If you love pumpkins as much as we do, you will love these pumpkin recipes, decorations, and drinks. 

 

Instead of relying on the traditional pumpkin pie this year, expand your autumn cooking and give these three recipes a try:

You can start with these pumpkin doughnuts that are baked rather than deep-fried, while still offering  a soft on the inside, crunchy on the outside taste. 

You can also get an autumn twist on traditional mac and cheese with these mini stuffed mac and cheese pumpkins that will be a family autumn favourite. Enhance this recipe by adding steamed veggies, cooked ground beef, or even bacon bits to this velvety mixture. 

For dessert, try these pumpkin spice cupcakes, a sweet alternative to pumpkin pie! You can decorate these any way you like to make them suit a Thanksgiving dessert or a fun Halloween treat.

 

Rather than shopping for pumpkin ornaments this year, create some adorable pumpkin crafts to decorate your apartment instead:

Follow these directions to create a stuffed decorative pumpkin, which can be made from any fabric and are fairly simple, even for inexperienced sewers. All you need is some fabric, needle, thread, rice, polyfill stuffing, a stick, and artificial leaves or moss.

You can also create a cute garland to decorate your windows or doorways with these easy yarn pumpkins. All you need is orange yarn, green pipe cleaners, and some twine. After making a few yarn pumpkins, attach twine to each pumpkin to create the garland.

 

Everyone loves a good pumpkin spice latte, but what if we told you there were other pumpkin drink recipes to try at home?

Spiced pumpkin cider, for example, is a nice light drink that packs a delicious pumpkin spice punch. For something a little thicker with a sweeter finish, try this pumpkin pie milkshake.