Once you’ve carved your pumpkin for Halloween, remember it doesn’t need to just be a decoration! If our pumpkin cupcakes can’t convince you to use your pumpkin flesh to make something delicious and edible, then we have one trick up our sleeve: use it to create an incredibly easy to make pumpkin punch.

There are loads of different ways to make a pumpkin infused punch. We’ve made ours strong, chilled and spiced – a winning combination. See the video and recipe below for some Halloween refreshment, because it’s not only vampires that get thirsty…

Ingredients:

• 75 cl spiced rum
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 cup lemon juice
• ¼ tsp grated ginger
• ¼ tsp all spice
• 1tbsp honey
• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree/grated pumpkin mashed
• 2 1/2 cups sparkling water
• Cinnamon sticks for garnish
• Ice
• Large pumpkin or punchbowl

Method:

1. Combine the grated pumpkin, orange juice, lemon juice, spiced rum, sparkling water, grated ginger, honey and allspice in a large bowl

2. Stir the mixture thoroughly until fully combined

3. Tip the punch into a sieve over a large jug, then once it has all been poured through, work the pumpkin pulp that has collected through the sieve by pressing against it repeatedly with a wooden spoon

4. Add ice to your punch, and serve in glasses with cinnamon sticks for garnish

Tip: If you want to go the extra mile, buy some small, drinking glass sized pumpkins and hollow these out to form Halloween themed cups!

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If you’re looking for some more Halloween foodspiration take a look at our Halloween Party Food Ideas and Gousto’s Halloween Recipe Hacks posts. Or, if you have a sweet tooth, our “No Heart-Beet” Cake is a gruesome (and totally delicious) centrepiece!