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What can you do with Pumpkin Guts?

KimberlyDawnWells by KimberlyDawnWells

It's pumpkin carving time!  You know what that means - pumpkin guts.  They're gooey, they smell a bit funny, and they're an easy way to quadruple the weight of your garbage can. 

Stickiness aside, what CAN you do with pumpkin guts?  Find some fun recipes and neat tips here. 

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

The most popular thing to do with pumpkin guts is to roast the seeds for a tasty snack. Here is a popular recipe for doing this:

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.

Yummy!

More ideas for Pumpkin Guts

Some of these are PRETTY creative...
Mixing Blood and Pumpkin Guts
Create fake-brains for Halloween with pumpkin guts and some red coloring.
Scrapbooking
Scrapbook those pumpkin gutting memories. Awwww....
Carving Virtual Pumpkin
No cost, no mess, and no spoilage! Fun for kids.

Pumpkin Recipes and Crafts

The opportunity to play with pumpkin guts comes but once a year! Find great recipes and crafts for using up those gooey innards.
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Enjoy those Pumpkin Guts

Weird ways people enjoy pumpkin guts (and dogs too!)
Pumpkin guts sounds soooo tasty!
I'm so hungry for pumpkin guts! Mmmmm!....wait...or am I
Oscar thinks he might like pumpkin guts.
This golden retriever tries to keep the guts out of the garbage.
Sugarpacket: To a Carvèd Pumpkin
Ode to pumpkin guts.

Pumpkin Gut Recipes

Find unique pumpkin gut recipes on eBay.
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Pumpkin Gutting: Fun for the whole family!

I'm not sure what the YouTube disclaimer is all about. I didn't see any graphic material - just a cute kid pulling slime out of a pumpkin!
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Puking Pumpkins

Oh, the guts are making me nauseous. Make a manly pumpkin - er, party pumpkin? Use those guts for a gross, puking pumpkin.
Another Puking Pumpkin
A pumpkin puking in the toilet.
The Puking Pumpkin
A pumpkin puking down the front steps.
Evil Puking Pumpkin
This puking pumpkin isn't so attractive - or fun to clean up.
Puking by Candlelight
Funny puking pumpkin display.
Drunk Pumpkin
Looks like this pumpkin was enjoying a little too much Jack.
Vomiting Pumpkin
Another take on a classic.
Party Pumpkin
This pumpkin was put to good use puking up salsa for chips.

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??

Who has the guts?

  • RenaissanceWoman2010 Nov 14, 2011 @ 12:09 pm | delete
    I can't believe I've never made roasted pumpkin seeds. I'm thinking it's about time. Thanks for these creative uses for pumpkin "guts."
  • LeCordonDude Nov 1, 2011 @ 12:46 am | delete
    LOL Love this lens! I've done a puking punkin and baked seeds, and saved some to grow more! :0) Happy Halloween, about 47 minutes late!
  • ErHawkns7100 Oct 20, 2011 @ 12:51 pm | delete
    In grade school we had a haunted classroom. In the dark we put our hands into pumpkin guts to represent human insides. We also had peeled grapes (eyeballs) and candy corn (teeth).
  • lisadh Aug 19, 2011 @ 12:39 pm | delete
    I think the puking pumpkins sum up my feelings about pumpkin guts quite nicely.
  • Momsbusy247 May 25, 2011 @ 7:13 pm | delete
    Guts are cool but I love roasting the pumpkin seeds more.
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I AM: Kimberly Dawn WellsTossing the guts seems like such a waste, especially when they make yummy treats! To learn more about me, visit my biography... more »

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