I received a gift card to try the new season favorites at Olive Garden. This post contains an Amazon.com affiliate link.
With the holidays approaching - can you believe that Thanksgiving is just weeks away?! - Chris and I took a trip down to the Olive Garden to try out the new season favorite dessert menu. I've been hearing great things about the Olive Garden Pumpkin Cheesecake and knew that I had to try it for myself!
There are three new seasonal favorites available at Red Lobster, LongHorn Steakhouse and Olive Garden right now:
Red Lobster’s New! Pumpkin Pie in a Jar – Layered pumpkin and cream cheese mousse with a graham-cracker crust, topped with sugared pecans
LongHorn Steakhouse’s New! Pumpkin Spice Lava Cake – Warm pumpkin spice cake filled with a cream cheese icing and drizzled with Maker’s Mark® bourbon-caramel sauce and candied pecans
Olive Garden’s Pumpkin Cheesecake – Pumpkin cheesecake topped with whipped cream, caramel sauce and ginger cookie crumbles
I was so full from my lunch that I had to take my Olive Garden Pumpkin Cheesecake to go! I love that you can just order dessert to go, it makes that meal extra special when you take the best part home with you!
Olive Garden challenged me to recreate this tasty treat at home, and let's just say it didn't work out so well...I am severely cheesecake-challenged! I don't think I could bake a cheesecake to save my life!
I did, however, come up with this sweet little Pumpkin Cream Pie Trifle, which I promise is just as tasty as a pumpkin cheesecake!
Made with pumpkin puree and evaporated milk, it's a light and creamy dessert, just like a cheesecake - only it's much easier to make! I found the recipe in a little cookbook given to me by a friend, Petite Sweets: Bite-Size Desserts to Satisfy Every Sweet Tooth.
I used the recipe for Pumpkin Cream Pots, and cooked them in ramekins, then scooped out the finished product and served it up in a little trifle bowl and topped with whipped cream!
Pumpkin Cream Pie Trifles
Ingredients (for 16 2 ounce servings)
1 can pumpkin puree (15 ounce can)
3 large eggs
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
½ teaspoon salt
1 can evaporated milk (12 ounce can)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together all ingredients until completely combined, then pour into ramekins (I used eight four-ounce ramekins). This will not rise, so you can fill the ramekins almost to the top.
Bake for about 35 minutes and then remove from the oven and allow to cool in the fridge for about 30 minutes. If you'd like to serve in the ramekins, just top with whipped cream! If you'd like to make trifles like I did, just scoop it out once it's completely chilled and arrange in trifle bowls and top with whipped cream.
Do you want to try the Olive Garden's Pumpkin Cheesecake for yourself?
Well, you're in luck because I'm giving away a $30 Darden Gift Card, which can be used at the Olive Garden, Red Lobster or LongHorn Steakhouse! Giveaway is open to US residents and ends at midnight on November 13th.
HilLesha
I'd definitely visit Red Lobster. 🙂
Lisa
I'd like to visit Olive Garden!
Shannon S.
Olive Garden I am addicted to their salad
Jeanine
I'd have to flip a coin between Olove Garden & Long Horn luckily by me they are right across the street from each other so I'd just go to the one with the smaller line. 🙂
Mickey
I love the salad at Olive Garden, but don't ever get dessert. Maybe I should! 🙂
Ty
I'd visit Olive Garden for sure!
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Kari
I would take my oldest son (20) to Olive Garden. It's one of his favorite restaurants and we don't often get the opportunity to go out without his other siblings.
shelly
I'd take my hubby to Red Lobster for his birthday
Katie Marks
I'd go to Red Lobster! I'd pick Olive Garden but the nearest one is three hours away. 🙁
Cindy H
I would visit The Olive Garden!
jeannine s
we would go to Red Lobster. Fiance loves the cheddar biscuits
Amber Faith
Definitely Olive Garden!
cher Marsh
I would love to visit Olive Garden.
Fred Holmes
I would like to go to Olive Garden, sounds yummy!
Andrea Darst
Either Olive Garden or Red Lobster...I love them both!
Ellie W
I’d visit Olive Garden for sure.
Amethyst Moon
Longhorn!
Natalie Vandenberghe
I'd love to go to Red Lobster! However, November 13th is our anniversary and Olive Garden is my husband's favorite restaurant 😉 Thanks for the giveaway (and for posting the delicious recipe)
Bo
Red Lobster. I love seafood!
Jamie Gall
I love the Olive Garden and would definitely go there for a treat =)
KathyB
I would go to Olive Garden!! It is my most favorite restaurant ever. Just thinking about it makes my mouth water.
Stephanie Kiggins
Olive Garden! Haven't been there in a long time
Jessica Miller
id visit olive garden yummmm
Rona B
I would head to Olive Garden, for lunch, with the hubby.
Lynn
I really would love to try the longhorn steakhouse or red lobster, but they're nowhere near me, so Olive Garden it is!
Sabrina
Definitely Olive Garden. The salad and breadsticks are my fav ever!
Lauren Becker
I think I'd go with Olive Garden. Love it!
Tabathia B
I would go to olive garden
Elizabeth Turner
Olive Garden or LongHorn!
Cindy
Olive Garden
Elena
Olive Garden
Toneria M
I'd go to Red Lobsters or Olive Garden. Haven't been in years and the descriptions are making me wanna go now lol
Crystal
Definitely Olive Garden! Yum!
Sabrina
Olive Garden! Need that salad!
DIANE
RED LOBSTER
Cynthia C
I would use it at Olive Garden
Sandy Cain
Olive Garden, they're great!
Mary Happymommy
I would go to Red Lobster.
Ann Fantom
If I won, I would use the GC at Ruby Tuesdays
Tamara B.
We would visit Olive Garden
Asimina kaminis
Olive Garden is the best I love there pumpkin cheesecake,I wanted to go during never ending pasta bowl my favorite
Angel
Olive Garden !!
Robyn S
Olive Garden - Haven't been there in years, and now I'm craving their breadsticks and salad.
Dana Rodriguez
It would be either Olive Garden or Red Lobster 🙂
Jennifer Soltys
Olive Garden for sure. It's my Grandparents' favorite!!
Dee
Olive Garden is my FAVORITE!!
karen dwight
The olive garden
Jennifer Speed
I would go to Red Lobster
Sarah Hirsch
olive garden
Cathy French
we would go to Red Lobster
Allyson Bossie
I like Olive Garden, but I would ask for Red Lobster because I will give it to my husband nad that's his fav restaurant in town.
Debra S
Well, we go to the Olive Garden A LOT.. so I think I'd change it up and do Red Lobster for a change! LOL I do NOT eat fish nor anything that swims in the sea, but they have GREAT chicken dishes and oh those cheese bisquits!!!! Wow
carol
I would use it for Olive Garden or Red Lobster
Julie Wood
I would visit The Olive Garden!
Lindsay
I'd use it at Red Lobster.
Sara Floyd
I would love to take my husband to Longhorn steakhouse for his birthday!
Tarah
Olive Garden!
Brianne Allen
I would have to say Olive Garden. They have the best salad ever!
Paula
Any time I hear the word Trifle I think of Joey on Friends...
That looks amazing! I am totally going to give it a try. Maybe a big version for Thanksgiving.
Kelly Nicholson
Tell me which restaurant you'd visit with your gift card!
olive garden
Sarah
I'd choose Olive Garden - actually I've never been to any of them before, but I have had carry out from Olive Garden once.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Sarah Chandler
Olive Garden, definitely! 🙂 God bless!
Joyce Harrell
Olive Garden
Denise L
Red Lobster, please!
Suzanne K
oh dear, very tough choice between Red Lobster and Olive Garden!
Peppin
I'd go to the Olive Garden.
Luci
I would definitely go to Olive Garden.
V
I would definitely go to Olive Garden. I would love their minestrone and bread sticks right now
Amber H.
Red Lobster all the way! I love their seafood!
Laura Rogers
Love the side salad at Longhorn!!!
Tom Bellamy
Olive Garden.
Kelly D
I would go to Red Lobster.
catherine copeland
olive garden we love it
Ayana Pendergrass
I would visit red lobster! It's my favorite
Sharon Kaminski
I would visit the Olive Garden.
Francesca Jaramillo
I would go eat at Red Lobster, haven't been there for a while.
nicole
Olive Garden!! only because when both my brothers come home from the army (home for xmas and my birthday (same week)) they take me out to my favorite restaurant.. and that happens to be olive garden. 🙂
Sara
I would use it to take my girls to Olive Garden. They LOVE those bread sticks! 😉
Dianne McVetty
I would use the gift card for Red Lobster - my husband's favorite. Thanks.
Elis B.
Olive Garden
lalaine hagler
I would go at Olive Garden for sure! Perfect for our anniversary I hope id win it!
Tiffany W
Probably Red Lobster.
Mary Casper
Olive Garden is my favorite
Jonathan
Olive Garden!
R.Goodwin
I litteraly crave olice garden their soups are so splenid an the salad bread sticks yum yum
Maija
I'd go to Olive Garden!
Natale
I would go to Olive Garden
sandra s
Red lobster is always good when you have a taste for SEafood, mama!
Wanda McHenry
I'd visit Red Lobster!
Rusti
I'd go to Olive Garden!
Lois M.
Hi! 🙂 Oh boy, we go to all three! Well, if it were right this second, it would be Longhorn. 🙂
Lois
Katie Roch
I would visit Olive Garden. I love some of the healthier options on their menu.
Carol
I would take my family to Olive Garden. We love their soup, salad and breadsticks!
Darlene Carbajal
Olive Garden. 🙂
Dayene Fritz
I love Red Lobster and it would be great to win this.
Kimberly M.
I would probably head out to Red Lobster because I am a big seafood lover.
FRANK square
Red Lobster
Georgie C
Maybe Id visit the Olive Garden!
christine burd
The Olive Garden of course
Sarah Marshall
It's a tough choice, but most likely Olive Garden!
Holly Thomas
I would go to Red Lobster.
Rebecca Graham
I would go to the Olive Garden.
David Heath
I would visit The Olive Garden
Priscilla S.
Definitely Olive Garden!
ELIZABETH C.
I would Definately go to Red Lobster. My favorite!!
Debra Guillen
I'd visit Longhorn
Giselle
Red Lobster for those cheese biscuits!! Yum
Kristen T
I'd go to the Olive Garden!
Ashley C
Definitely Red Lobster, we love Red Lobster!
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Patty wright
Red lobster. We don't have an Olive Garden nearby
sandra
probaby red lobster
Wild Orchid
Olive Garden!
Entered the rafflecopter as "Wild orchid"
Thanks for the chance to win!
wildorchid985 at gmail dot com
Annette
I'd visit LongHorn Steakhouse.
Laurel Nguyen
I'd love to visit Red Lobster.
Crystal Rogers Walker
Red Lobster
RONALD L
RED LOBSTER, OLIVE GARDEN OR LONGHORN
Tiffany Hearn
I'd go to Red Lobster.
Denise
I have been dying to try Olive Garden.
Kay M
I love Olive Garden
jeremy mclaughlin
Olive Garden, its our family favorite.
heather eg kaufman
Olive Garden for sure!
tara pittman
olive garden
Natasha
Olive Garden!
christine reyes
I think I'd go to Red Lobster.
Amanda Sakovitz
id visit Longhorn steakhouse
melikegarfield
I would visit Olive Garden.
al
I'd take the relatives to Red Lobster.
Candice
Definitely Olive Garden. I love it!
KELLY MCGREW
Olive Garden for sure.
Diane F
I would visit Olive Garden
McKim
Olive Garden.
David
We would probably go to Red Lobster because it is near our home.
Allie
I would go to Olive Garden
Nancy
If I won, we'd go to Olive Garden for lunch!
Thomas Murphy
I would go to LongHorn Steakhouse
Danizilla
I would go to Red Lobster
Diane Vescio
Olive Garden
Peggy D
It's a toss up between Olive Garden and Longhorn Steakhouse...two of my favorite restaurants
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tammy shelton
I'd visit Red Lobster.
manekeniko
Olive Garden. I've never been to one.
g andolina
I'd like to try the Olive Garden
latanya
Longhorn
Melinda
We LOVE Red Lobster. I would definitely go there!
Luna S
I would go to Olive Garden I love the bread sticks.
Eugenia Hall
I'd take hubby to Red Lobster, he loves the biscuits there!
Jen Haile
Red Lobster!
Valencia
I would choose Red Lobster because I love shrimp.
sara
I would choose olive garden because I love their soup and salad.
Megan
Olive Garden! Love their Zuppa Tuscana.
Adrienne Gordon
Longhorn
wendy rozema
I'd visit Olive Garden with my gift card
Mike
I would go to the Olive Garden.
Sarah W
Definitely Olive Garden. That could get me a couple of Soup, Salad & Breadstick lunches! 🙂
Billie
I would have to flip a coin to decide between Olive Garden and Longhorn, both are fantastic.
Margaret herron
Olive Garden lunches are savory good!!! And reasonable too!!!!
tina reynolds
I would use it at Olive Garden
Carmen Q.
Olive Garden!
Judy Chapin
Oh man, I love all three of those places! I'd probably use the gift card for date night with my boyfriend and get some nice steaks at Longhorns 🙂
Kyl Neusch
Definitely Olive Garden
David Haug
Red Lobster.
Cindy
Red Lobster.
Chelsea
I'd love to go to Olive Garden to celebrate some big news my husband and I just got!
Crystal
That looks delicious, Jennifer! I like going to Olive Garden for their Zuppa Toscano soup -- yum!
julie murphy
the longhorn steakhouse
Anthony
LongHorn Steakhouse
ron frampton
olive garden
mysweetiepiepie
Olive Garden for sure :+)
Kathleen M Smith
I think Olive Garden
Nichol Tone
Olive Garden
Tammy S
If I won I would go to the Olive Garden. I love their Minestrone soup.
Margot S.
I would go to the Olive Garden.
mamott
the steakhouse- long horn just opened here and never been
cheryl s
we like Red Lobster
Helen
I like olive garden
Jessica
We would go to Olive Garden
nicole
olive garden- its closest!
Charolette Dingley
Longhorn Steakhouse!! My hubby's favorite place!
Elizabeth Owens
I would go to Olive Garden! (or the OG as my niece likes to call it)
Donna L
We would use this gift card at the Olive Garden.
Karen M
I would visit LongHorn Steakhouse. One just opened near us. Thanks
Karen Farrow
We would go to Red Lobster.
rich morris
olive garden for me!
janna johnson
olive garden!
Stephanie Ann
I'd probably choose Olive Garden!
Jillian
I would go to Olive Garden.
Jimmy
I would go to the Olive Garden
Sheila K.
We love the Olive Garden, so we would go there!
Robin
It has to be Longhorn Steakhouse!
molli vandehey
probably red lobster
ReggieMann
I would visit Olive Garden or Red Lobster
Shelia S
I would either visit Olive Garden or Red lobster. Probably Olive Garden though.
kim burnett
Definitely Olive Garden
janet
Olive garden!
Nataly Carbonell
We'd visit red lobster!
Mindy Mue
Olive Garden
Pat
The kids can't get enough Olive Garden!!!!
Crystal F
We would go to Olive Garden since it's my hubby's favorite restaurant. Thank you!!
Janice Cooper
I would go to Olive Garden 🙂
Tracy Ceddia
Olive Garden
Tami Vollenweider
Love the Olive Garden Card
Michelle Fosnaugh
Longhorn Steakhouse, who wouldnt want a great big steak!
Monique Rizzo
Olive garden - its our fave.
Thanks for the chance.
mogrill12@gmail.com
Joseph
I would like to visit Red Lobster!
brandy c
I'd visit Olive Garden!
Jennifer C
We'd go to Olive Garden.
Kimberly Hilbert
I would go to Red Lobster. We usually can't afford to go there, but this would definitely make it worth the trip.
Linda Knight
Olive Garden
Theresa D
I would use the gift card to visit Olive Garden.
Sarah Coulsey
The Olive Garden!! I can not resist their bread sticks and alfredo sauce!!!
joni
I'd go to the Olive Garden.
Susan Smith
I would go to the Olive Garden
Katherine
I love Red Lobster
Danielle Wood
Olive garden
Kellie Conklin
We'd definitely go to Red Lobster! We love eating there and always have fantastic service but it's too expensive to take the whole family often! It would be a great holiday treat 🙂 Thanks!
Carl Cederlund
I like all of them. I think I would go to Olive Garden.
pu ye
I’d like to visit Olive Garden
Ben G
I would visit Olive Garden with my gift card.
Amy Bostic
Olive Garden
robyn paris
i would use it at olive garden
Dawn Cook
i would visit red lobster
Valerie S
I'd go to Red Lobster. Love the clam chowder and biscuits.
Kelley Chapman
Olive Garden
julie matek
We would definitely go to Olive Garden! We love their food:)
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Andrea
olive garden
Paula Michele Hafner
We would visit Olive Garden. It's one of our favorites.
Jennifer Marie
We would go to olive garden.
Jaque R
Hmm, either Red Lobster or the Olive Garden...both are personal favorites. 🙂 Thank you.
Jada Durden
i have a zuppa toscana at home recipe that i LOVE
Brandy Nelson
Definitely Olive Garden! I love their salad, soup and breadsticks...And their Fonduta...and the Tour of Italy....and the Stuffed Chicken Marsala...You get the picture!
cherrie
OLIVE GARDEN MOST DEFINITELY
Grace Scammell
I love olive Garden.
joseph gersch
i would go to the red lobster
Lesley F
I would treat my son to Red Lobster!
Debra Hall
Red Lobster is my favorite
jules m.
olive garden is our fave and its the only one near us! lol
Rachel Ellis
I would give this to my sister for Christmas.. Her favorite restaurant is Olive Garden.
Beth Klocinski
I would take my husband to Red Lobster.
shawna
I would use it at Red Lobster!
Katie K
love them all, but i think we'd go to olive garden! thanks!
Stephanie Larison
Olive Garden, my hubby and I had our first date there. 🙂
Leslie L. Stanziani
I would most likely choose Olive Garden.
Liz N
I'd use it at Olive Garden! I'm craving their breadsticks!
Cálaeb Temple
i'd visit olive garden.
Jennifer Reed
I would visit Olive Garden if I won. I love their salad.
Valeen N
I'd love Red Lobster!
Kimberly G
Id Like to visit Red Lobster.
Kristen H
Olive Garden for sure! We love their soup, salad and breadsticks meal! 🙂
Holli Joren
Olive Garden! Love that restaurant.
Kelly
Olive Garden!
Rebecca Peters
Olive garden! I haven't been there in forever
Tanya White
I would go to the olive garden I haven't been there in years.
CharityS
I would use it at Red Lobster.
Vikki Billings
I would visit the Olive Garden.
ky2here
Red Lobster for me!
Rebecca Lock
I would visit the Olive Garden.
Annemarie Z.
I would go to Olive Garden!
Cheryl Abdelnour
Olive Garden for sure. My son love it too!
Teresa Moore
I would go to Red Lobster. My daughter loves to eat there.
Chris Noe
I have say Red Lobster. We don't usually indulge, but the commercials really whet my husband's appetite.
Laurie Emerson
I would visit the Olive Garden.
Brittney House
I’d definitely visit Red Lobster.
Terry Cross
I'd go to Olive Garden
Joy Q
I would go to the Olive Garden
Sarah L
Red Lobster is my favorite.
Thanks for the contest.
theodore esteghamat
Red Lobster is our favorite.
Alicia
I would take my grandfather to the Olive Garden. This is his favorite place to eat.
Kathleen S.
I would visit Olive Garden, yumm! Thanks.
Mihaela Day
I’d like to go to Olive Garden!
carrie conrad
Red Lobster!
rose paden
I would go to Red Lobster, my favorite place to go out too!
Jamie N
I'd go to red lobster!
Donna Kellogg
I would go to Olive Garden
danielle Marie
i would have to go with olive garden.
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Nadine L
Olive Garden, cannot resist their soup, salad and breadsticks
Angela Cisco
We'd probably go to Red Lobster
susan smoaks
i would go to red lobster because hubby loves it
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Nicole D.
I would visit Red Lobster. Yum!
Kirsten
Olive Garden
Anna E.
I would visit Red Lobster!
Tamra H
I would visit Red Lobster!
sarah
I will go to Long Horn as I have never been and one was recently built near my home.
Lorina Padgett
The Olive Garden
T.h.Ransom
We would visit Olive Garden!
Heather S
Red Lobster would be great
Breanne
Red Lobster
Sheree
I would go to Red Lobster, I love it there!!!!
meme
I would go to Longhorn because I have never been to one before and we have one that opened not to long ago
Samantha
Olive Garden is my favorite!
Trisha McKee
Such a difficult choice, but I think I would go to Red Lobster.
Lisa Garner
I would choose Olive Garden.
Tara
I would go to Olive Garden.
Savannah Miller
Olive garden!! I tried the pumpkin cheese with ginger drizzled on top... SO YUMMY!!
My hubby was mad because I didn't want to share 🙂
Jacob LaFountaine
I would choose the olive garden. It is nearby where I travel
Sand
I'd go to Olive Garden.
kathy dalton
i would choose Red lobster
Roxann
I would go to Longhorn Steakhouse.
Kelly Greenwood
I'd love to try Red Lobster.
Barbara Long
I would visit Olive Garden as I love the portabella mushroom ravioli and black tie mousse cake.
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