It’s that time of the year again, when I become a little pumpkin obsessed. Restaurants and food trucks in Austin are presenting pumpkin cupcakes to pumpkin ice cream and pumpkin gelato; pumpkin cheesecake, even fried pumpkin pie!
Here’s a list of my favorite pumpkin sweets, sips, and savors across the city to ring in the fall season – and make your taste buds tingle too.
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Best Pumpkin Desserts in Austin
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Pumpkin Pie Latte | Stinson’s
Let’s face it, everyone’s favorite part about the holidays is the seasonal drinks. Skip the rush for the morning coffee and slow with a pumpkin pie latte at Stinson’s. Who says you can’t have a little indulgence before lunch?
Stinson’s Bistro: 4416 Burnet Rd (map); (512) 968-4970
Fried Pumpkin Pie | Second Bar + Kitchen
You can’t go wrong with a classic. Second Bar + Kitchen serves up a decadent fried pumpkin pie – the creamy filling and flaky crust with roasted pineapple ice cream and ginger snap soil is perfect for the season.
Second Bar + Kitchen: 200 Congress Ave (map); (512) 827-2750
Pumpkin Spice Smoothie | Daily Juice
If you’re still thirsty for pumpkin you can drink, try the pumpkin smoothie at Daily Juice.
Daily Juice: multiple locations (map); (512) 243-6532
Pumpkinator | Hey Cupcake
You know autumn is in full swing when Hey Cupcake debuts the pumpkinator – a moist pumpkin spice cupcake with creamy cream-cheese frosting. Get it delivered in a super cute oven box!
Hey Cupcake: multiple locations (map); 512-476-cake; heycupcake.com
Pumpkin Pie Shake | P Terry’s
What’s better than pumpkin pie? Pumpkin pie in shake form. P Terry’s has created the ultimate mix of the holiday season with their original vanilla shake with a shot of pumpkin pie syrup topped off with fresh whipped cream!
P Terry’s: multiple locations (map); (512) 371-9975; pterrys.com
Spiced Pumpkin Doughnuts | Perla’s
Pumpkin becomes a star dessert in Perla’s spiced pumpkin doughnuts. Accompanied by candy corn ice cream, pepita crisp, pickled cranberries and sage marshmallow.
Perla’s: 1400 S Congress Ave (map); (512) 291-7300; perlasaustin.com
Pumpkin Panna Cotta | Olive & June
Olive and June puts essence of fall on a plate with its pumpkin panna cotta with balsamic toffee, nutmeg, squash tuille, pumpkin yogurt crema, and salted caramel-balsamic gelato. It’s stunningly beautiful and a must try.
Olive and June: 3411 Glenview Ave (map); (512) 467-9898; oliveandjune-austin.com
Spiced Caramelized Pumpkin | Russian House
Truly a fall dessert. Spiced caramelized pumpkin, cookie, and pistachio ice cream is a nice sweet dessert from the chef at Russian House for this fall.
Russian House: 307 E 5th St (map); (512) 428-5442; russianhouseofaustin.com
Sweater Weather | Drink.Well
A festive cocktail that’s perfect for the chilly weather. Laird’s applejack, pumpkin mustard puree, blood orange juice, orgeat and aromatic bitters. Shake all ingredients and fine strain into a rocks glass over ice. Garnish with a sprig of mint.
Drink.Well: 207 E 53rd St (map); (512) 614-6683; drinkwellaustin.com
Pumpkin Latte | Picnik Austin
Nutritionally dense and delicious, this pumpkin latte is made with a base of grass-fed butter and MCT oil, sweetened with maple syrup and spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger! With a little sugar and spice and everything nice – including the lovely ladies at Picnik – this latte is rich and satisfying, with, with a strong note of autumn.
Picnik Austin: 1700 S Lamar Blvd (map); 512) 827-8356; picnikaustin.com
Pumpkin Gelato | Dolce Neve
Dolce Neve uses a few ingredients as possible with no additives in their homemade gelato. The sugar pumpkin gelato is made with sugar pumpkins from Taylor Farms, milk, cream, sugar, egg yolks, locust bean flour (natural stabilizer) and amaretti di Saronno.
I had the pleasure of tasting the gelato before their shop opens in December. Stay tune on South 1st St!
Dolce Neve: 1713 S. 1st street (map); (512) 804-5568; dolcenevegelato.com
Roasted Pumpkin Shake | Hopdoddy
A Roasted Pumpkin Puree mixed with Graham Cracker Pieces. This Shake will Reminds you of what the Holiday season is all about. Pro Tip: Make it boozy with a shot of Baileys.
Hopdoddy: two locations (map); (512) 243-7505; hopdoddy.com
Orange gingerbread gelato | Uchiko
House made orange gingerbread gelato with pumpkin, honey, and toasted hazelnuts.
Uchiko: 4200 N Lamar Blvd (map); (512) 916-4808
