Essentially Raw Pumpkin Bites

Every autumn when pumpkins are in season, I make sure to make a few trips to purchase some small pie pumpkins and roast them so I have pumpkin purée all year long. I keep 1 cup quantities in the freezer in small sealed bags that I can simply thaw before I want to use purée in a recipe. The small pie pumpkins have a sweeter flavor and retain less moisture than large pumpkins that are really more for decorative purposes around Halloween than for cooking or baking. And don't forget to harvest those pumpkin seeds — when roasted they are a wonderful salty yet healthy treat. And on the subject of treats, as pumpkin happens to be in abundance, a fair amount of it is used in my kitchen even before freezing it. Healthy treats containing nuts...

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