Home » Pumpkin Mac and Cheese Pumpkin Mac and Cheese October 16, 2020This post contains affiliate links.This Pumpkin Mac and Cheese recipes features two kinds of cheese, fresh herbs, and a show-stopping parmesan-pecan breadcrumb topping.  It’s utterly deelicious! Few things say “comfort” like a plate piled high with macaroni and cheese. And I don’t mean the boxed kind. I mean plump noodles drenched in a rich and creamy homemade cheese sauce.

 That’s the kind! Well, ’tis the season to be pumpkin and so I’ve conjured up a truly delectable Autumn-themed mac and cheese the whole family will love! Speaking of pumpkins, this year saw our very first pumpkin harvest. We planted 5 pumpkin starts and boy what a harvest it was!  It’s the first year all of our carved Halloween pumpkins came right from our own garden which was really cool. We still have a ton of pumpkins left including the smaller, more flavorful sugar pumpkins and I’ve been baking and cooking up a storm of pumpkin-based dishes.

 This Pumpkin Mac and Cheese with Sage and Gorgonzola is one example.The sauce is pumpkin-based with aged cheddar and gorgonzola and seasoned with fresh sage, then topped with a crunchy Parmesan-pecan breadcrumb topping. Yes, even our 3 and 5 year olds devoured this stuff.

 And…they never guessed there was nearly two pounds of nutrition-packed pumpkin in it.SCORE! Pumpkin Mac and Cheese Recipe Let’s get started! Melt the butter over medium-high heat in a

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