Pumpkins are a traditional Halloween vegetable that are packed full of numerous nutrients including carotenes, copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B9, vitamin C and vitamin E. However, since they’re not eaten all year round, coming up with serving suggestions can be tough. In today’s article I’m going to be giving you some ideas of how you can eat your pumpkins this year by providing you with 4 Pumpkin Serving Suggestions For Halloween.
Each serving suggestion is suitable for four people but if you have more or less dinner guests, just adjust the amount of ingredients you use. To prepare the pumpkins in the ways outlined below, you will need the following equipment…
– 1 Baking Tray
– 1 Large Mixing Bowl
– 1 Potato Masher
– 1 Steamer
– 1 Saucepan
– 1 Wooden Spoon
1) Pumpkin Bowls
Pumpkin bowls are a simple but effective way to enjoy this Halloween vegetable. All you need is the pumpkins and the best part is that by cooking up some pumpkin bowls, you can save on the washing up.
Ingredients:
– 4 Small Pumpkins (8kg)
Instructions:
1. Pre-heat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
2. Chop the top off each of the four pumpkins and clean out the insides.
3. Place each of the four pumpkins on the baking tray and put it in the oven for 1 hour.
4. After 1 hour, remove the baking tray from the oven, fill the four pumpkins with chilli, soup, stew or any other food you can think of and then serve the pumpkin bowls to your guests.
Yield:
– 4 * Pumpkin Bowls
Calories:
– 20 Calories Per 100g Of Pumpkin Flesh
2) Roasted Salt & Pepper Pumpkin
Roasted vegetables are a fantastic winter warmer and pumpkins are no exception to this rule. This roasted salt and pepper pumpkin recipe uses a combination of black pepper, extra virgin olive oil and salt to create a flavourful side dish.
Ingredients:
– 1 Small Chopped Pumpkin (2kg)
– 2 Tablespoons Of Extra Virgin Olive Oil (36g)
– 1 Teaspoon Of Black Pepper (6g)
– 1 Teaspoon Of Salt (6g)
Instructions:
1. Pre-heat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
2. Place the black pepper, chopped pumpkin, extra virgin olive oil and salt in the mixing bowl and then stir with the wooden spoon until the chunks of pumpkin are fully coated.
3. Once the chunks of pumpkin are fully coated, place them on the baking tray and put it in the oven for 1 hour.
4. After 1 hour, remove the pumpkin chunks from the oven and serve them to your guests with your favourite meat and a selection of other vegetables.
Yield:
– 4 * 200g Servings
Calories:
– 440 Calories Total
– 110 Calories Per Serving
3) Cheesy Mashed Pumpkin
This cheesy mashed pumpkin recipe is a tasty, Halloween inspired alternative to cheesy mashed potato. It’s just as easy to prepare and tastes brilliant.
Ingredients:
– 1 Small Chopped Pumpkin (2kg)
– 100ml Of Milk
– 50g Of Butter
– 50g Of Cheddar Cheese
– 1 Teaspoon Of Black Pepper (6g)
– 1 Teaspoon Of Salt (6g)
Instructions:
1. Place the chopped pumpkin in the steamer and steam for 30 minutes.
2. While the chopped pumpkin is steaming, place the black pepper, butter, cheddar cheese and salt in the saucepan, put it on the hob on a medium-high heat and then bring it to the boil.
3. Once the ingredients in the saucepan start to boil, lower the heat, let them simmer, stir them with the wooden spoon until the butter and cheese are fully melted and then take the saucepan off the hob.
4. Once the chopped pumpkin is fully steamed, pour it into the mixing bowl and then mash it with the potato masher.
5. Once the pumpkin is fully mashed, pour the mixture from the saucepan into the mixing bowl and stir well with the wooden spoon.
6. Once all the ingredients are mixed, serve the cheesy mashed pumpkin to your guests with your favourite meat and a selection of other vegetables.
Yield:
– 4 * 250g Servings
Calories:
– 960 Calories Total
– 240 Calories Per Serving
4) Steamed Cinnamon & Ginger Pumpkin
This steamed cinnamon and ginger pumpkin recipe takes just 20 minutes to prepare and has a satisfying, juicy flavour with a subtle kick.
Ingredients:
– 1 Small Chopped Pumpkin (2kg)
– 1 Teaspoon Of Black Pepper (6g)
– 1 Teaspoon Of Cinnamon (6g)
– 1 Teaspoon Of Ginger (6g)
– 1 Teaspoon Of Salt (6g)
Instructions:
1. Place the chopped pumpkin in the steamer, sprinkle it with the black pepper, cinnamon, ginger and salt, then steam for 20 minutes.
2. After 20 minutes, remove the pumpkin chunks from the steamer and serve them to your guests with your favourite meat and a selection of other vegetables.
Yield:
– 4 * 200g Servings
Calories:
– 160 Calories Total
– 40 Calories Per Serving
Summary
I hope you like the various pumpkin serving suggestions discussed in this article. Once you’ve given them a try, please come back, leave me a comment and let me know what you think of them. Also, if you’ve got any extra pumpkin serving suggestions to share, please do so by leaving a comment below. Finally, if you enjoyed this post, please Like It, +1 It, Pin It or Tweet It by using the buttons above or below this post :).