10 things to do with your pumpkin guts and seeds!

So you've carved, scraped, and de-gutted your pumpkin (purely for the kids, no fun for you at all right... ;-p ) and you think, "Do I really have to throw all of this away?" Oh you are such a frugal wonderful mom!!!! Well, I'm here to tell you emphatically NO! Don't throw those guts and seeds away! And to prove how easily you can use those innards (te hehe) I've listed below a bunch of ideas!



Roasted Pumpkin Seeds:

By far the most popular thing to do with the left overs...

**Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Separate the seeds from the guts. Using your hands, pick out the seeds and lay them on a buttered or greased baking sheet. Do not rinse them! This removes a lot of the flavor. Bake for 10 minutes. Salt before eating.**



Puking Pumpkin:

For my partier (er...single) friends...

Oh, the guts are making me nauseous. Make a manly pumpkin - er, party pumpkin? Use those guts for a gross, puking pumpkin.







Pumpkin Seed Soap:

For anyone who loves to carve pumpkins, but has no desire to roast and eat the pumpkin seeds, this Halloween craft idea is for you. You can still enjoy the health benefits of pumpkin seeds, when you use them as an exfoliating ingredient in the homemade pumpkin seed soap.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/392022/halloween_crafts_pumpkin_seed_gift.html?cat=24



Pumpkin Seed Pesto: http://www.grouprecipes.com/15042/pumpkin-seed-pesto-with-pumpkin-ravioli.html



Pumpkin Ravioli: (I've made this, in a different way but still yum!) http://www.grouprecipes.com/15046/pumpkin-ravioli.html



Pumpkin Butter: http://www.grouprecipes.com/1446/pumpkin-butter.html



Pumpkin Delight: http://www.grouprecipes.com/3639/pumpkin-delight.html



Pumpkin Pancakes: http://www.grouprecipes.com/3949/pumpkin-pancakes.html



Pumpkin and Spinach Risotto: (for my more ambitious friends) http://www.grouprecipes.com/6819/pumpkin-doughnuts.html



Kids Toy:

Kids love slime and what’s better than organic slime? Mix it with some fake blood to create guts that can be used as part of a costume or just to play with.
Need red dye for your fake blood recipe? Try beet powder + water.





Whatever you do...

...don't put pumpkin guts down the drain!Unless you are prepared to spend a lot of money to have a plumber come and snake out your drains, don't put pumpkin guts down the sink. They harden inside the pipes and cause problems, no doubt just in time for your family to come visit for Thanksgiving. Can you afford not to have a bathroom available on that day??