38 Extraordinary Pumpkin Recipes (2024)

FAQs

Are mini pumpkins edible? ›

Roasted Mini Pumpkins make a gorgeous fall themed side dish and are quit easy to prepare. Whether you fill them with a rice pilaf or try something a bit more complicated, these little pumpkins make delightful table mates and edible dishware.

Once you've carved your jack-o'-lantern gather the sections that you removed from the walls of the pumpkin. Peel the orange outer skin and the inner orange pulp and what you have left is called the flesh. Roasting these pieces in the oven will make the flesh soft and sweet.

Pumpkin innards, the stringy orange mess which you scoop out with a spoon ahead of carving, can be roasted, or pureed for cooking in soups.

Scrape out seeds and use the minis the same way you would a ramekin. fill with pumpkin cheesecake, pumpkin pie or creme brulee batter. Bake at the temperature called for in the recipe; you may have to bake a little longer as the pumpkin's sides and flesh are thicker than most ramekins.

Mini pumpkins are predominately used as an ornamental and are commonly found as a table decoration, but they can also be cooked and used in a variety of culinary applications. Mini pumpkins are also favored by home gardeners for their ability to be grown in compact spaces creeping along trellises and fences.

Yes, dogs can eat pumpkin and it is actually often added to dog foods. Check the label of some dog treats and you may find pumpkin on the ingredient list there too. However, if you are feeding fresh pumpkin, you will need to be careful about which part you're feeding as the stem and leaves are covered in prickly hairs.

The answer may surprise you! A pumpkin is, in fact, a fruit. According to expert Joe Masabni, Ph. D., Texas A&M Agri Life Extension Service vegetable specialist in Dallas, scientifically speaking, a pumpkin is a fruit simply because anything that starts from a flower is botanically a fruit.

While dogs can eat raw pumpkin, it might be harder to digest and can become a choking hazard. The rind is also a choking hazard and may cause an intestinal blockage. You can feed cooked or canned pumpkin to your dog—if it's 100% pumpkin with no added ingredients.

Freeze it: Cooked or raw pumpkin can be frozen. Cut raw pumpkin and store in a labelled sealable freezer bag or container. If you have pumpkin puree you can freeze them in ice cube trays then transfer into a freezer bag or container.

A pie pumpkin will often feel heavier for its size than a carving pumpkin will. You can eat either one of them, but the pie pumpkin is likely to taste a lot better and have better texture. The carving pumpkin will probably be tougher, stringier, less sweet and just generally less flavorful.

Why is my pumpkin like spaghetti squash? ›

What kind of pumpkin do you have? Carving pumpkins tend to have thinner walls and flesh that is stringy (think: spaghetti squash) and flavorless but relatively easy to carve. You'll often find them displayed outside grocery stores.

Spoiler alert – it's a trick question! The correct answer is that ALL parts of the pumpkin are edible (although you wouldn't want to eat the dried stem – yuck!). Pumpkins are in the squash family, called “Cucurbits,” and all parts of all squash are edible – leaves, vines, fruit, seeds, skin and roots!

When it dries it becomes extremely hard like cement creating a huge problem for your pipes. We suggest carving your pumpkins on a newspaper so you can easily discard your pumpkin innards and seeds into your garbage can or compost pile.

The sugar pie pumpkin, also known as sugar pumpkin, is a small pumpkin that is prized for its sweet and smooth flesh. This variety is specifically cultivated for its culinary uses, making it the go-to choice for homemade pumpkin pies, custards, and other delectable treats.

Give Them a Thump: Knock on the pumpkin to check that it is hollow (and therefore ripe). The Skin is Hard: Use a fingernail and gently push your thumbnail into the skin; it should dent but not puncture it. A Hard Stem: When a pumpkin is ripe, it's stem is also hard.

Miniature pumpkins are just another variety of the multi-faceted pumpkin/squash/gourd tribe. The species is theoretically Cucurbita maxima but hybrids are rampant. They all interbreed quite freely with each other, so the main thing you need to do is select seed for the type you want.

As soon as a pumpkin turns orange, people begin cooking pumpkins and using them in every recipe they can find. At the same time, they ask “Are all varieties of pumpkins edible?” The plain and simple truth is – – Yes, all varieties of pumpkins are edible. Of course, pumpkin seeds are edible, too.