7 flavors that taste great with pumpkin
..and 5 combinations to avoid.
We analyzed over 500,000 recipes to figure out which ingredients makes pumpkin better. On average, recipes with pumpkin received a 4.36⭐ review scores. However, in some combinations, review scores improved significantly. Like with baking soda. And sometimes worse. Like with sage.
These are the most important combinations we found:
Stand out combinations
Improved by
Improves
High potential
Unfavorable to
Worse all around
Common combinations
- salt
- cinnamon
- vanilla
- nutmeg
- all purpose flour
- sugar
- ginger
- baking powder
- brown sugar
- pumpkin pie spice
- water
- milk
- cream cheese
- black pepper
- vegetable oil
- olive oil
- pecans
- white sugar
- garlic
- powdered sugar
- allspice
- walnuts
- onion
- maple syrup
- kosher salt
- evaporated milk
- confectioners sugar
- lemon juice
- cilantro
- honey
- sea salt
- canola oil
- sour cream
- margarine
- dark brown sugar
- cumin
- coconut milk
- egg yolk
- raisins
- chicken broth
- heavy whipping cream
- buttermilk
- whipped cream
- applesauce
- cornflour
- chicken stock
- whipping cream
- flat leaf parsley
- yellow onion
- tomato
- carrots
- cranberry
- orange juice
- cayenne
- coconut oil
- thyme
- egg whites
- chocolate
- condensed milk
- semisweet chocolate
- cream
- red chili flakes
- cardamom
- chili powder
- oregano
- curry powder
- green onions
- lime juice
- yogurt
- bay leaf
- banana
- white wine
- leeks
- arborio rice
- peanut butter
- smoked paprika
- salted butter
- sweet potatoes
- soy sauce
- mascarpone cheese
- zucchini
- cocoa powder
- broccoli
- turmeric
- vegetable stock
- pie crust
- coconut
- basil
- ricotta cheese
- chicken
- quick oats
- rolled oats
- shallots
- paprika
- bacon
Explore the stand out connections in the visual explorer 👉
Remember this is how people score them online. A bad combination might not be a bad combination. It might be hard to cook or people make poor substitutions. If you think it makes sense to use something, just pay extra attention.
Here are some great recipes we found with pumpkin:
Pumpkin and Bacon Stuffed Portobellos with Brown Butter Sage
cafedelites.com
Review: 4.36/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.5/10
Rice Pilaf With Pumpkin, Currants and Pine Nuts
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 4/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.1/10
Pumpkin Bundt Cake with Vanilla Bean Icing {traditional and gluten free recipes}
barefeetinthekitchen.com
Review: 4.36/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.9/10
One Bowl Gluten Free Vegan Pumpkin Cake
allergyawesomeness.com
Review: 4.5/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.7/10
Pumpkin Cinna-Swirl Cake with Spiced Maple Cream Cheese Frosting (GF, Vegan)
allergyawesomeness.com
Review: 4.36/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.4/10
Pumpkin Snack Cake – With Maple Greek Yogurt Frosting
chocolatecoveredkatie.com
Review: 4.89/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.3/10
