15 Best Pumpkin Cupcakes to Bake This Fall

You have to give it to pumpkin cupcakes — unlike their culinary cousin, pumpkin pie, there's just somuch room for variety. Whether you fill 'em with cheesecake, top them with sugared pecans or infuse them with chai, they always taste delicious.

José Picayo
Ina Garten's Pumpkin Cupcakes With Maple Frosting
Turns out the Barefoot Contessa isn't a big pumpkin pie fan. Her pumpkin cupcakes, topped with a decadent maple and cream cheese frosting, though, is sure to please even the biggest pumpkin skeptics.

Get the recipe from House Beautiful »

Tara Donne
Chocolate Pumpkin Witch Cupcakes
Chocolate and pumpkin mimic Halloween's color scheme and also taste divine — top it all off with a hazelnut frosting and these adorable cupcake liner witch hats.

Get the recipe from Good Housekeeping »

What you'll need: gingham cupcake liners ($, amazon.com)


Con Poulos
Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Orange Sour Cream Frosting
Cream cheese so often runs the show when it comes to pumpkin and frosting combos — switch it up this year with a sour cream and orange zest topping.

Get the recipe from Good Housekeeping »


Lindsay Hunt
S'mores Pumpkin Cupcakes
Summer, meet fall: Melty chocolate ganache, charred marshmallow and graham cracker crumble taste even better on a pumpkin base.

Get the recipe from Delish »

John Komar
Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes
Have your pumpkin pie and your cupcakes too with this dessert hybrid.

Get the recipe from Delish »

Charles Schiller
Mini Pumpkin Bundt Cakes
Okay, so these mini pumpkins don't taste like pumpkin (although, you could easily swap in a pumpkin recipe!), but they fit the aesthetic bill. How cute are those green marzipan stems?

Get the recipe from Country Living »

What you'll need: mini bundt pan ($$, amazon.com)


Yammie's Noshery
Pumpkin Cupcakes with Brown Butter
The stars of this tried-and-true fall dessert: A butter-based frosting and sugared pecan topping (love that crunch!).

Get the recipe from Yammie's Noshery »

Life Love and Sugar
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
Melty chocolate chips baked inside and sprinkled over a syrupy frosting? We'll take two, please and thank you.

Get the recipe from Life Love and Sugar »

Flippin Delicious
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
A simple swap (exchange wheat flour for a rice flour, tapioca starch and potato flour blend) ensures that your gluten-free friends can enjoy pumpkin season like everyone else.

Get the recipe from Flippin Delicious »

Baked By Rachel
Pumpkin Cupcakes with Meringue Frosting
Tufts of this sweet and light brown sugar and torched meringue frosting look almost too pretty to bite — emphasis on almost.

Get the recipe from Baked By Rachel »

What you'll need: kitchen torch ($$, amazon.com)


Damn Delicious
Pumpkin Cheesecake Cupcakes
Don't let these cupcakes' graham-cracker dusted, traditional exteriors fool you. Inside, a tangy cheesecake filling awaits, donut-style.

Get the recipe from Damn Delicious »

Dessert for Two
Pumpkin Chai Cupcakes
Pumpkin teams up with chai, another major flavor player of the fall season, in this buttercream cupcake masterpiece.

Get the recipe from Dessert for Two »

Modern Honey
Pumpkin Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Frosting
The pièce de la résistance of this fall favorite? Sprinkled sea salt, which cuts the sweetness of the caramel frosting and drizzle.

Get the recipe from Modern Honey »

Your Cup of Cake
Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cupcakes
Cinnamon-y snickerdoodle pairs perfectly with sweet pumpkin — especially in cupcake form.

Get the recipe from Your Cup of Cake »

Vegan Chow Down
Vegan Pumpkin Cupcakes with Coconut Frosting
Dairy-free and egg-free, these beauties are also unique, thanks to their light-as-air coconut whipped cream frosting.

Get the recipe from Vegan Chow Down »

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