The pumpkin is picked, you've chosen your Jack-o’-lantern design and the power tools used to open and clean the gourd have been cleaned. Now, you’re left with a heaping, gooey pile of guts and seeds.

While some of the pumpkins currently spilling out of greengrocers’ displays are destined to become jack-o’-lanterns, the best are made for mashing. Try this savoury gruyere pie or speedy chilli-spiked ...