Double the recipe and make two loaves of pumpkin bread.

Whenever we carve up a pumpkin for Halloween I’m always reluctant to throw the pieces out. We salvage the pumpkin seeds and roast them for a tasty snack, but what to do with the pieces left over from carving out noses, eyes, and ghoulish smiles? Pumpkin bread is an easy way to use up leftover pumpkin, or any winter squash for that matter. The recipe calls for a cup of pumpkin purée which you can either get from a can, or make yourself by steaming or roasting the pumpkin pieces, scooping out the flesh, and either mashing with a fork or blending in a food processor.

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