Publication date October 6, 2022

5 pumpkin recipes to reduce pumpkin waste this Halloween!

The time is here, the time for ghoulish orange faces to rule every household, and everyone absolutely loves them. Each year millions of pumpkins are sold during Halloween in the USA. It’s my favourite thing to do on Halloween with my kids. We even have a small contest every year and try to make the spookiest jack o 'lanterns. I’m pretty sure you all love carving jack-o-lanterns too but what do you do with all the pumpkin flesh? Don’t tell me you just throw it away. If you are throwing it away then you are wasting a good ingredient with which you can make some delicious recipes for your Halloween party. So let us have a look at 5 pumpkin recipes that will help you reduce waste this Halloween.

Pumpkin soup

Source: Coles

Pumpkin trail mix

Source: Tastemade

Always save your pumpkin seeds when you are carving your pumpkin. Those seeds can make for a tasty snack. Just wash off any pumpkin gunk that might be still on the seeds and roast them. But roasting is not enough, it’s Halloween so let us go a step further and make some pumpkin trail mix for your party. Throw in some candy corn, peanuts, almonds, or any nuts that you prefer with some perfectly seasoned roasted pumpkin seeds and you have the perfect trail mix to serve at your Halloween party.

Pumpkin curry

Source: The Spruce Eats

If you love rich and spicy food then you must love Indian food. Did you know in India there are a lot of dishes that are made with pumpkins like pumpkin bharta and fried pumpkin but the dish you must try is the pumpkin curry? A perfect blend of sweet and spicy this curry is to die for. Serve it with butter or garlic naans and watch everyone fall in love with the dish.

Pumpkin pie

Source: BBC

Pumpkin side stable won’t be complete without a piece of scrumptious pumpkin pie. Your Halloween party will be incomplete without this seasonal dessert. So remember while carving never throw away the pumpkin you can always fill up a tart case with a spiced pumpkin that will blow everyone’s mind.

Pumpkin pancakes

Source: The Spruce Eats

What’s the best thing you could make for your Halloween dinner party you ask? Well, pancakes of course! Breakfast is the best dinner, and what better way to kick a dinner party than telling them you have pumpkin pancakes on the menu? And if you want to make the world’s best pumpkin pancakes all you need to do is check my favourite pumpkin pancake recipe and you are all set.

So what will you be making for your guests this pumpkin season?

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