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
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/2 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.
I’d definitely visit Red Lobster. 🙂
I’d like to visit Olive Garden!
Olive Garden I am addicted to their salad
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. 🙂
I love the salad at Olive Garden, but don’t ever get dessert. Maybe I should! 🙂
I’d visit Olive Garden for sure!
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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.
I’d take my hubby to Red Lobster for his birthday
I’d go to Red Lobster! I’d pick Olive Garden but the nearest one is three hours away. 🙁
I would visit The Olive Garden!
we would go to Red Lobster. Fiance loves the cheddar biscuits
Definitely Olive Garden!
I would love to visit Olive Garden.
I would like to go to Olive Garden, sounds yummy!
Either Olive Garden or Red Lobster…I love them both!
I’d visit Olive Garden for sure.
Longhorn!
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)
Red Lobster. I love seafood!
I love the Olive Garden and would definitely go there for a treat =)
I would go to Olive Garden!! It is my most favorite restaurant ever. Just thinking about it makes my mouth water.
Olive Garden! Haven’t been there in a long time
id visit olive garden yummmm
I would head to Olive Garden, for lunch, with the hubby.
I really would love to try the longhorn steakhouse or red lobster, but they’re nowhere near me, so Olive Garden it is!
Definitely Olive Garden. The salad and breadsticks are my fav ever!
I think I’d go with Olive Garden. Love it!
I would go to olive garden
Olive Garden or LongHorn!
Olive Garden
Olive Garden
I’d go to Red Lobsters or Olive Garden. Haven’t been in years and the descriptions are making me wanna go now lol
Definitely Olive Garden! Yum!
Olive Garden! Need that salad!
RED LOBSTER
I would use it at Olive Garden
Olive Garden, they’re great!
I would go to Red Lobster.
If I won, I would use the GC at Ruby Tuesdays
We would visit Olive Garden
Olive Garden is the best I love there pumpkin cheesecake,I wanted to go during never ending pasta bowl my favorite
Olive Garden !!
Olive Garden – Haven’t been there in years, and now I’m craving their breadsticks and salad.
It would be either Olive Garden or Red Lobster 🙂
Olive Garden for sure. It’s my Grandparents’ favorite!!
Olive Garden is my FAVORITE!!
The olive garden
I would go to Red Lobster
olive garden
we would go to Red Lobster
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.
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
I would use it for Olive Garden or Red Lobster
I would visit The Olive Garden!
I’d use it at Red Lobster.
I would love to take my husband to Longhorn steakhouse for his birthday!
Olive Garden!
I would have to say Olive Garden. They have the best salad ever!
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.
Tell me which restaurant you’d visit with your gift card!
olive garden
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!
Olive Garden, definitely! 🙂 God bless!
Olive Garden
Red Lobster, please!
oh dear, very tough choice between Red Lobster and Olive Garden!
I’d go to the Olive Garden.
I would definitely go to Olive Garden.
I would definitely go to Olive Garden. I would love their minestrone and bread sticks right now
Red Lobster all the way! I love their seafood!
Love the side salad at Longhorn!!!
Olive Garden.
I would go to Red Lobster.
olive garden we love it
I would visit red lobster! It’s my favorite
I would visit the Olive Garden.
I would go eat at Red Lobster, haven’t been there for a while.
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. 🙂
I would use it to take my girls to Olive Garden. They LOVE those bread sticks! 😉
I would use the gift card for Red Lobster – my husband’s favorite. Thanks.
Olive Garden
I would go at Olive Garden for sure! Perfect for our anniversary I hope id win it!
Probably Red Lobster.
Olive Garden is my favorite
Olive Garden!
I litteraly crave olice garden their soups are so splenid an the salad bread sticks yum yum
I’d go to Olive Garden!
I would go to Olive Garden
Red lobster is always good when you have a taste for SEafood, mama!
I’d visit Red Lobster!
I’d go to Olive Garden!
Hi! 🙂 Oh boy, we go to all three! Well, if it were right this second, it would be Longhorn. 🙂
Lois
I would visit Olive Garden. I love some of the healthier options on their menu.
I would take my family to Olive Garden. We love their soup, salad and breadsticks!
Olive Garden. 🙂
I love Red Lobster and it would be great to win this.
I would probably head out to Red Lobster because I am a big seafood lover.
Red Lobster
Maybe Id visit the Olive Garden!
The Olive Garden of course
It’s a tough choice, but most likely Olive Garden!
I would go to Red Lobster.
I would go to the Olive Garden.
I would visit The Olive Garden
Definitely Olive Garden!
I would Definately go to Red Lobster. My favorite!!
I’d visit Longhorn
Red Lobster for those cheese biscuits!! Yum
I’d go to the Olive Garden!
Definitely Red Lobster, we love Red Lobster!
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Red lobster. We don’t have an Olive Garden nearby
probaby red lobster
Olive Garden!
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Thanks for the chance to win!
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I’d visit LongHorn Steakhouse.
I’d love to visit Red Lobster.
Red Lobster
RED LOBSTER, OLIVE GARDEN OR LONGHORN
I’d go to Red Lobster.
I have been dying to try Olive Garden.
I love Olive Garden
Olive Garden, its our family favorite.
Olive Garden for sure!
olive garden
Olive Garden!
I think I’d go to Red Lobster.
id visit Longhorn steakhouse
I would visit Olive Garden.
I’d take the relatives to Red Lobster.
Definitely Olive Garden. I love it!
Olive Garden for sure.
I would visit Olive Garden
Olive Garden.
We would probably go to Red Lobster because it is near our home.
I would go to Olive Garden
If I won, we’d go to Olive Garden for lunch!
I would go to LongHorn Steakhouse
I would go to Red Lobster
Olive Garden
It’s a toss up between Olive Garden and Longhorn Steakhouse…two of my favorite restaurants
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I’d visit Red Lobster.
Olive Garden. I’ve never been to one.
I’d like to try the Olive Garden
Longhorn
We LOVE Red Lobster. I would definitely go there!
I would go to Olive Garden I love the bread sticks.
I’d take hubby to Red Lobster, he loves the biscuits there!
Red Lobster!
I would choose Red Lobster because I love shrimp.
I would choose olive garden because I love their soup and salad.
Olive Garden! Love their Zuppa Tuscana.
Longhorn
I’d visit Olive Garden with my gift card
I would go to the Olive Garden.
Definitely Olive Garden. That could get me a couple of Soup, Salad & Breadstick lunches! 🙂
I would have to flip a coin to decide between Olive Garden and Longhorn, both are fantastic.
Olive Garden lunches are savory good!!! And reasonable too!!!!
I would use it at Olive Garden
Olive Garden!
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 🙂
Definitely Olive Garden
Red Lobster.
Red Lobster.
I’d love to go to Olive Garden to celebrate some big news my husband and I just got!
That looks delicious, Jennifer! I like going to Olive Garden for their Zuppa Toscano soup — yum!
the longhorn steakhouse
LongHorn Steakhouse
olive garden
Olive Garden for sure :+)
I think Olive Garden
Olive Garden
If I won I would go to the Olive Garden. I love their Minestrone soup.
I would go to the Olive Garden.
the steakhouse- long horn just opened here and never been
we like Red Lobster
I like olive garden
We would go to Olive Garden
olive garden- its closest!
Longhorn Steakhouse!! My hubby’s favorite place!
I would go to Olive Garden! (or the OG as my niece likes to call it)
We would use this gift card at the Olive Garden.
I would visit LongHorn Steakhouse. One just opened near us. Thanks
We would go to Red Lobster.
olive garden for me!
olive garden!
I’d probably choose Olive Garden!
I would go to Olive Garden.
I would go to the Olive Garden
We love the Olive Garden, so we would go there!
It has to be Longhorn Steakhouse!
probably red lobster
I would visit Olive Garden or Red Lobster
I would either visit Olive Garden or Red lobster. Probably Olive Garden though.
Definitely Olive Garden
Olive garden!
We’d visit red lobster!
Olive Garden
The kids can’t get enough Olive Garden!!!!
We would go to Olive Garden since it’s my hubby’s favorite restaurant. Thank you!!
I would go to Olive Garden 🙂
Olive Garden
Love the Olive Garden Card
Longhorn Steakhouse, who wouldnt want a great big steak!
Olive garden – its our fave.
Thanks for the chance.
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I would like to visit Red Lobster!
I’d visit Olive Garden!
We’d go to Olive Garden.
I would go to Red Lobster. We usually can’t afford to go there, but this would definitely make it worth the trip.
Olive Garden
I would use the gift card to visit Olive Garden.
The Olive Garden!! I can not resist their bread sticks and alfredo sauce!!!
I’d go to the Olive Garden.
I would go to the Olive Garden
I love Red Lobster
Olive garden
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!
I like all of them. I think I would go to Olive Garden.
I’d like to visit Olive Garden
I would visit Olive Garden with my gift card.
Olive Garden
i would use it at olive garden
i would visit red lobster
I’d go to Red Lobster. Love the clam chowder and biscuits.
Olive Garden
We would definitely go to Olive Garden! We love their food:)
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olive garden
We would visit Olive Garden. It’s one of our favorites.
We would go to olive garden.
Hmm, either Red Lobster or the Olive Garden…both are personal favorites. 🙂 Thank you.
i have a zuppa toscana at home recipe that i LOVE
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!
OLIVE GARDEN MOST DEFINITELY
I love olive Garden.
i would go to the red lobster
I would treat my son to Red Lobster!
Red Lobster is my favorite
olive garden is our fave and its the only one near us! lol
I would give this to my sister for Christmas.. Her favorite restaurant is Olive Garden.
I would take my husband to Red Lobster.
I would use it at Red Lobster!
love them all, but i think we’d go to olive garden! thanks!
Olive Garden, my hubby and I had our first date there. 🙂
I would most likely choose Olive Garden.
I’d use it at Olive Garden! I’m craving their breadsticks!
i’d visit olive garden.
I would visit Olive Garden if I won. I love their salad.
I’d love Red Lobster!
Id Like to visit Red Lobster.
Olive Garden for sure! We love their soup, salad and breadsticks meal! 🙂
Olive Garden! Love that restaurant.
Olive Garden!
Olive garden! I haven’t been there in forever
I would go to the olive garden I haven’t been there in years.
I would use it at Red Lobster.
I would visit the Olive Garden.
Red Lobster for me!
I would visit the Olive Garden.
I would go to Olive Garden!
Olive Garden for sure. My son love it too!
I would go to Red Lobster. My daughter loves to eat there.
I have say Red Lobster. We don’t usually indulge, but the commercials really whet my husband’s appetite.
I would visit the Olive Garden.
I’d definitely visit Red Lobster.
I’d go to Olive Garden
I would go to the Olive Garden
Red Lobster is my favorite.
Thanks for the contest.
Red Lobster is our favorite.
I would take my grandfather to the Olive Garden. This is his favorite place to eat.
I would visit Olive Garden, yumm! Thanks.
I’d like to go to Olive Garden!
Red Lobster!
I would go to Red Lobster, my favorite place to go out too!
I’d go to red lobster!
I would go to Olive Garden
i would have to go with olive garden.
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Olive Garden, cannot resist their soup, salad and breadsticks
We’d probably go to Red Lobster
i would go to red lobster because hubby loves it
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I would visit Red Lobster. Yum!
Olive Garden
I would visit Red Lobster!
I would visit Red Lobster!
I will go to Long Horn as I have never been and one was recently built near my home.
The Olive Garden
We would visit Olive Garden!
Red Lobster would be great
Red Lobster
I would go to Red Lobster, I love it there!!!!
I would go to Longhorn because I have never been to one before and we have one that opened not to long ago
Olive Garden is my favorite!
Such a difficult choice, but I think I would go to Red Lobster.
I would choose Olive Garden.
I would go to Olive Garden.
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 🙂
I would choose the olive garden. It is nearby where I travel
I’d go to Olive Garden.
i would choose Red lobster
I would go to Longhorn Steakhouse.
I’d love to try Red Lobster.
I would visit Olive Garden as I love the portabella mushroom ravioli and black tie mousse cake.
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