Four Pumpkin Recipes that Will Have You Feeling Fall

I made this chocolate-chip pumpkin bread a couple of days ago that made my 8-year-old exclaim was the best thing he ever tasted.

My kids rarely rave about my cooking, but this time of year they begin begging for some of their favorite fall-flavored things. Whether it’s inspired by a nostalgia for this time of year or a genuine fondness of my cooking, I can never go wrong with pumpkin recipes in my household.

The recipe that inspired my son’s praise was this one (just add chocolate chips):

Pumpkin Bread Recipe - NatashasKitchen.com

Pumpkin bread has a soft and moist crumb with wonderful pumpkin flavor. This recipe is easy, keeps well, and can be made ahead. Plan to make a batch of Honey Butter as well because it pairs really well with pumpkin bread. Want to know a secret?

This pumpkin soup recipe will leave you feeling better than it found you because it uses all the right ingredients. It is dairy-free, uses puréed pumpkin instead of the canned stuff (more on that later) and anti-inflammatory turmeric.

The Best Cream of Pumpkin Soup (Dairy-Free, Anti-Inflammatory & Quick to Prepare!)

With winter on its way, everyone is scrambling to collect their favorite recipes to warm themselves up from the inside out. So I decided I'd share with you today a favorite that has been passed down from my mother: cream of pumpkin soup.

I love that pumpkin can be either sweet or savory. I made these pumpkin biscuits Sunday morning and they got devoured:

Easy Pumpkin Biscuits - Life As A Strawberry

These quick and simple pumpkin biscuits are perfect for fall! Pumpkin puree, plenty of butter and a little bit of cinnamon create the perfect flaky, satisfying pumpkin biscuit recipe for breakfast or brunch. Vegetarian. In a hurry? Click here to jump straight to the recipe! I think it's time for a pumpkin recipe, don't you?

It took me way too long to realize that pumpkin doesn’t have to come from a can. You’ll get much more flavorful pumpkin if you roast and purée it yourself.

How to Roast a Pumpkin - Whole or Slices | Healthy Recipes Blog

How to roast a pumpkin? Easy! Pre-soften it in the microwave, cut it in half, then let the oven do all the work! It's one of the highlights of my year, each year when October comes and the grocery stores replace summer fruit with winter stuff such as pumpkins and apples.

Have a favorite pumpkin recipe? Share it in the comments.