# Pumpkin Carbonara

Let’s make Pumpkin Carbonara!

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 8 oz spaghetti
- 0.5 cup pumpkin puree
- 6 oz bacon, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 2 egg yolks
- 0.125 tsp ground nutmeg
- 0.5 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- Salt
- black pepper

## Instructions

1. Cut the pumpkins in half.
2. Remove the seeds from the pumpkins.
3. Place the pumpkins on a baking sheet lined with foil.
4. Put the pumpkins in the oven.
5. Cut the bacon into small pieces.
6. Put the bacon in a frying pan and cook until crispy.
7. Remove the crispy bacon from the pan and place it in a bowl.
8. Remove the pumpkins from the oven.
9. Peel the pumpkins.
10. Put the pumpkin flesh into a food processor.
11. Blend the pumpkin until it becomes a puree.
12. Scoop the pumpkin puree into a bowl.
13. Separate the egg yolks from the whites.
14. Add the egg yolks, grated Parmesan cheese, black pepper, nutmeg, and bacon grease to the pumpkin puree.
15. Whisk all ingredients together until well combined.
16. Add pasta water to the mixture and stir.
17. Add cooked spaghetti to the pan with the remaining bacon grease.
18. Pour the pumpkin carbonara sauce over the spaghetti.
19. Add the crispy bacon to the pasta.
20. Mix everything together.
21. Serve the pasta in bowls.
22. Garnish with more crispy bacon.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- baking sheet
- oven
- frying pan
- spatula
- bowl
- food processor
- whisk
- pot
- tongs

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSxsfrW3t/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/55fe6bf0-8a36-4b9e-95d8-f05a6a429b56
- Extracted: 2026-05-29

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