These pumpkin empanadas are full of earthy-sweet flavors that celebrate the taste of fall. Make extras and freeze them for later.

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Satisfy your sweet tooth with Mexican Pumpkin Empanadas, also known as Empanadas de Calabaza! These Mexican Dessert Empanadas are a delightful treat, perfect for any occasion. Imagine biting into a flaky crust filled with spiced pumpkin, just like the ones from your favorite Mexican bakeries. These classic pumpkin empanadas are basically pumpkin hand pies, bursting with flavor and warmth. Perfect for dessert or a sweet snack, they bring the taste of tradition to your kitchen!

Here is a homemade empanada recipe that is made with homemade dough, and a sweet pumpkin filling. This is a wholesome dessert for you to whip up. Give this easy empanada recipe a try. Great for snacking on, breakfast, or a dessert to end the night.

Learn how to make the most authentic pumpkin dessert empanadas! This traditional Mexican dessert is packed with flavors of cinnamon, anise and brown sugar (piloncillo) spices. The recipe originates from a Mexican bakery and has been modified over decades by a Mexican-American family.

Mexican Pumpkin Dessert Empanadas Recipe. A delicious Fall dessert recipe. A great fall dessert to kick off pumpkin season. This is a great option for Halloween, or your Thanksgiving dinner. Your family and guests will love this hand held Mexican pie.

Pumpkin season is here, bringing delicious recipes, such as pumpkin empanadas. Filled with sweet pumpkin sweetened with piloncillo and seasoned with cinnamon...

These Pumpkin Empanadas always the most requested baked treat during Fall. Lightly sweet and filled with pumpkin filling made from pumpkin puree, dark brown sugar, butter cinnamon and vanilla wrapped in a sweet dough. #empanadas #pumpkinempanadas #pumpkinrecipe #sweetlifebake #sweetlife #sweetliferecipes | sweetlifebake.com @sweetlifebake

My recipe for sweet baked Pumpkin Empanadas should definitely be on your dessert radar. They're the Mexican equivalent of pumpkin hand pies!

Mexican authentic Pumpkin Empanadas 30 minute rise for the dough. Bake for about 20 minutes at 350° on parchment paper.