The Best Toddler Pumpkin Recipes

a bowl full of pumpkin and chocolate oat balls.

A tale of two worlds for but one ingredient: for adults, pumpkin is a purely seasonal and selective ingredient that keeps showing up in places it shouldn’t (i.e., hummus, chips); for toddlers and kids, though, it may be the most versatile and unsung option in your pantry. Rich in vitamins and antioxidants, possessing a naturally sweet taste, smooth in texture–this gourd can complement almost anything, and can be put to work in everything from savory dishes to sweet treats. Add it curries; add it to smoothies. Add it to pasta; add it to pancakes. You don’t need a recipe for any of those options–it just works. 

For those times when you do, though, you’ll find a range of fun toddler pumpkin recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner–and treats, of course–here that kids from infancy to the end of toddlerdom can enjoy.

Pumpkin Chili

Roasted Pumpkin Bites

Pumpkin Seed Stew

Pumpkin Energy Balls

Pumpkin Toast

Toddler Pumpkin Pie

Pumpkin Protein Smoothie

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