Pumpkin Recipes

Here are some recipes you could use to spice up your leftover pumpkin and help squash food waste at Halloween (and throughout the squash season!)

Starters and Soups

• Creamy Pumpkin and Lentil Soup
• Thai Pumpkin Soup
• Pumpkin and Ginger Soup
• Pumpkin, Halloumi and Chilli Omelette
• Roast Pumpkin with Cream, Thyme and Parmesan
• Roasted Squash with Pesto and Mozzarella
• Pumpkin Seed Bread
• Wholegrain Pumpkin, Zucchini and Chia Bread (vegan)

Mains

• Pumpkin Biryani
• Winter Vegetable Curry with Fruity Raita (gluten-free)
• Pumpkin Curry with Chickpeas
• Vegan Pumpkin, Spinach and Black Bean Dopiaza (vegan)
• Butternut Squash and Root Vegetable Chilli with Pears (vegan, gluten-free)
• Pumpkin Risotto
• Pumpkin and Cauliflower Casserole
• Baked Aubergine Stuffed with Roast Pumpkin, Feta and Walnut with Minted Courgettes
• Roast Pumpkin and Spinach Lasagne
• Pumpkin Pasta
• Hubble Bubble Pumpkin Pot – Pumpkin and Bacon Pasta
• Sausage and Pumpkin Roast
• Creamy Parsnip and Squash Bake

Here’s a great recipe for Pakistani pumpkin and green pea curry from the Oxford Pumpkin Festival!

Here are some more recipes from Siva Mahalingham’s book ‘Rice and Kari’, which include:

• Pumpkin/Butternut Squash Curry
• Pumpkin – Hot with fennel powder
• Pumpkin Sambar

Desserts

• Halloween Pumpkin Cake
• Pumpkin Pie
• Chocolate Pumpkin and Brulee Pie
• Pumpkin and Pecan Strudel
• Caramelized Pumpkin and Pear Crumble
• Pumpkin Tiramisu

Here’s a recipe for spiced pumpkin cake, provided by Ainsley Harriot at the Oxford Pumpkin Festival.

For more gluten free treats, check out this recipe by Chloe Horner for gluten-free pumpkin and raspberry brownies.

Sides and Snacks

• Sweet and Salty Pumpkin Seeds
• Pumpkin and Apple Chutney
• Spiced Courgette Pumpkin Seed and Chia Seed Muffin
• Pumpkin Passion Cupcakes
• Pumpkin Cream Sandwiches (Biscuits)
• Pumpkin Pie Cinnamon Rolls
• Pumpkin Cornbread with Coconut Oil and Cinnamon
• Spiced Pumpkin Smoothie
• Vegan Pumpkin Spice Latte
• Spinach and Squash Salad with Coconut Dressing
• Pan-Cooked Pumpkin in Rich Tomato Sauce
• Pumpkin Chipotle Pasta Sauce
• Sicilian Spicy Pumpkin Side

We would like to thank Anne for making some delicious treats for our market stalls during the Pumpkin Festival! Find her recipes for Pumpkin Cake, Cheesy Pumpkin Scones and Pumpkin and Sage Foccacia here.

Vegan

• Vegan Pumpkin Spice Latte
• Wholegrain Pumpkin, Zucchini and Chia Bread
• Vegan Pumpkin, Spinach and Black Bean Dopiaza
• Butternut Squash and Root Vegetable Chilli with Pears (gluten-free)