Recipe of the Week: Pumpkin Fritters for Halloween (2024)

FAQs

How to cook a Halloween pumpkin? ›

Roast at 375 degrees F for 40-50 minutes or until fork tender. Allow to cool for 20-30 minutes. Peel off skin and then add pumpkin flesh to a blender or food processor. Process until smooth, about 2-3 minutes.

The vinegar kills fungus, making it hard for the pumpkin to rot. That's why vinegar-soaked pumpkins look so new; they're unblemished by the grossness that inevitably befalls their untreated peers.

Pumpkin, a colorful and nutritious food, is beneficial for diabetes. It is low in calories, rich in vitamins and fiber, helping regulate blood sugar and digestion.

Yes, your average fritters are usually fried (deep fried!) and contain way too much fat.

The favorite choice for the term "Fritters" is 1 Apple Fritter which has about 6 grams of carbohydrate. The total carbohyrate, sugar, fiber and estimated net carbs (non-fiber carbs) for a variety of types and serving sizes of Fritters is shown below.

Sure — as long as it is in good condition and hasn't' yet been carved. Pumpkins typically used for jack-o'-lanterns usually are larger, with stringier pulp and more watery flesh. However, you can still eat the jack-o-lantern variety with fairly good results.

Using a sharp knife, cut pumpkin in half lengthwise (removing the top and bottom is optional). Then use a sharp spoon or ice cream scoop to scrape out all of the seeds and strings. Brush the pumpkin flesh with oil, sprinkle with salt, and place flesh down on the baking sheet.

Try eating pumpkin raw: trim off the skin, slice the flesh thin like a tortilla chip using a mandolin, and have it with garlicky hummus! Use in cakes, custards, cookies, breads, muffins, homemade pasta, ravioli… ours never lasts that long… Make pumpkin pie.

If you're desperate not to waste any of the carved pumpkin, you could save the flesh of the pieces you carved from the pumpkin. Cut them into wedges, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and roast until the flesh is soft. That will provide the prep for soups or dips, like hummus.