Halloween season is here and with it comes one of the most popular autumn activities, you guessed it, carving pumpkins! However, an estimated 22.2 million pumpkins will go to waste this year. So how can we use those leftover pumpkins when the spooky season is over?
Jackandbeyond found that the word ‘Pumpkin’ had an audience outreach of 10.3 billion views on TikTok. But how popular are pumpkins for home-baking? In order to find out, they discovered the most viral ways we can reduce our pumpkin waste this Halloween by turning pumpkin scraps into heart-warming recipes.
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The most viewed pumpkin recipes on Tiktok:
| Recipe | No. of views | |
| #1 | pumpkin scones | 5.9b |
| #2 | pumpkin brownies | 5.4b |
| #3 | pumpkin crumble | 5.4b |
| #4 | pumpkin coffee | 3.2b |
| #5 | pumpkin syrup | 480.3m |
| #6 | pumpkin pie | 397.0m |
| #7 | pumpkin butterboard | 241.6m |
| #8 | pumpkin bread | 175.1m |
| #9 | pumpkin fries | 112.6m |
| #10 | pumpkin spice latte | 101.5m |
Jackandbeyond can reveal that the most popular pumpkin recipe is scones, with a grand total of 5.9 billion views for recipes on TikTok!
Not far behind, in second place, are both pumpkin brownies and pumpkin crumble. These delicious, healthy-ish treats have racked up a grand total of 5.4 billion views on the platform respectively.
TikTok’s latest craze, butterboards, also feature on the list in seventh place with an impressive 241.6 million views.
The top five most viral recipe videos on TikTok:
| Top five most viral pumpkin recipes on Tiktok | No. of views | |
| #1 | Pumpkin Bread Recipe | 6.0m |
| #2 | Homemade Pumpkin Spiced Coffee Syrup Recipe | 5.4m |
| #3 | Pumpkin Pie Recipe | 4.2m |
| #4 | Pumpkin Brownie Recipe | 1.2m |
| #5 | Pumpkin Scone Recipe | 400k |
Jackandbeyond found that the most-watched pumpkin recipe is a delicious pumpkin bread with cream cheese filling, uploaded by @myhealthydish, which has an incredible 6 million views on the platform.
Not far behind, with 5.4 million views is a classic PSL syrup recipe made by coffee aficionado @thethriftwitch.
What are the benefits of eating pumpkin?
Pumpkin is rich in Vitamin A, with one cup providing 200% of the recommended daily intake. It also contains Vitamins C and E as well as potassium, iron and folate. The top three health effects are:
- Sharpens eye-sight.
- Lowers the risk of certain cancers including lung and prostate cancer.
- Strengthens immunity.
