30 Keto Pumpkin Recipes to Savor All Autumn Long

Admit it, you’ve been planning to leave keto behind come fall. You’ve stayed on track (well, for the most part) for months now, but there’s just no way you’re going to willingly miss out on pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, pumpkin soup and well, everything else you love starring your favorite gourd. But what if we told you that you can still devour all your seasonal favorites—without ditching your diet? With these 30 keto pumpkin recipes in your back pocket, it’ll be easier than you think.

Keto is a low-carb, high-fat, high-protein diet plan. Ideally, those on keto should only consume 20 to 50 grams of carbs per day to keep the body in ketosis (that’s how your body will burn fat for energy). Luckily, pumpkin is fair game on keto. This beloved autumn treat has 4 grams of carbs per ½-cup serving, as well as 15 calories and 1 gram of protein. That’s about half as many carbs as those in the same amount of butternut squash or acorn squash. And it blows starchy sweet potato out of the water, which has about three times the carbs.

Pumpkin, considered a superfood by some due to its fiber content, potassium and high vitamin A and C counts, is famous for being used in creamy fall soups, moist breads and muffins and a ton of drool-worthy desserts. But it’s also a great salad topper (as are its seeds, called pepitas), and it’s a nutritious fruit that deserves a spot in your grilled cheeses, quesadillas, chilis, party dips and beyond. Bonus: Pumpkin purée can be a great vegan substitute for butter, oil and egg in baked goods. The more you know.

Read on for some of our favorite keto pumpkin recipes of the season.