11 Healthy DIY Pumpkin Dessert Recipes For The Fall

Every season has its own flavor, and I bet you’ll agree with me that fall has pumpkin flavor. Pumpkins are used not only for fall, Halloween and Thanksgiving decor, they are also used for recipes of all kinds, from granola for breakfast to healthy and tasty desserts. Today I’m sharing the coolest of the pumpkin desserts I could find, let’s get started.

Crack into the hard caramelized sugar topping of these pumpkin spice crème brûlées for a little taste of fall heaven. Made in an Instant pot, recipes don’t get much easier than this! You end up with sophisticated little desserts that when you crack into the crunchy caramelized sugary topping it’s like tasting a little bit of fall heaven.

This chocolate pumpkin mousse is so decadent, no one would ever guess it was made healthier. This healthy pumpkin mousse is vegan, gluten free and paleo. There is very little added sugar, and the author topped the mousse with chocolate chips but you can skip them.

The best pumpkin blondie recipe – an easy pumpkin cookie turned into a cookie bar and full of chocolate! These are fall heaven and perfect for a crowd or just because you want a blondie. They were amazing warm and gooey from the oven…and they were good frozen from the freezer.

These super thick and fluffy flourless pumpkin pancakes are a filling, healthy, satisfying, protein-packed and easy breakfast recipe! Made with no eggs, butter, oil or flour, these pumpkin pancakes are naturally gluten free, vegan, dairy free and come with a sugar free option!

This salted pumpkin fudge is gluten-free, vegan, dairy-free, soy-free, paleo and tastes great, too!  It is the perfect sweet treat for your Halloween party table to give your clean eating friends something tasty to enjoy. Making fudge can be tricky, especially when it comes to having it set well. This fudge sets well and has a lovely crisp texture.

Save room in your oven! This no bake pumpkin cheesecake is perfect for the holidays. Make it ahead of time! This filling will fill 2 pre-made graham cracker crusts. Use chopped pecans, caramel sauce and whipped cream as toppings to make it even better!

These pumpkin cupcakes are the perfect fall dessert! Perfectly spiced pumpkin cupcakes topped with an easy brown butter frosting and drizzled with salted caramel sauce. A must-bake this fall! The cupcakes are made with just the right amount of fall spices and the brown butter frosting is super easy to make but tastes so good. Brown butter makes everything ten times more delicious!

This recipe would be a total winner for Thanksgiving. It has the traditional pumpkin cheesecake taste with a floral background from a healthy dose of honey. Plus it’s smooth and super creamy because it has mascarpone cheese instead of regular cheesecake. But the real selling point for Thanksgiving? It doesn’t take up any valuable real estate in the oven.

Healthy pumpkin ice cream for you, guys! It’s that time of year again when all things pumpkin are coming out! This healthy ice cream is vegan, gluten free, dairy free and paleo!  It’s super simple to make and doesn’t even require an ice cream maker!

Spiced pumpkin ricotta cookies with caramel Icing paired with coffee is just the way to celebrate pumpkin season. These delicious, moist pumpkin flavored soft ricotta cookies are accented with caramel frosting. They are easy-to-make and are a great way to kick-off pumpkin season.

The difficulty level of these donuts is super easy. With the perfect recipe and the perfect donut pan, you will be able to whip up these beautiful baked pumpkin spice donuts in a matter of minutes. Biting into these baked donuts is almost like a cake, but the texture is so light and soft. These remind me of the pumpkin spice donuts that we buy every year at the pumpkin patch. They are simply perfect!