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9/4/2024
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM CST

Does your recipe have what it takes to win this year’s LIBBY’S® Pumpkin Recipe Challenge? 

This year’s competition features three categories: Junior (ages 10 to 17), Adult Sweet, and Adult Savory. Only one entry per person!

Recipes will be judged on taste, innovation, and presentation. Extra points are given for theme-related recipes.

1st Place in the Adult and Junior categories will receive $100 in Chamber Checks and 2nd Places will receive $35 in Chamber Checks! Winners of the Junior and Adult categories will compete for the $150 Chamber Checks Overall Grand Prize. All youth entrants will receive a participation ribbon.

Winners will be recognized Thursday, September 12 at 6:30 pm on the Entertainment Stage on Festival grounds. 

Contestants should drop off their recipe and sample at Freedom Hall (349 W Birchwood) between 5:00pm and 5:30 pm on September 4, 2023 and return at 7:30 pm for announcement of winners.

Contestants should email a digital copy of their recipe to info@mortonillinois.org by September 3, 2024
 

Contestants should email a digital copy of their recipe to info@mortonillinois.org by September 3rd.

Only original recipes created by the contestant will be judged (no exceptions)

Rules:

• Amatuer bakers and chefs only

• Min. 1 cup Libby’s 100% Pure Pumpkin in each entry

• 2 printed or typed recipes for each entry

• Food can be displayed on any dish. Maximum space allowed for display is 2 square feet. 

• No more than 1 dish per entry

• Limit 1 entry per person

Entrants agree that their registration information, including but not limited to their name, address and phone number, will be shared with Nestle, the Morton Chamber of Commerce, and the Morton Pumpkin Festival in order that release documents or other forms may be forwarded to them in the hope of using their recipe on VeryBestBaking.com or other Nestle web or social media sites. This information will not be added to any Nestle marketing lists.  Please note that this does not state or imply any promise that the recipe(s) will be used on any Nestle web or social media sites, but allows the Sponsor to release the information to Nestle should it be requested. 

Sponsored by Libby's Pumpkin.