OT, but it’s about food. :)

Stuffed Pumpkin V 2.0
This is a sweet version - “stuffing” is pecan pieces, dried cranberries, raisins, diced apple (Granny Smith), butter, brown sugar, plus cinnamon, nutmeg, and a dash of ground cloves. Along with 3/4 cup of apple cider.

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Not overly sweet, nice smell and texture. Something missing since I immediately thought doing it a’la mode would improve it.

I think pecans are the right nut, but maybe have to use less. The fruit mix might be the main thing to tweak, keep the cranberries and apple, but maybe go for something different other than raisins.

Also would want to see what I could do to get more flavoring into the pumpkin flesh itself without carrying out explicit blending after cooking. Perhaps scoring the inside and rubbing the spice mixture there.

I am also tempted to add just the barest touch of vanilla extract the next go round as well.