{"id":1277,"date":"2014-10-27T13:11:19","date_gmt":"2014-10-27T20:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogadmin.plantlust.com\/blog\/?p=1277"},"modified":"2024-01-24T06:20:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T14:20:20","slug":"use-the-whole-pumpkin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/edible-gardens\/use-the-whole-pumpkin\/","title":{"rendered":"Use the Whole Pumpkin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I love all of October, especially Halloween. It&#8217;s so much fun to see jack-o&#8217;-lanterns and their spooky friends turning up on porches. But me, I&#8217;m not a big fan of pumpkin carving. Especially step one, where you find yourself up to your elbows in seeds and stringy pumpkin guts, wondering if you&#8217;ll ever get it all so you can get on with the fun part.<\/p>\n<p>And then you have the matter of the pumpkin seeds. Crazy good for you. You should absolutely eat them every chance you get. So delicious salted and roasted. And such a pain in the bum to clean and dry and prep for cooking.<\/p>\n<p>In my fantasy life, I&#8217;d have time to spend an afternoon on a cooking project, and I&#8217;d pull those slippery seeds out of that mess and enjoy roasted seeds all squash season long. In real life, I usually put them in a bowl for &#8220;later&#8221; and then throw them away when they&#8217;re moldy. I hate throwing away good food! So I am pretty excited I found a way to use those pumpkin parts, without having to cure my case of kitchen laziness.<\/p>\n<p>Bear with me here, I know eating pumpkin guts sounds a little weird and a lot hippie. So let me give you a sneak peak of where this is heading. Chocolate cupcakes in your future.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1406\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160308\/IMG_4805.jpg\" alt=\"chocolate pumpkin milk cupcake on skull cake\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160308\/IMG_4805.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160308\/IMG_4805-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I have been making an effort to eat more that comes from the ground, less that comes from a container. A convenient container of store-bought coconut milk was one of those things I was having a hard time giving up. I finally pushed myself by letting the pantry run dry, so I had no choice but to find an alternative.<\/p>\n<p>Happily, it&#8217;s super quick and easy and delicious to make different types of milk out of all kinds of nuts and seeds. I&#8217;m getting the hang of this, not that there&#8217;s a whole lot of skill or mystery. I started with coconut milk since that was already familiar. Boy am I silly for procrastinating. You just blend water and coconut and strain it.<\/p>\n<p>Then I heard someone talk about making pumpkin milk, and I had a new mission. Here&#8217;s the recipe they shared.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pumpkin seeds and guts<\/li>\n<li>Water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Blend, strain and use. Sounds easy enough, once you get the pumpkin cleaned out. Since I don&#8217;t like the raw pumpkin wrangling, I poke a couple knife holes in the pumpkin, roast it whole, and deal with the innards when they&#8217;re easy to scoop. A smallish sugar pumpkin left me with about a cup of the insides, and I added 3 cups of water.<\/p>\n<div class='one_half'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1379\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160329\/IMG_4407.jpg\" alt=\"sugar pumpkin ready to roast\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160329\/IMG_4407.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160329\/IMG_4407-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class='one_half et_column_last'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1381\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160328\/IMG_4409.jpg\" alt=\"roasted sugar pumpkin\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160328\/IMG_4409.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160328\/IMG_4409-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='clear'><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1383\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160326\/IMG_4413.jpg\" alt=\"pumpkin guts\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160326\/IMG_4413.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160326\/IMG_4413-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='one_half'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1384\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160326\/IMG_4416.jpg\" alt=\"pumpkin and carrot\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160326\/IMG_4416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160326\/IMG_4416-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class='one_half et_column_last'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1385\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160325\/IMG_4418.jpg\" alt=\"pumpkin guts in the blender\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160325\/IMG_4418.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160325\/IMG_4418-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='clear'><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='one_half'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1387\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160324\/IMG_4426.jpg\" alt=\"pumpkin milk in the blender\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160324\/IMG_4426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160324\/IMG_4426-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class='one_half et_column_last'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1388\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160324\/IMG_4427.jpg\" alt=\"pumpkin milk in the blender\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160324\/IMG_4427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160324\/IMG_4427-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='clear'><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='one_half'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1395\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160317\/IMG_4773.jpg\" alt=\"nut milk bag\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160317\/IMG_4773.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160317\/IMG_4773-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class='one_half et_column_last'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1396\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160317\/IMG_4775.jpg\" alt=\"pumpkin milk in a nutmilk bag\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160317\/IMG_4775.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160317\/IMG_4775-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='clear'><\/div>\n<p>I used a nut milk bag to strain it, cheesecloth or muslin would probably work too. If you had told me a few years ago I would regularly use the phrase nut milk bag in a sentence, I would have called you crazy. But here we are.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1397\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160316\/IMG_4777.jpg\" alt=\"pumpkin milk through the nutmilk bag\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160316\/IMG_4777.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160316\/IMG_4777-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So it&#8217;s easy enough to make, but then what to do with it? I have to admit I was a little nervous about this particular food experiment. I don&#8217;t like the smell of a fresh raw pumpkin. I was worried it would taste like that. I wasn&#8217;t going for pumpkin flavor, I was more interested in figuring out how much I could use the milk like any other. Experiment #1: chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting, because it seems like it&#8217;d be hard to go too wrong with chocolate.<\/p>\n<div class='one_half'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1400\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160314\/IMG_4788.jpg\" alt=\"baking with pumpkin milk\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160314\/IMG_4788.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160314\/IMG_4788-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class='one_half et_column_last'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1401\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160313\/IMG_4791.jpg\" alt=\"chocolate pumpkin milk cupcake batter\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160313\/IMG_4791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160313\/IMG_4791-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='clear'><\/div>\n<p>For the cake batter I used <a href=\"https:\/\/ohsheglows.com\/vegan-chocolate-cupcakes-with-vanilla-almond-frosting-and-raspberry-glaze\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">this recipe from Oh She Glows.<\/a> Since family allergies include both dairy and gluten, I used Bob&#8217;s gluten free flour. I&#8217;m happy to report that the chocolate cupcakes tasted like chocolate cupcakes. Success!<\/p>\n<p>As for the chocolate icing, I just made it up as I went, mixing raw cashews, cacao, coconut sugar, maple syrup, pumpkin milk, vanilla, and a dash of salt. Not a terribly scientific approach on the frosting, I&#8217;m afraid. It was totally edible for a dessert last night. And breakfast this morning. And lunch today. However I did detect a little pumpkin in there. I used a raw pumpkin for the milk in this mix, so that may account for a bit more of a veggie flavor. If you normally use dairy in a traditional buttercream frosting and you end up trying an experiment of your own, I&#8217;d love to hear how that worked.<\/p>\n<div class='one_half'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1402\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160313\/IMG_4795.jpg\" alt=\"chocolate pumpkin milk cupcakes - straight from the oven\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160313\/IMG_4795.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160313\/IMG_4795-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class='one_half et_column_last'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1405\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160309\/IMG_4802.jpg\" alt=\"chocolate pumpkin milk cupcake\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160309\/IMG_4802.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160309\/IMG_4802-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='clear'><\/div>\n<p>In my first attempt to drink the pumpkin milk on its own, I chickened out and started adding flavors. Pumpkin spice, molasses, rum extract, vanilla, dates. Oh, and I added that carrot you see in the first picture up top. Carrots are nice and mildly sweet, and they don&#8217;t taste like veggies when you blend them into a drink. Next thing I knew I had a pretty good pumpkin nog concocted.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1389\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160323\/IMG_4429.jpg\" alt=\"pumpkin nog\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160323\/IMG_4429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160323\/IMG_4429-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So honestly, I didn&#8217;t plan to drink the pumpkin milk straight. We&#8217;re of course used to milk being white. This is more like the color of uncooked scrambled eggs. Hungry yet? :\/<\/p>\n<p>However, it seemed a shame to let it go to waste, so I gave it a shot over my granola. Milk is usually actually pretty sweet, so I added a dash of cinnamon, splash of vanilla, and a couple drops of stevia to give it a little more flavor. And I have to admit, it was actually very good. Not just because I was too lazy to make coconut milk that day. I had it on my granola again today.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1409\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160307\/IMG_4811.jpg\" alt=\"granola with pumpkin milk\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160307\/IMG_4811.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160307\/IMG_4811-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t take photos of my pumpkin coffee, but I also used it as creamer, which worked great. Overall, this pumpkin milk thing was a pretty big success. Actually, it works great with all squash seeds, I like butternut squash even more, but there&#8217;s time for that later. &#8216;Tis the week to talk of pumpkins.<\/p>\n<p>And of course the pumpkin meat itself went to good use. How gorgeous is it with pomegranates, purple sweet potato, and steamed broccoli? So delicious.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1390\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160322\/IMG_4692.jpg\" alt=\"pumpkin pomegranate rainbow salad\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160322\/IMG_4692.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/01160322\/IMG_4692-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>How about you? Have you had your fill of pumpkin yet this year?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love all of October, especially Halloween. It&#8217;s so much fun to see jack-o&#8217;-lanterns and their spooky friends turning up on porches. But me, I&#8217;m not a big fan of pumpkin carving. 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