Another Halloween is about to come and go. Doorbells will have been rung and all the candy will be gone. Costumes will be discarded, and spooky decor will get packed away for another year. But, what will happen to all the pumpkins?
In the United States, millions of pumpkins get tossed into the garbage each year! All these pumpkins add up to about 254 million tons of additional waste getting dumped into our already overflowing landfills. So what can you do to decrease the waste? EAT IT! With just a few extra ingredients, you can make a plethora of delicious foods with that sweet, orange squash and start saving the planet one recipe at a time. Take a look at these four examples and let's get cooking!
1. Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
For more details on this Pumpkin Recipe, visit Beauty and the Beard.
2. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
For more details on this pumpkin recipe, visit Sally's Baking Addiction.
3. Pumpkin Roll
For more details on this pumpkin recipe, visit Gimme Some Oven.
4. Pumpkin Soup
For more details on this pumpkin recipe, visit Recipe Tin Eats.
