RECIPE BELOW!
Here’s something fun to do with any leftover pumpkins… Roasted Pumpkin Soup served inside it’s shell with candied seeds on the side. This pumpkin might be the only thing that doesn’t get wasted over the holidays.
It might be a little tricky to make, but I promise it will be a treat. So watch closely!

ROASTED PUMPKIN SOUP

2 mini pumpkins
grapeseed oil (for frying)
1/2 onion, chopped
1 pc. fresh ginger, chopped
2-3 cloves of garlic, chopped
scooped out roasted pumpkin flesh
2 cups of broth
1 cup coconut milk or heavy cream
garam masala, curry powder or cayenne pepper to heat things up
4+ tsp sugar (depending on how sweet you like it)
sea salt to taste

Method
Preheat oven to 375. Rub pumpkins with oil and salt, then roast for 25-30 min. Meanwhile, fry onion, ginger & garlic in oil until browned. Add pumpkin flesh, broth & seasonings. Once the pumpkin has softened and blended with the other ingredients, take off heat. Add coconut milk or cream and blend with a hand mixer or in a blender until smooth & creamy. Pour soup into pumpkin shells and garnish with a drizzle of cream and a sprig of fresh mint.

CARNIVAL PUMPKIN SEEDS (revised from video)
*I gave them this name because they have a striking resemblance in taste and smell to the Elephant Ears you get at a carnivals.

seeds from two mini pumpkins
butter (melted on the stove)
sugar (brown or white)
cinnamon
sea salt

Method
Preheat oven to 250. Separate the seeds and give them a good rinse. Melt 3 TBS butter in a small pan on the stove. Pour seeds into the pan and mix to coat each seed. Pour buttered seeds onto a baking pan. Bake for 15 minutes. While they’re baking, combine 1/4 cup sugar with a few dashes of salt and cinnamon. Pull seeds out of the oven and sprinkle with half of the cinnamon sugar mixture. Put back in the oven for another 10 minutes. Bite into one to see if they’re done- blow on it first! They should be light and crispy, not soggy or tough. Cook 5 minutes longer, if necessary. Let the seeds cool a bit before putting them in your mouth.