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Pumpkins are a multipurpose block in Minecraft. They can be used to make food and other helpful items in-game. In this IGN guide, we'll detail everything you'll need to know about Pumpkins. With information on where to find them and how to farm them.

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• What Are Pumpkins and What Do They Do in Minecraft
• Where to Find Pumpkins
• How to Farm Pumpkins
• What Can I Craft With Pumpkins
  • Snow Golem
  • Iron Golem
  • Jack O'Lantern
  • Pumpkin Pie
  • Pumpkin Seeds

What Are Pumpkins and What Do They Do in Minecraft

Pumpkins can be used for a variety of things in-game. They can be easily broken using an axe, but you can still break them with literally anything. If shears are used on a pumpkin, it becomes a Carved Pumpkin and can be worn as a helmet. Wearing a carved pumpkin on your head allows you to look directly at Endermen without them attacking you.

Where to Find Pumpkins

Pumpkins can be found in nearly all biomes. They only need a small patch of grass to spawn on and are known to be found in the snow. Below you'll find a list of biomes pumpkins are also known to spawn in if you're playing on Bedrock.

• Taiga
• Snowy Taiga

To learn more about the different types of Biomes that are available to find across Minecraft, be sure to check out our Biomes guide for more details.

Pumpkins also are known to spawn in a few Generated Structures. Below you'll find a list of where you can find them.

• Woodland Mansion (In the Stem Farm Room)
• Pillager Outpost (In the Woolen Tents)

Players also have a 14.4% chance of finding 1-3 pumpkins in a supply chest on a Shipwreck.

How to Farm Pumpkins

To farm pumpkins, you'll need Pumpkin Seeds first. These can be obtained by breaking the stems that pumpkins grow off of.

Now that you have the pumpkin seed use a hoe on any grass block touching the water and plant the seed. But make sure there's at least one open space next to the seed so it can grow.

After it is planted, wait for it to grow fully, or use some bone meal to speed up the process. And once it's fully grown, you can harvest it, and you'll have a pumpkin.

What Can I Craft With Pumpkins

Pumpkins can be used to craft five different items in-game. Below you'll see what you can craft using Pumpkins alongside a picture of the recipe and a list of the items required.

Snow Golems

To make a Snow Golem, you'll need to stack two snow blocks on top of each other, then a pumpkin on top. After that, it'll spawn.

Check out our guide on Snow Golems to learn more about them!

Iron Golems

To make an Iron Golem, you'll need four Iron blocks and shape them like a lowercase t, then a pumpkin on top. After you do that, an Iron Golem will spawn.

Check out our guide on Iron Golems to learn more about them!

Jack O'Lantern

• Carved Pumpkin: 1
• Torch: 1

Check out our guide on Jack O'Lanterns to learn more!

Pumpkin Pie

• Pumpkin: 1
• Sugar: 1
• Egg: 1

Check out our guide on Pumpkin Pie to learn more!

Pumpkin Seeds

Check out our guide on Pumpkin Seeds to learn more!

• Pumpkin:1

Learn more about Minecraft with some of our other helpful guides:

• Biomes
• Food
• Mobs

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