Pumpkin Roll

A Pumpkin Roll is a classic American dessert featuring a light, spiced sponge cake rolled around a sweet, creamy pumpkin filling. It typically includes ingredients like pumpkin puree, flour, eggs, sugar, cinnamon, and cream cheese. This festive treat is especially popular during the autumn season and holidays like Thanksgiving.

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🍽️ Nutrition at a glance

This dessert is high in carbohydrates from sugar and flour, with a moderate amount of fat primarily from the cream cheese filling and eggs. It provides some vitamin A from the pumpkin and a rough calorie count of 300-400 per slice, depending on size and recipe variations.

Nutrition breakdown

Calories	250 kcal
Protein	4 g
Carbs	38 g
Fat	10 g
Fiber	1 g
Sugar	24 g
Sodium	180 mg
Vitamin A	120 mcg RAE
Vitamin C	2 mg
Calcium	40 mg
Iron	1.5 mg
Potassium	150 mg
Vitamin D	0.5 mcg
Thiamin (B1)	0.1 mg
Folate	30 mcg DFE

Per 1 roll (approx. 80 g) · estimated, varies by recipe

💡 What's interesting

The Pumpkin Roll is a creative twist on the European jelly roll or Swiss roll, adapted with seasonal American flavors. Nutritionally, it offers a small boost of beta-carotene (a precursor to vitamin A) from the pumpkin, though it remains an indulgent treat.