Delicious recipes for your pumpkin

Each year, millions of pumpkins are bought, carved and then thrown away once the trick-or-treating is over. In fact, it’s estimated that most end up in household bins, with the flesh, seeds and all those tasty insides sent to landfill.


But there is an easy way to stop this frightful waste. Whether you choose to decorate your pumpkin or carve it, you can still make good use of the insides. Try turning the flesh into warming soups, hearty curries or sweet treats. There are lots of simple recipes online to help you get started.


If you decorate instead of carving, your pumpkin will stay fresher for longer, giving you more time to enjoy it before cooking it up.


So this Halloween, make sure your pumpkin’s final destination is your dinner table, not the bin. The real horror story would be letting all that good food go to waste.


Discover some delicious recipes here


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