Overview

• Major outlets share an eight-ingredient Hokkaido Kürbiskuchen recipe that uses grated pumpkin, ground almonds and cinnamon.
• Frankfurter Rundschau lists five varieties with edible peels—Hokkaido, Butternut, Patisson, Muskatkürbis and Roter Zentner—and notes several that should be peeled, including Bischofsmütze, Spaghetti-Kürbis and Baby Bear.
• The Niedersachsen Chamber of Agriculture confirms that Hokkaido’s thin peel is edible and can enhance flavor.
• Official data cite nearly 114,000 tonnes of edible pumpkins harvested in Germany in 2024 across 4,820 hectares.
• Guides explain spice options from pumpkin spice to individual aromatics and clarify that Butternut peel is technically edible but often removed because it softens more slowly.