MolineGramma

I make these Chow Mein Noodle candies, too, but I also add cashews. Yummy!

Stuffed Pumpkin 1 pie pumpkin (with stem attached for "handle") chopped apples (1-2 cups) (firm variety like Granny Smith or Jonathan) raisins (1/2 cup approx.) chopped pecans (1/2 cup approx.) (optional) brown sugar (1/4 to 1/2 cup approx.) cinnamon (1 teaspoon approx.) nutmeg (1/2 teaspoon approx.) honey (2-3 Tablespoons approx.) (the amounts vary depending upon the size of the pumpkin) Cut a lid in the pumpkin like you are going to make a jack-0-lantern. Clean out the seeds and "goop". In a bowl, mix together chopped apples, raisins, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and honey. Spoon into hollowed out pumpkin. Replace lid. Bake on a cookie sheet or low baking pan at 350 degrees for one hour. Check to see if pumpkin flesh is cooked all the way through and filling is hot. Baking time varies due to size of pumpkin. When thoroughly cooked, remove lid and serve, scooping out some of the pumpkin with the filling. Serve with whipped cream if desired. I have also cooked the pumpkin in a crock pot, but you have to line the crock pot with foil so that you can use the foil to lift the pumpkin out of the crock pot to serve. You can stuff the pumpkin with anything you like in any proportion you like - I have a friend who likes to add pineapple instead of raisins. I've also used maple syrup instead of the honey. This is a different dessert to take to fall pot lucks or tailgate parties.