Grow your own or buy in season, pie pumpkins or even jack-o-lanterns can decorate your porch but don’t let them go to waste as just decorations!
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°
- Cut the top of your pumpkin
- Slice down through the middle (vertically)
- Remove the seeds (make some roasted pumpkin seeds!) and goup
- Cut again into quarter wedges
- Arrange on a parchment-lined baking sheet
- Sprinkle with a little salt
- Roast for 40 minutes
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes
- Peel (wide vegetable peeler works well) the skins completely and cut into 1 – 1.5 inch chunks
- Add to your food processor and process until smooth, adding a little water as needed for desired consistency
