The Best Roasted Pumpkin Recipe (2024)

Perfectly roasted pumpkin: an easy, versatile recipe for roasting pumpkin, you can enjoy the spicy wedges with yogurt dip or as a side dish.

Learn how to roast pumpkin perfectly!

Roasting is probably the best thing you can do to a fresh pumpkin, as it enhances the flavors and gives it a soft, creamy consistency that will not be entirely achieved when only cooking it on the stove.

Not only because it is so thoroughly delicious but also because it is so straightforward to make and easy to change according to your taste.

And if you would like to learn how to roast a whole pumpkin for other purposes, check out How to Roast a Pumpkin. You could use the homemade pumpkin puree to make Harry Potter's Pumpkin Juice, Skinny Pumpkin Filo Pie, Pumpkin Fruitcake, Pumpkin Almond Flour Bread, and so on.

🎃Why is this such a great recipe?

• Easy: All you have to do is cut, season, and bake the pumpkin wedges.
• Versatile: You can spice the pumpkin pieces any way you like. And you can serve them as a side dish or as a main meal with a dip and a salad.
• Healthy: The recipe is low-calorie, gluten-free, vegetarian, or vegan (if you don’t make the yogurt dip).
• Seasonal and cheap: A delicious meal perfect for this time of the year and super cheap to make.

📋Recipe ingredients

Pumpkin:

• What you can see in the photographs is a Hokkaido pumpkin, also called a red Kuri squash (the link opens in a new tab); it's one of the best pumpkins I know. And another bonus: you don't have to peel it!
• If you choose another sort or butternut squash, then do peel them.
• Don't try to roast slices of jack o' lanterns; that kind should be kept for decoration purposes only.
• Try this Hokkaido Pumpkin Pasta Sauce, too; it's so comforting and delicious!

Olive oil or any other oil you like (canola, sunflower, coconut oil, etc.).

Spices:

• The spice mixture can be changed according to your taste or needs at the moment.
• I chose a Middle Eastern-inspired spice mix this time because I wanted to pair it with a yogurt tahini dip, but the sky is the limit regarding spices.
• Use a few, use many, use any spice mixture you like, and let your mood or the main dish inspire you...
• You could try our Peri Peri Seasoning.

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.

🫚Spice mixture ideas for roasted pumpkin

• 3-4 TBS olive oil + 2 grated garlic cloves + 1 ts ground cumin + ½ ts ground coriander + 1 ts hot paprika powder + ½ ts turmeric powder + sea salt and black pepper to taste - this is the spice mixture featured today.
• 3-4 TBS olive oil + salt and pepper to taste
• 3-4 TBS olive oil + ½ ts hot smoked paprika powder + 1 ts sweet paprika powder + 2 grated garlic cloves + salt and pepper to taste
• 3-4 TBS olive oil + 1 teaspoon dried thyme + ½ ts dried rosemary + 2 grated garlic cloves + salt and pepper to taste
• 3-4 TBS olive oil + ½ ts ground cumin + 1 ts ground coriander + ⅛ ts nutmeg + red chili flakes or chili powder to taste + salt and pepper to taste
• 3-4 TBS olive oil + 2 ts clear honey or maple syrup + 1 grated garlic clove + 1 TBS soy sauce + salt and pepper to taste
• 3-4 TBS olive oil + pinch ground cloves + ½ ts cinnamon + 2 TBS brown sugar + a little salt
• 3-4 TBS olive oil + 1 ts allspice + 2 TBS brown sugar + a little salt
• and so on...

👩🏻‍🍳How to roast pumpkin wedges?

Cut the pumpkin:

Step #1: Halve the pumpkin. Remove the seeds and the insides with a large spoon.

Step #2: Cut the halves into wedges, about 1.5 cm/ 0.6 inches thick, and place them in a large bowl or directly onto the prepared baking sheet.

Tips: Cutting a pumpkin is not the easiest task; please be careful, as it might slip on the cutting board. Use the tip of a sharp, large knife to pierce the spot where you want to start cutting. Carefully push the blade inside and cut all the way down.

Season the wedges:

Step #3: Mix the grated garlic and all the spices in a small bowl. Add the oil.

Step #4: Rub the slices well to coat them. Leave to marinate for a while or roast immediately.

Step #5: Place them in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake them until soft, caramelized, and crispy around the edges.

Step #6: In the meantime, make the yogurt tahini dip if desired. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.

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🥪What to do with the leftovers?

• Salads like this roast pumpkin salad. Add them to a grain salad like the roasted buckwheat salad or couscous salad.
• Use it to make vegan roasted pumpkin soup.
• Make sandwiches: Spread some cream cheese, our easy hummus, or another vegan spread on a slice of bread, top with roasted pumpkin wedges, and add some thin cucumber or tomato slices, a lettuce leaf, and maybe a few drops of hot chili sauce (if you like it). Place another bread slice on top and cut it in half. So good!
• Leftover roasted pumpkin wedges make a delicious snack for in-between just the way they are.

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