from What Jew Wanna Eat
- Curried coconut with squash and dried cherries from Bless this Mess
- Pumpkin chili from What’s Cookin’ Chicago?
- Pumpkin hummus from Specialty Cake Creations
- Curried pumpkin soup from Eating Made Easy
A little something with butternut squash!:
- Butternut squash and chard in spicy harissa coconut sauce from Gourmande in the Kitchen
- Butternut cupcakes with cardamom buttercream from The Polivka Family
- Vegetable Purses from My San Francisco Kitchen
- Hearty chicken stew with butternut squash + quinoa from Fearless Homemaker
- Roasted butternut squash and sage soup from Damn Delicious
- Winter vegetable soup with butternut squash from Cookin’ Canuck
And finally… not exactly healthy but SO good!:
Did you make it this far? ;) Which recipe are you most excited to try?
And by the way, I’m going to the Netherlands tomorrow! Anything I have to try or buy?
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27 comments on “The Best Healthy Pumpkin Recipes” — Add one!
Awesome round up, Erin! Thanks for including me!!
Oh yes, this is such an amazing collection to fuel my pumpkin obsession!!!
All of these recipes are delicious. I’ve got enough stock of pumpkin for this fall and I’m gonna try some of these cool recipe.
What a great selection of recipes! Thank you!
What an awesome pumpkin recipe compilation! Thank you so much for putting this together Erin, and for including my pumpkin hummus :)
Thanks for including my cupcakes! The rest of this list looks amazing!
Do you know how dangerous this is? Seriously! I have a pumpkin problem and you just put up a million recipes for me to droll over. Thanks a lot :P
Thanks for featuring my pumpkin apple muffins!
Wonderful round-up of pumpkin treats!
These all look awesome! Dessert with out all the guilt… I’ll take it!
Love the pumpkin recipes and can’t wait to try them. We also do not have canned pumpkin, so thanks for the method to use fresh.
lynda@sweetsaffronspice.com
I hope you’ll enjoy the recipes you try! And not having canned pumpkin is a bummer. At least we have fresh pumpkins to make homemade puree. ;)
I am most anxious to try a couple of smoothies, your pancakes, and the coconut chicken curry.
You will be in the Netherlands for their independence day, which is October 5. If you eat meat, try their national dish Hutspot (hodgepodge), which has beef with mashed up carrots, potatoes & onions, seasoned with black pepper. (I had it in 1967 and still remember it fondly.) Hope you have a great visit!
Yay, pumpkin! Do you think I could get through all of these recipes this fall? Maybe I should try. :) Thanks for including my breakfast shake!
What a great roundup of recipes! Thanks for including my tart. :)
Thanks so much for taking the time to put this together. I’m ready to get my pumpkin on this week. And thanks for including my pancake recipe! xo
Awesome round up, my dear! I haven’t had anything pumpkin yet this season, so I’ll be choosing from all these delicious recipes to bake up some pumpkin-y treats soon! Thanks a million for including my gf pumpkin squares! :)
LOVE pumpkin! What a fantastic list! Thanks for including me!!!!!!
So many amazing recipes, Erin. Thanks for including my crumb cake and granola bars!
Thank you my friend for including me! You are the best!!! :) So many amazing things I need to try!
Great round up. Thanks for featuring a couple of my recipes :-)
So many new recipes to try! Thanks for including me!
Thanks for linking to 2 of my recipes!! I am so ready for pumpkin, but after browsing this I don’t know where to start!
oh my gosh where to start…what a great recipe roundup…love this!
I want to try them all!!!
Drooling over this entire list!!!!! I love pumpkin and eat it all year round. Thanks for including me!!
I can feel you! There are many ways to enjoy pumpkins and these are one of the many ways. Yum2x!