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Pumpkin Icebox Cake

September 9, 2020 By Morgan Last Updated: November 27, 2020

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This Pumpkin Icebox Cake is the perfect fall treat! With little hands-on time and full of flavor, this dessert will be a hit on your dessert table. There’s no need to heat your home to enjoy this fun pumpkin dessert.

a photo of pumpkin ice box cake topped with candied pepitas on a wooden picnic table.

This post was originally published October 2016 and has since been updated

I adore all things pumpkin and fall. From my sugar free pumpkin spice coffee creamer to candied pumpkin seeds to my vast array of Halloween recipes, I find myself in a haze of fall some times.

But this pumpkin icebox cake deserves to sit on a leaf strewn pedestal. It’s THAT good.

Needing minimal ingredients and even less hands on time, this dessert is perfect for a no bake dessert or an easy Thanksgiving treat.

slices of pumpkin icebox cake on a white plate with the large icebox cake in the background

My favorite part about this fall dessert? It’s ridiculously easy.

Pumpkin Ice Box Cake Recipe

This pumpkin icebox cake uses a few ingredients and short-time uses my favorite candied pumpkin seeds and the flavors of fall.

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Pumpkin Ice Box Cake Recipe

This pumpkin icebox cake uses a few ingredients and short time uses my favorite candied pumpkin seeds and the flavors of fall.
Course Desserts
Cuisine American, fall
Prep Time 5 minutes
Resting Time 3 hours
Servings 6
Author Morgan

Ingredients

  • 1 pint heavy whipping cream
  • 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 TBS white sugar or maple syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 TBS pumpkin pie spice
  • pinch of salt
  • Pumpkin Spice Candied Pepitas
  • Graham crackers

Instructions

  1. Add cream, sugar and vanilla to your stand mixer and whip until a very thick whipped cream. It should hold a stiff peak but not have separated.
  2. Add pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice to the bowl before gently folding to combine.
  3. Line a loaf pan with plastic wrap. Lay down your first layer of graham crackers, followed by about 1/3 of your cream. Sprinkle with pepitas and repeat until finished.
  4. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours or until graham crackers are soft. Using the plastic wrap, remove from the pan and slice to serve. Sprinkle with more candied pepitas if desired.

Ingredients

1 pint of heavy whipping cream
3/4 cup of pumpkin puree
1 TBS of white sugar*
1/2-1 tsp vanilla
1 TBS pumpkin pie spice
pinch of salt
Pumpkin Spice Candied Pepitas
Graham crackers

Add cream, sugar and vanilla to your stand mixer and whip until a very thick whipped cream. It should hold a stiff peak but obviously not have separated.

Add pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice to bowl before stirring to combine.

Line a loaf pan with plastic wrap. (You could probably use a larger pan – I had leftover cream after.) Lay down your first layer of graham crackers, followed by about 1/3 of your cream. Sprinkle with pepitas and repeat until finished.

Refrigerate for at least 3 hours or until graham crackers are soft. Using the plastic wrap, remove from the pan and slice to serve. Sprinkle with more candied pepitas if desired.

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*you can substitute maple syrup, but I found the texture, taste, and sweetness to be superior with plain sugar.

So tell me – ever had ice box cake? What’s your favorite simple dessert to bring places? Are you thinking about Thanksgiving yet? Let me know in the comments!

If you're in need of a simple Thanksgiving dessert, this Pumpkin Ice Box Cake is the pick for you! With little hands-on time and full of  flavor, this dessert will be a hit on your dessert table.

Filed Under: Desserts, Fall

Comments

  1. Susie @ SuzLyfe says

    October 25, 2016 at 7:05 am

    mmmmm
    That is all.

  2. Heather @ Polyglot Jot says

    October 25, 2016 at 7:52 am

    Woah…this looks great! Ive had a chocolate ice box cake before and loved it.

  3. Katy says

    October 25, 2016 at 9:37 am

    Even *I* could do this! I’ll leave out the pepitas because I’m the only one who likes nuts in my family.

    #happynowlinkup

  4. Jenni Laplow says

    October 25, 2016 at 11:05 am

    Yummy! This looks delicious, I pinned and hope to make it around Thanksgiving 🙂

  5. The Rambler says

    October 25, 2016 at 12:31 pm

    You had me at pumpkin. My absolute weakness!!!

    Visiting from #happynowlinkup =)

  6. Belle says

    October 25, 2016 at 1:22 pm

    Yum! Looks delicious!

    One Awesome Momma

  7. Meg says

    October 25, 2016 at 3:37 pm

    I’ve never had an ice box cake, but I’m sure my family would love this. And I have never had pepitas either, but now I want to try them.

  8. Jessie @ The Acquired Sass says

    October 25, 2016 at 4:32 pm

    Yum. I just discovered icebox cake over the summer & I loved it. I made bourbon whipped cream by adding a few TBS of bourbon to my mixer. I would probably make this with gingersnap cookies ’cause I like how crunch & flavorful they are. And you’ve already got my mind turning about a Christmas version of this, with egg nog added to the whipped cream. Mmm.

  9. Emily says

    October 25, 2016 at 5:43 pm

    Hey girl! I’m totally with you; I’m thinking about Thanksgiving already too. Actually, we don’t do Halloween, cause it’s just not quite our thing around here, but I do love all the candy the day after halloween that’s 50% off. *greedy candy girl*

  10. Ashley | Spit Up And Sit Ups says

    October 25, 2016 at 8:46 pm

    This looks so good! I really need to try this.

  11. Leslie says

    October 28, 2016 at 6:32 pm

    Yum! I made a more traditional ice box cake for my son’s first birthday a couple months ago. It was pretty delicious. This looks like a fantastic pumpkin pie alternative!

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