Baked Apple Cider Pumpkin Halloween Recipe

Pumpkin on Porch

Baked Apple Cider Pumpkin Recipe Description

As Autumn arrives, we think of baking and cooking with two great fruits:  pumpkins (yes, they are a fruit) and apples. Here’s your chance to use pumpkin like a vegetable. This baked apple cider pumpkin recipe combines these two fall favorites, into a great-tasting side dish. If you’ve never had it before, you’re in for a real treat.

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Baked Apple Cider Pumpkin Ingredients

  • 1 medium pumpkin, washed
  • 3 Tablespoons honey
  • 3 Tablespoons apple cider
  • 3 Tablespoons margarine, melted
  • 2-3 dashes allspice
Apples on Tree

Baked Apple Cider Pumpkin Recipe Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
  2. Cut the lid off the pumpkin.
  3. Remove seeds and sinews.
  4. Place the lid back on and bake pumpkin on a cookie sheet in the oven for 1 1/2 hours.
  5. Blend together the honey, apple cider, margarine, and allspice.
  6. Baste the inside of the pumpkin (pulp) with the mixture.
  7. Bake in the oven for another 30-30 minutes, until tender.
  8. Remove from oven, and cut into wedges.
  9. Place wedges on serving plates.
  10. Spoon leftover cider mixture over wedges.
  11. Serve hot.

Serving Tips and Suggestions: After you’ve tried it baked in the oven, try grilling it. 

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