Pumpkin bread and more: 19 pumpkin recipes to make right now

This bread is best if made one or two days ahead to allow flavors and texture to develop. Pumpkin recipes >>

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Oct. 1, 2013 10:08 AM PT

Another Brie-like cheese may be substituted for Taleggio. Pumpkin recipes >>

(Bryan Chan / Los Angeles Times)

Pumpkin for breakfast? You bet. Pumpkin recipes >>

(Anacleto Rapping / Los Angeles Times)

Pumpkin pie with pecan brown butter streusel

Some say this is the ultimate pumpkin pie. We agree -- it was ranked one of the L.A. Times Test Kitchen’s all-time best recipes. Pumpkin recipes >>

(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Don’t like your pumpkin pie with all the bells and whistles? Then this one is for you. Pumpkin recipes >>

(Eric Boyd / Los Angeles Times)

Made with pumpkin puree, whipped cream and mascarpone, and layers of buttery graham cracker crumbles. Pumpkin recipes >>

(Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

These need plenty of chilling and standing time, so they’re great for making ahead of time, before company arrives. Pumpkin recipes >>

(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Pumpkin pie ice cream with pecan praline

An unexpected way to enjoy pumpkin. Pumpkin recipes >>

(Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Pumpkin comes out of its shell in this salad. Pumpkin recipes >>

(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Sweet potato bread pudding with rum sauce

Technically, this is not a pumpkin recipe. But this bread pudding puts pumpkin spice to such great use that we just had to include it. Pumpkin recipes >>

(Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Serve in mini pumpkins, which can be roasted several hours ahead. Pumpkin recipes >>

(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Use your own favorite pie crust recipe for this dish. (Store-bought works too!) Pumpkin recipes >>

(Annie Wells / Los Angeles Times)

Bluewater Grill's chicken chopped salad with avocado dressing and pepitas

This recipe puts pumpkin seeds -- pepitas -- to crunchy use. Pumpkin recipes >>

(Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Don’t overlook pumpkin seeds! This granola is chock-full of ‘em. Pumpkin recipes >>

(Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Combine toasted pumpkin seeds with fragrant Spanish chorizo, chiles and corn bread. Pumpkin recipes >>

(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

This pumpkin cake is for the chocolate lovers. Pumpkin recipes >>

(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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