Stuffed Pumpkin

courtesy of Spice Hunter

Notes/Suggestions: This is a nice alternative to the pumpkin pie. Actually, some food historians would say that this is similar to the pumpkin dessert the early settlers did make. It is like the ancestor to the pumpkin pie.

Ingredients:

  • 1 8-10 inch pumpkin
  • 1 cup cranberries
  • ½ cup dates
  • 1/3 cup walnuts
  • 1 cup tart apples, cored and chopped
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 2 tsp. The Spice Hunter Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • 1 Tbsp. orange rind, grated

Directions:

  1. Cut off the top of the pumpkin and save. Scoop out inside.
  2. Combine all ingredients and fill pumpkin.
  3. Bake without top for 45 minutes at 350°F.
  4. Place top on pumpkin and continue baking for 30 minutes. Serve warm.