Roast all the fall pumpkins and freeze the flesh
I know this is early, but I was just defrosting pumpkin for my geriatric cat’s food and thought I would post it here.
Every fall I roast my Halloween pumpkins. That shit is delicious. I’ve roasted all kinds of pumpkins so it doesn’t really matter what you get. And after Halloween, you can pick them up as cheap as dirt.
I cut the top off, cut them in pieces (and save the seeds obviously) then put them skin side down in one of those big catering roasting pans that I got at the thrift store. Pour in a little bit of water and then roast until it’s cooked all the way through.
For my cat I purée it and then freeze it in chunks that I add to her food every day. But it is super delicious as-is or puréed in soups. It’s a great substitute in recipes that call for butternut squash.
Edit: I don’t carve my pumpkins for Halloween. I wouldn’t do this with pumpkins that have been carved.