Sweet Dumpling Winter Squash

The dessert of winter squashes. Cucurbita pepo ‘Sweet Dumpling’ forms petite, 4-inch fruits with creamy ivory skin streaked in deep green, their ridged shells wrapping around golden-orange flesh that’s smooth, sweet, and nutty. The flavor is reminiscent of chestnut and maple, deepening in storage as the sugars concentrate. Despite its size, each squash is a meal in miniature—perfect for roasting whole, stuffing, or baking into halves that caramelize beautifully.

Bush-type plants reach just 3–4 feet across, ideal for smaller gardens or containers. Highly productive and early for a winter squash, ‘Sweet Dumpling’ yields an abundant harvest of uniform fruits that cure well for long keeping.