IT’S Halloween – and many families will be busy carving up pumpkins.
If that’s you, make sure you save the leftover flesh.
7
Then you can try these scarily easy pumpkin recipes from food experts . . .
ABIGAIL ROBERTS (sports nutritionist at bulk.com): Pumpkin hummus is a great way to use up leftover flesh.
Thanks to chickpeas, hummus is already packed with protein and fibre, so adding pumpkin to this easy dip is a juicy bonus.
Just cut into chunks and roast, then add to the food processor with your usual ingred-ients — chickpeas, tahini, garlic, olive oil and lemon juice.
ROBERT CARTER (owner of fruit delivery company gogofruitbasket.com): Roast pumpkin seeds in the oven for ten to 15 minutes, then add a little seasoning.
It’s a tasty snack for when you’re watching a scary film.
SIGNE SVANFELDT (lead nutritionist at nutrition app Lifesum): For a healthier alternative to cakes and pies, whip up some no-bake sweet snacks.
Try 240g of pureed pumpkin with 95g shredded coconut, 4tbsp cacao powder and 2tbsp maple syrup.
Most read in The Sun
You can also add chopped nuts and cinnamon, nutmeg and a pinch of salt. Roll into balls and pop in the fridge to snack on.
THRIFTY LESLEY (Budget food blogger): Why not make a curried pumpkin-and- coconut soup?
It’s easy to whip up a batch that serves four, for around 33p per person.
Or use the seeds to make a deliciously different sage, lemon and pumpkin-seed pesto.
Or just chop up the flesh, roast it with garlic and olive oil and toss through pasta.
Check out the recipes at thriftylesley.com
GREG FRASER (founder of The Doggy Baking): Did you know pumpkin is a superfood for dogs?
It’s great for their gut health and has lots of fibre.
The seeds can be used as doggie treats, as they’re rich in magnesium.
And you can feed them steamed pumpkin.
- All prices on page correct at time of going to press. Deals and offers subject to availability.
Deal of Day
7
SMELL great with the Lynx trio gift box set at Wilko – was £12, now £6.
SAVE: £6
Cheap treat
7
SPICE things up with a limited-edition Ginsters Spicy Sausage & Red Pepper Pasty, now just £1.25 at Tesco until November 8.
What’s new?
START getting ready for Christ-mas by creating a personalised calendar at funkypigeon.com.
Get 50 per cent off when using the code CAL50 at the checkout.
Top swap
7
7
SIP on tea from a Thermos Thermocafe mug, £18 for a two-pack at Argos, making it £9 per cup.
Or try the Primark thermal mug, only £7 each.
SAVE: at least £4
Leah’s little helper
WANT to win back the cost of your new TV?
Shop at Currys and get a one-in-20 chance of winning money back on any TV bought for more than £649.
This can be done either online, in store, through the business centre or via Currys’ call centre from now until November 29.
So get shopping.
Shop and save
7
TREAT kids to the fun Disney: Princess On-The-Go phone set, RRP £19.99, which is now only £11.99 at Home Bargains.
SAVE: £8
Hot right now
SAVE more, as HBSC has upped its easy-access account interest rate to three per cent.
PLAY NOW TO WIN £200
7
JOIN thousands of readers taking part in The Sun Raffle.
Every month we’re giving away £100 to 250 lucky readers – whether you’re saving up or just in need of some extra cash, The Sun could have you covered.
Every Sun Savers code entered equals one Raffle ticket.
The more codes you enter, the more tickets you’ll earn and the more chance you will have of winning!
