This Pumpkin Delight Dessert is sure to curb any pumpkin lovers’ craving! 4 layers starting with a pecan and graham cracker crust topped with pumpkin spice, pumpkin puree, and a fluffy and light cream cheese mixture and sprinkled with pecans.
Skip the pumpkin pie – It is sure to become a favorite fall dessert.
Layered Pumpkin Dessert Recipe
Pumpkin spice is here and so is our new favorite fall dessert! Pumpkin Delight is not only easy to make, but it is also beyond delightful to eat too!
Pumpkin is such a versatile flavor! It’s just sweet enough and just savory enough that it can be added to so many recipes! There are so many ways of preparing it. I love using it in desserts because it doesn’t overpower everything.
Fall recipes are filled with warm cinnamon flavors and a little bit of pumpkin spice. They warm you from the inside out. You may have tried some of our others like our Pumpkin Roll Cake or our Ooey Gooey Pumpkin Butter Cake.
Why We Love This Pumpkin Delight
- No-bake dessert.
- This layered dessert recipe is super easy to make by just combing a few simple ingredients.
- Looks like it took hours to make, but can be prepared in under 30 minutes.
- Great make-ahead recipe – you can make it the night before and pull it out when ready to serve.
More Easy Pumpkin Desserts
What is Pumpkin Delight
If you’re not sure if you’re a pumpkin lover, I would definitely recommend giving this Pumpkin Delight Dessert a try. With all of the other flavors at play, it’s the perfect pumpkin recipe to dip your toe in the pumpkin-flavored waters!
Pumpkin delight checks all of the important boxes. It’s delicious and beautiful. It’s easy to put together. It’s a crowd favorite and can feed a large group of people!
Pumpkin Lasagna Ingredients
You’ll need the following ingredients for your Pumpkin Delight.
Many of these ingredients are your typical baking essentials. I tend to have quite a few of them on hand at all times, which makes for a quick trip to the grocery store when I’m preparing to make this dessert!
- Graham cracker crumbs
- Chopped pecans
- Sugar
- Melted butter
- Whipping cream
- Cream cheese
- Powdered sugar
- Vanilla
- Pumpkin puree
- Brown sugar
- Pumpkin pie spice
- Cool Whip
Make-Ahead Recipe:
Putting together your Pumpkin Delight may be simple, but it will take some time to do. This is why I love being able to prepare it in advance and keep it frozen or chilled until I’m ready to serve.
However, I have to say that I wouldn’t recommend making it any more than 24 hours in advance, to make sure it’s super fresh!
Layered desserts, such as this one, are great for family gatherings and get-togethers. They are crowd-pleasers and feed a large group of people.
The best part, is that the delicious layers give this dessert a fabulous look, so no one will know how easy it was to put together and store!
Four Delicious Pumpkin Lasagna Layers:
The Pumpkin Delight Dessert is made up of four delicious layers.
I am going to breakdown each of those four layers for you here! It will make putting it all together that much easier.
Layer 1: The bottom layer is going to be your delicious crispy graham cracker and pecan crust.
Layer 2: This will be your first layer of cream cheese and heavy whipping cream mixture.
Layer 3: The third and most important layer (in my opinion) is your pumpkin layer made up of pumpkin puree, brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice.
Layer 4: The final layer is a cool whip and chopped pecans to finish it off!
How to Make Pumpkin Delight Dessert:
- In a medium bowl mix together the graham cracker crumbs, crushed pecans, sugar, pumpkin pie spice and melted butter.
- Press the mixture into an 8×8 dish. Flatten the mixture using the bottom of a flat glass. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes.
- In a large mixing bowl using either a hand mixer or a stand-up mixer, mix the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract.
- In a chilled medium mixing bowl, beat the heavy whipping cream until stiff peaks form, about 5 minutes.
- Gently add the heavy whipping cream to the cream cheese mixture and fold it together with a rubber spatula.
- Once combined spoon half of the cream cheese/whipped cream mixture on top of the graham cracker crust.
- Set the other half of the mixture aside. Place the 8×8 dish in the refrigerator while preparing the next step.
- Add the pumpkin puree, brown sugar, and pumpkin pie spice to the cream cheese mixture and gently fold together until combined and solid in color.
- Spoon the mixture on top of the cream cheese layer.
- Spread the Cool Whip on top of the pumpkin mixture and garnish with chopped pecans and a dusting of cinnamon if desired.
- Chill at least one hour before serving.
How To Store Pumpkin Mousse Recipe
Storing this dessert is so simple! I always try to make it in a glass baking dish that has a lid to go on top.
Pumpkin delight will melt pretty quickly if left out. Be sure to take it out right before you are ready to serve it and place it in the refrigerator between servings.
When I’m finished serving, I just throw the lid on the top and toss it in the fridge or freezer. If we won’t be going back in for seconds for a while, it’s better to be stored in the freezer! But, if I know people may want more fairly soon, the fridge is fine!
- Fridge Storage: To store, tightly cover with plastic wrap or a lid.
- Freezer Storage: Cover in an airtight container and place in the freezer. You can cut a slice at a time and enjoy or let the entire dish thaw in the fridge until ready to serve. You can freeze this dessert for up to 1 month.
More Layered Desserts
- Chocolate Lasagna
- Lemon Icebox Cake
- Easy Eclair Cake
- No-Bake Ice Cream Layer Cake
- Pumpkin Butter Cake
- Mississippi Mud Pie
Pumpkin Delight Dessert
Ingredients
For the crust:
- 1½ cups graham cracker crumbs and some extra crumbs for garnish if desired
- ¼ cup pecans chopped super fine or crushed in food processor
- 3 tbsp sugar
- ¼ tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 6 tbsp butter melted
For the filling:
- 1 cup whipping cream chilled
- 16 ounces (2 blocks) of cream cheese softened
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 15 ounces (1 can) pumpkin puree
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 8 ounces Cool Whip
- ¼ cup pecans chopped
- Cinnamon garnish, optional
Instructions
Layer One
- In a medium bowl mix together the graham cracker crumbs, crushed pecans, sugar, pumpkin pie spice and melted butter.
- Press the mixture into an 8×8 dish. Flatten the mixture using the bottom of a flat glass. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes.
Layer Two
- In a large mixing bowl place, the softened cream cheese, powered sugar, vanilla extract and using a hand mixer combine until light and fluffy and no lumps. Set aside.
- In a chilled medium mixing bowl place, the heavy whipping cream. Using a hand mixer on high beat the cream until stiff peaks form, about 5 minutes.
- Gently add the heavy whipping cream to the cream cheese mixture and fold together with a rubber spatula. Once combined spoon half of the cream cheese/whipped cream mixture on top of graham cracker crust.
- Set the other half of the mixture aside.
- Place the 8×8 dish in the refrigerator while preparing the next step.
Layer Three
- In the bowl with the remaining cream cheese/whipping cream mixture add the pumpkin puree, brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice. Gently fold together until combined and solid in color.
- Spoon the mixture on top of layer three in the 8×8 dish.
Layer Four
- Spread the Cool Whip on top of the 8×8 dish as the last layer.
- Garnish with remaining ¼ cup chopped pecans and dusting of cinnamon if desired
- Chill at least one hour before serving.
Jenn’s Notes
- Fridge Storage: To store, tightly cover with plastic wrap or a lid.
- Freezer Storage: Cover in an airtight container and place in the freezer. You can cut a slice at a time and enjoy or let the entire dish thaw in the fridge until ready to serve. You can freeze this dessert for up to 1 month.
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I can’t stress to you enough how simple and delicious this Pumpkin Delight Dessert is! The layered dessert not only tastes amazing, but it has a beautiful presentation as well. It is the perfect fall dessert for your next family gathering!
When you say mix vanilla pudding with pumpkin, do you actually make the pudding ahead or mix in the pudding mix (powder) in with the pumpkin? Thanks
Just the powder!!
Can anyone tell me if this recipe can be cut in half for a 9×9 pan and if it comes out ok? Thanks in advance
This is quite possibly the best thing I’ve ever eaten. I brought it to a small party & everyone there said the same thing. The crust especially, was phenomenal. Pecans aren’t my favorite so I used candied pecans & they made it even better. So so delicious!
Yay!! Soooo glad you liked it!
Just finished making and have yet to taste test it, it was much longer than 10 minutes to prep and will leave you with many bowls to wash😜. I felt the recipe was doubled! So much filling. I used a deep 9×13 and I could quite fit all the layers in the dish. Anyone else have this issue?
YUMMY 😋👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼♥️THANK YOU Jen😊!! AWESOME 👍🏼I’ve NEVER SEEN this Recipe With Pumpkin!! I DO Make IT WITH Pistachio Pudding, (JELLO Brand) And COOL Whip !! THIS SOUNDS AWESOME 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼♥️THANKS for Sharing!! G-d♥️Bless!! 🥰
Can you make this dessert the day before serving?
Yes, you sure can!
I haven’t tried yet but looking forward to making it tomorrow! Just wondering why you used whipping cream in the recipe but put Cool Whip on the top.? I am not a fan of Cool Whip. Will use Real Whipped Cream on the top. Thanks for recipe
My friend made this and brought it to work for all to enjoy. I’m really not into sweets and she asked me to try it. It was amazing!!! She told me she got the recipe here. Now I’m going to make it for Thanksgiving and my sister who absolutely loves pumpkin is going to be so happy as well as the rest of the family!
Pumpkin part hasn’t sat and it’s been in the fridge all night. Followed recipe exactly.
After leaving in the freezer for a day, it finally sat and is delicious. Used instant pudding so I’m not sure why the pumpkin part stayed soup in the fridge. Will make again with some liquid adjustments.
how did you mix your pumpkin mixture and how would you adjust it ?
Can’t wait to try this recipe! Pumpkin is my favorite.
Mine too! Hope you like it!
This looks amazing!! I am so excited for Fall and all things pumpkin!