Halloween

Pumpkin is an essential part of Halloween not only as decoration but also as a wonderful ingredient. From Hokkaido pumpkin you can make a creamy soup, from butternut squash a delicious pie. Pumpkin purée works beautifully in risotto, pasta and baked goods. Try pumpkin cheesecake or a warm pumpkin spice latte for those chilly autumn evenings.

Halloween desserts are a wonderful opportunity for creativity. Cupcakes with chocolate spider webs, ghost-shaped cake pops, caramel apples or finger-shaped cookies, the imagination knows no limits. Both children and adults enjoy making and tasting them. Use food colouring for an even spookier effect and decorate with edible spider webs.

No Halloween party is complete without creative snacks. Mummies made from puff pastry with sausages, olive spiders on crackers or a blood-red punch from red fruits. Serve drinks in Halloween glasses with dry ice for a dramatic fog effect. Add pretzel sticks shaped like bones or cheese balls as eyeballs for the complete spooky experience.

Halloween is also about autumn flavours. Pumpkin risotto, spicy chilli con carne, baked potatoes with pumpkin cream or mushroom goulash, autumn ingredients add depth and richness to your Halloween menu. Try roasted pumpkin with rosemary and garlic as an elegant side dish to complement your autumn main course on Halloween night.