7 places to find pumpkin-flavored treats in Columbus for National Pumpkin Day
A particular orange-colored squash seems to pop up everywhere in the fall, whether it's lit up on porches or flavoring our favorite foods.
Since originating in Central America more than 7,500 years ago, pumpkins have become synonymous with the season. These days, they're turning up in everything from coffee to Oreos to even Goldfish crackers.
Earlier this month, thousands celebrated the gorgeous gourds at the Circleville Pumpkin Show with parades, foods, crafts and displays all dedicated to pumpkins.
But if you haven't had enough, there's yet another chance to honor and give thanks for the spectacular squash. National Pumpkin Day is Wednesday, just days before Halloween.
For those who missed out on the fun at the Pumpkin Show — or simply didn't get enough — here are seven places around the Columbus area to find more favorite fall treats highlighting the pumpkin.
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Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
For ice cream lovers, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is offering a pumpkin cake roll flavor, which consists of pumpkin ice cream swirled with spiced cream cheese and cake. Customers can order the ice cream online for $12 or at one of the chain's area locations.
Resch's Bakery
The East Side bakery, located at 4061 E. Livingston Avenue, is offering pumpkin doughnuts and pumpkin pie throughout the season.
Buckeye Donuts
Also offering pumpkin doughnuts is Buckeye Donuts, both at the University District location at 1998 N. High Street and its Merion Village location, 1363 S. High St. In addition, the doughnut shop has iced and hot pumpkin lattes at its North High location.
Dough Mama
For those who enjoy pumpkin and sweet potato pie, the brown butter pumpkin pie is calling you! The Clintonville bakery, located at 3335 N. High Street, offers an alternative on the traditional pumpkin pie that has a flaky butter pie crust filled with a creamy, spiced pumpkin and roasted sweet potato blend custard, according to its website. Customers can buy a slice for $6 or an entire pie for $40.
Dough Mama is also offering pumpkin spice lattes topped with whipped cream and cinnamon.
Schmidt's Sausage Haus
The German Village restaurant, located at 240 E. Kossuth Street, brought back a fall favorite — its pumpkin cream puff. But hurry, the specialty dessert is only available for the month of October!
Bake Me Happy
The gluten-free bakery is selling multiple pumpkin-flavored goodies this fall. There's the dairy-free pumpkin loaves with an oat crumble and maple glaze; brown butter pumpkin doughnuts dipped in brown butter; and pumpkin-spiced sugar and pumpkin cream cheese cut out cookies.
For those who don't want the typical pumpkin spice latte, Bake Me Happy has a pumpkin pie latte described as "pumpkin pie in a cup," according to its Facebook page.
The specialty drink and desserts are available at the bakery's locations on the South Side, 500 E. Whittier St., and in Dublin, 750 Longshore St.
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Nothing Bundt Cakes
The bakery is selling pumpkin spice bundt cakes, which are only available until December, according to the company's website. Customers can buy the dessert online at nothingbundtcakes.com or at one of Nothing Bundt Cakes' five Greater Columbus locations. The cakes are available as a whole cake, individually packaged cakes called bundtlets or mini cakes called bundtinis.
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: National Pumpkin Day: 7 places in Columbus to find pumpkin treats
