This easy pumpkin mac and cheese recipe is creamy, cheesy, healthy Fall comfort food!

Homemade pumpkin mac and cheese

In this healthier take on traditional macaroni and cheese, pumpkin stands in for the heavy cream, adding bold autumn flavor and cutting way back on calories.

The sauce calls for just six ingredients and is delicious for lunch or dinner.

Try it on pasta, cauliflower, spaghetti squash, quinoa, or roasted vegetables.

Over the years, hundreds of readers have written in to say this is the best pumpkin pasta recipe they’ve ever tried, because pumpkin enhances but does not overpower the other mac and cheese ingredients.

Readers also like this Pumpkin Spice Latte

Healthy pumpkin mac and cheese benefits
While the best part of this recipe is its rich and cheesy taste, it also offers numerous health benefits at the same time.

Thanks to the nutrient packed pumpkin and milk, each serving gives you calcium, iron, potassium, and over 200% of the daily requirement for vitamin A.

The healthy dinner recipe can be high protein, high fiber, egg free, vegan, gluten free, cholesterol free, and added sugar free.

Also try this Cauliflower Pizza Crust

Ingredients for the pumpkin pasta

The recipe calls for just a few basic ingredients: cheese, garlic, salt, butter, milk, pasta of choice, and pureed pumpkin.

Pumpkin puree – For a quick and easy time saving dinner option, I like to go with canned pumpkin puree.

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