The rise in searches for pumpkins are up 72% YoY* from October 2019 – October 2021, but pumpkins aren’t just a cute and spooky accessory for your home, you can also chop it up, roast it, blend it – and it actually tastes delicious.

Ocado has the perfect recipes to avoid food wastage this year using your spooky Jack-o’-lanterns, which are in fact extremely tasty when cooked and used the right way, and packed full of nutritional value.

Why not try these tasty leftover pumpkin stuffed shells: https://www.ocado.com/webshop/recipe/Leftover-pumpkin-stuffed-shells-recipe/193308

Or as Halloween falls on a Sunday this year why not put a spooky twist on the traditional Sunday roast lamb dinner, with our Lamb Chops with Sherry-Roasted Pumpkin and Stilton Granola: https://www.ocado.com/webshop/recipe/Lamb-Chops-with-Sherry-Roasted-Pumpkin-and-Stilton-Granola/201760?selectedCategories

Laura Harricks, chief customer officer at Ocado Retail says: “Being the UK’s only pure play online grocery retailer means that we have real-time insight into what our customers are looking for. With Halloween just around the corner, we’re already seeing greater demand for pumpkins than in previous years. As our customers get ready to carve their Jack-O’-lanterns, we’re excited to share some delicious recipe inspiration to help them reduce their food wastage by serving up a pumpkin-inspired meal for the whole family this Halloween!”