When a traditional Jack-o’-lantern won’t cut it, try one of these creative pumpkin decorating ideas instead. Pizzas, ice cream, doughnuts and more — you’ll be amazed by these these decorated pumpkins that look like food.
Hit the road, jack! There’s more than one way to decorate a pumpkin for Halloween. We’re serving up 15 scrumptions creative pumpkin decorating ideas that look like food.
I was inspired to create this gourmet roundup after sharing my no-carve pizza pumpkin.
Turns out you can make a lot of different foods using pumpkins!
The gourmet lineup includes pumpkins masquerading as fruit and pumpkins disguised as your favorite fast food, as well as lots of dessert-inspired no-carve pumpkin decorating ideas!
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Creative Pumpkin Decorating Ideas
Click through the links below to snag the directions for how to make these adorable foodie pumpkin. You’ll find no-carve pumpkin decorating ideas, painted pumpkins and carved pumpkins. You can use real pumpkins or faux pumpkins for most of these ideas.
Any of these ideas would be great to enter into a pumpkin decorating contest. They’re all clever enough to bring home the blue ribbon! Or maybe a James Beard Award for most creative use of a pumpkin!
Fast Food Pumpkins
Turns out fast food isn’t just a good choice for dinner on Halloween night! You can also decorate a pumpkin to look like your favorite takeout meal.
Those are some tasty looking burgers!
I’ll have mine with lettuce and tomato, Heinz 57 and french fried potatoes. Hold the mustard and the mayo!
Ice Cream & Dessert Pumpkins
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream pumpkins!
Do you want a cup or a cone?
Donut Pumpkins
We love these doughnut pumpkins a “hole” bunch!
Don’t forget to add sprinkles!
One of these doughnut pumpkins would be fun decor or a hands-on activity for a donut party.
DIY Candy Corn Pumpkins
Even if you don’t like eating candy corn, you have to admit these candy corn pumpkins are pretty sweet.
Paint some in traditional candy corn colors, or go for the autumn mix color combo.
DIY Fruit Pumpkins
We always thought pumpkins were vegetables. A-pear-rently, we were wrong!
When is an orange not an orange? When it’s a pumpkin.
Cheesy jokes aside, you’re going to love these creative pumpkin decorating ideas featuring pumpkins carved, painted and decorated to look like fruit.
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