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Pumpkin Frosting is so good – it’s the perfect creamy fall topping or filling – especially when it’s Pumpkin Cream Cheese Frosting full of everything pumpkin spice!

pumpkin frosting piped into a white ceramic dish.


Pumpkin Frosting Recipe

I love frosting recipes because you can mix and match so many recipes. Not only does this delicious pumpkin topping go with other pumpkin recipes, but it is perfect with vanilla and chocolate cake and cupcakes as well!

This frosting has the perfect spiciness with the pumpkin pie spice that brings in hints of cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. It also is a cream cheese frosting, which always has the perfect consistency and fluffiness. This fall recipe should be added to the top your list if you need to make any cake or cupcakes.

Ingredients Needed

  • Butter: I typically use unsalted in recipes so I control the salt, but you can substitute salted.
  • Cream Cheese: Cream cheese frosting is my favorite – make sure the cream cheese is softened.
  • Pumkin Puree: Make sure is it pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie filling!
  • Pumpkin Pie Spice: Use my DIY spice or buy the jar at the store.
  • Powdered Sugar: Also known as confectioners’ sugar.

How to make Pumpkin Frosting

  1. Beat butter and cream cheese until smooth with a hand mixer in a mixing bowl, then mix in pumpkin puree. Mix in spice and salt, then slowly add the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, until the mixture is smooth.
  2. Chill at least 30 minutes before frosting. The frosting is not stiff, so it’s best as a filling or flat cupcake frosting. Store in refrigerator.
  3. Frost as directed by recipe. Store in refrigerator but serve room temperature.
pumpkin frosting sandwiched between shortbread cookies.

Expert Tips

  • Add this to pumpkin recipes like pumpkin cupcakes, Pumpkin Bread, Pumpkin Cake recipe and many more!
  • This frosting is also delicious as a sandwich cookie filling.
  • Be sure to keep it refrigerated – it’s not a stiff frosting and will melt.

FAQs

How to store this recipe?

Store it in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.

pumpkin frosting piped into a white ceramic dish.

Pumpkin Frosting Recipe

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Easy Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Frosting and Mocha Frosting – these easy frosting recipes are perfect for cupcakes or shortbread cookie sandwiches!

Recipe Video

Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Yield 8 servings
Serving Size 1 serving

Ingredients
 

For the Pumpkin Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • 2 tablespoons (28g) unsalted butter softened
  • 2 ounces (56g) cream cheese room temperature
  • ¼ cup (61g) pumpkin puree
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 cups (226g) powdered sugar
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Instructions

  • Beat butter and cream cheese until smooth with a hand mixer, then mix in pumpkin puree. Mix in spice and salt, then slowly add the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, until the mixture is smooth.
  • Chill at least 30 minutes before frosting. The frosting is not stiff, so it’s best as a filling or flat cupcake frosting. Store in refrigerator.
  • Frost as directed by recipe. Store in refrigerator but serve room temperature.

Recipe Notes

Looking for the Mocha Frosting? Find it at that link.

Recipe Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 405kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 28mg | Potassium: 67mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 59g | Vitamin A: 1756IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutritional information not guaranteed to be accurate
Course Dessert
Cuisine American

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  1. I keep thinking that pumpkin spice frosting would be RIDICULOUS, and this pumpkin spice cream cheese frosting sounds completely incredible. It looks amazing with those shortbread cookies!

  2. Fake or greasy frosting is theeeeeee worst!! These look delish! I could dive right in.

  3. Frosting. YES! Who needs the rest of the cupcake (or cake) when you can just eat the frosting!

    Pumpkin cream cheese AND chocolate -double swoon!