Leftover pumpkin after Halloween - any ideas? 29 October 2021 at 1:45PM edited 29 October 2021 at 1:46PM in Old style MoneySaving 29 replies 2.7K views

Shropshirelass

I make pumpkin fritters: mash a  cupful of cooked pumpkin (simmered, roast or steamed), add half a cup or so of plain flour, an egg, a flat tsp of baking powder, pinch of salt. Beat it all up until smooth, not too sloppy, then cook as round patties on a greased frying pan or plate, turning to cook both sides. Can be finished off in the oven if not quite firm. Mix cinnamon and sugar to sprinkle over while still warm. Can be made using butternut too. Enjoyed by children of all ages. They never last long. 
I agree you should wait until after Halloween to buy them, pumpkins for decoration are too expensive to buy for eating.

MrsStepford

Roast pumpkin with cream, Parmesan and thyme - Simple as Fat

Rosa_Damascena

Smoosh said:

We don't use carving pumpkins as they tend not to taste very nice.

We have a small selection of pumpkins we've grown. After Halloween, we'll use these for pumpkin soup, pumpkin chilli and halloumi risotto and pumpkin pie. I also like to make pumpkin dog treats and pureed pumpkin is great to keep frozen for dogs too in case of upset tummies. 

For carving pumpkins, a nice idea is to leave them out for wildlife to eat. 

We'll use the seeds to grow more pumpkins for next year. 

Encourage rats, you mean?

I cannot get over the size of and violence of seagulls these days! I saw one at least a mile inland this afternoon, eating a healthy meal outside a chippie.

thriftwizard

Just a quick aside - pumpkin pie needs to be made a few days before eating, so that the taste develops. It should taste very much like slightly-spicy butterscotch. Learnt this from my ex-neighbour who came from Oklahoma; went out there to visit for her wedding & had pumpkin pie at Pioneer Pies. It was a revelation... delicious!

thriftwizard

Just to make you all laugh... this morning we went to a local charity shop to pick up the giant pumpkin (not carved) that's been in their window for the last few weeks, which I'd secured for a donation. It was grown on our allotment site (not by me! Don't have room for one-trick plants) without chemicals. I usually get hold of, or get given, at least one per year, which I divvy up with two friends & we all roast our portions, divide into sensible portions & freeze them for soups, cookies & cakes right through the winter.

Then I went off to the recycling warehouse to look for textiles for my market stall. Outside it was a giant pumpkin, so I asked what they were planning to do with it. "Oh no - what giant pumpkin? Someone's dumped that out there!" So - I now have two giant pumpkins... good job I have yet to turn off the old chest freezer in the garage...

kippers

Pumpkin, raisin and orange muffins, spicy pumpkin soup, pumpkin cake ( tastes like carrot cake), pumpkin and apple chutney, pumpkin lasange…Recipes can be found at the bottom of the page here:  https://notjustgreenfingers.wordpress.com/tag/pumpkin/

Can2

You can make pumpkin soup, pie or get recipes to make dog and cat treats as pumpkin is nutritional to them as well as us

lfturneriom

pickled pumpkin is super tasty and will last in the cupboard for ages. Can also make nice Christmas presents

MSE_James

Some great ideas in this thread - please keep them coming for 2022! 

CJRyder

Mine will most likely become slow-cooked stock. The scraped seeds and flesh are already in the freezer stock box. I may try roasting a piece and compare it to an eating pumpkin.