Carving pumpkins this week for Halloween? Don’t just carve it and throw the insides away! Why not make some delicious food with it too!

The UK is expected to waste 8 million pumpkins this year, so please consider using your pumpkin for food as well as decoration.

1) Toasted Pumpkin Seeds Spice Mix:

1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Pepper
1/2 tsp Smoked paprika
1/8 tsp Chilli flakes

2) Skin-on Pumpkin Chips spice mix:

1 tsp Za’atar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

3) Vegan Pumpkin Pie Ingredients:

400g pumpkin puree
175ml full fat coconut milk
30g cornstarch
130g brown sugar
50ml maple syrup or agave nectar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp all spice
1 pack of ready-made shortcrust pastry (or home-made!)

Let us know below if you have any sustainable tips for the Halloween period!

Maddie Vos

is in charge of maintaining the Zero Waste Club community through regular video content. A keen videographer, she wants to spread the message of sustainability to the masses. She currently is living and working in London, and enjoys yoga and art in her free time.