25 Delicious Vegan Pumpkin Recipes (2024)

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What pumpkin spice is vegan? ›

4 Califia Farms Pumpkin Spice Latte

Get a big glass of ice ready for this bottled pumpkin spice latte made with cold brew arabica coffee, almond milk, real pumpkin, and a blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. It's not too sweet, but pumpkin-y enough to satisfy your craving for a vegan PSL.

Other tips for leveling up your canned pumpkin

Whether it's a stick of cinnamon for a sweet dish or a sprig of fresh herbs for a savory dish, it'll allow you to bring in a very subtle hint of added flavor.

Preheat the oven to 170°C/340°F. Half the pumpkin and remove the seeds (you can keep these for roasting), then chop into wedges. Place the pumpkin on two large baking trays and drizzle over a little olive oil. In a pestle and mortar, grind the chilli and coriander seeds with a pinch of salt until finely ground.

A hidden ingredient makes the PSL not vegan

The pumpkin spice syrup used in these beverages, whether hot or iced, is made with skim milk, alongside sugar, pumpkin purée, and other flavoring agents. Unfortunately, there is no secret menu hack to replicate the same flavors as a traditional PSL, minus the dairy.

Vegan Starbucks, anyone? The coffee chain's fall favorites have returned in the U.S., and while the Pumpkin Spice Latte is still not vegan, the Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso is a cow-friendly option. This tasty beverage is vegan as is, because it comes with oat milk by default instead of cow's milk.

Yes, dogs can eat pumpkin and it is actually often added to dog foods. Check the label of some dog treats and you may find pumpkin on the ingredient list there too. However, if you are feeding fresh pumpkin, you will need to be careful about which part you're feeding as the stem and leaves are covered in prickly hairs.

Having a bed of sand underneath your pumpkin allows it to grow more easily. It makes sense, think about how easy it is to have sand flow through your fingers. It's made up of many small particles. Allowing less friction than if you were growing directly on soil.

Canned pumpkin does not need to be cooked before eating. It is perfectly safe eaten in it's puree form out of the can, in fact it's used straight from the can in a lot of recipes that aren't cooked. It's also safe to give to your dog right out of the can too to help with digestive issues.

Don't use pumpkin pie filling in place of pumpkin purée.

Every can of pumpkin pie filling has a different amount of sugar and spices and if you add it to a bread or muffin recipe you might get a very sweet and not-spiced-enough loaf. Try this instead: Buy pumpkin purée!

How do you make pure pumpkin taste good? ›

Cook It on the Stove

Briefly cooking your canned pumpkin purée on the stove can help improve both the flavor and texture. This method helps reduce excess moisture, which gives the pumpkin a superior texture. It also releases the natural pumpkin flavor and helps reduce the metallic taste from the can.

Two of the best ways to cook the pumpkins for puree are steaming and roasting. I prefer steaming because it is quicker and easier when making a lot of puree at once.

Once you've carved your jack-o'-lantern gather the sections that you removed from the walls of the pumpkin. Peel the orange outer skin and the inner orange pulp and what you have left is called the flesh. Roasting these pieces in the oven will make the flesh soft and sweet.

While you could swap out the cow's milk in the latte for a plant-based milk like almond milk or coconut milk, it still won't help. “The PSL is not vegan because the pre-made pumpkin spice syrup has milk,” says Beth Warren, R.D.N., founder of Beth Warren Nutrition and author of Secrets of a Kosher Girl.

Apparently, you can request the Pumpkin Spice mix (which is in fact vegan) to be added onto your plain or vanilla latte. Just make sure you choose a non-dairy milk, like soy, almond, or coconut. The Pumpkin Spice topping contains nutmeg, ginger, gloves, and cinnamon, which is what gives it that fall flavor.

These vegan-friendly syrups can be added to any beverage for a hint or a tidal wave of sweet flavoring. They include Cinnamon Dolce, Vanilla, Brown Sugar, Hazelnut, Peppermint, Raspberry, Toffee Nut, Caramel, and Sugar-free Vanilla.

Then head to Peet's Coffee, because their Pumpkin Latte can be made vegan! Just order it with your plant-based milk of choice, and you're good to go.