How to Make Pumpkin Bowls and Dishes
Description: A real pumpkin makes great, disposable, organic serving
bowls and dishes. After use, just toss it, and any leftovers inside, into
your composter, or onto the compost pile.
You can make bowls, serving dishes and plates, quickly and easily. The shape
is all a matter of how you cut the pumpkin. Use your imagination.
How to Make a Pumpkin Bowl:
For pumpkin bowls and dishes, select a healthy, unblemished pumpkin, of
the size you want to use.
Next, cut off the lid, scrap out the insides of the pumpkin.
You now have a pumpkin bowl, complete with lid for a cover. For a serving
dish, cut the pumpkin horizontally, at the height you want for the dish.
For a pumpkin plate, cut the pumpkin horizontally, just a couple inches from
the bottom.
Here are some ways to make a pumpkin serving bowl with your cleaned out pumpkin:
1. Cold drinks, juices puddings, apple sauce, etc :
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Clean out the pumpkin just prior to using it.
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Cut the lid off the pumpkin and scoop out the insides.
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Pour the liquid, pudding or sauce into the cleaned out pumpkin.
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Discard it and any leftover contents right after the party. The pumpkin
can not be kept.
2. Snack serving bowl(Candies, cookies, other treats):
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Clean out the pumpkin just prior to using it.
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Cut the lid off the pumpkin and scoop out the insides.
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Line the pumpkin with plastic wrap.
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Place the snacks inside the pumpkin.
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Discard it and any leftover contents right after the party. The pumpkin
can not be kept.
3. Hot drinks, hot applesauce, etc:
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Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
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Cut the lid off the pumpkin and scoop out the insides.
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In a large, shallow pan, add 1/2" of water, and place the pumpkin upside
down.
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Cook pumpkin in oven for about 30 minutes, until pulp is just beginning to
get soft. Do not cook it too long, or it may split or leak after filling
it.
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Remove pumpkin from oven.
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Pour hot cider, hot applesauce, etc. into the pumpkin.
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The first time you make this, we recommend placing the pumpkin bowl
inside of a flat, shallow dish or bowl. If you have cooked it too long, the
pumpkin can leak or split. The trick is to cook the pumpkin just until it
starts to get soft.
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Discard the pumpkin after the party.
4. Miniature Pumpkin Bowls:
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Miniature pumpkins make excellent bowls for ice cream, puddings, soup, stuffings
and much more.
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For serving ice cream, pudding and other colds treats, follow method #1 above.
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For serving hot foods like soup, follow method #3 above.
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