Creamy, delicious, and straight from the fruit itself!
Choose a firm ‘sugar’ or ‘pie’ pumpkin that weighs about 4 lbs. If you can’t find this type of pumpkin, use a sweet winter squash like butternut. Begin by washing any dirt off the pumpkin and drying thoroughly. Cut a circle around the stem and pull the top off, just as if you were doing a jack-o-lantern.
Cut the pumpkin down the middle and pull apart the halves. Scoop out the stringy gooey stuff along with the seeds and set aside.
Peel the pumpkin, separate the seeds, and boil the parts for 25 minutes of boiling, or until tender. The pumpkin should be very soft and slightly darker in color.
The pumpkin can now be pureed in a food processor or mashed with a pastry blender depending on how smooth you want it.
The seeds can be washed, seasoned, and pan or oven toasted for a yummy and healthy snack. (I sprinkled mine with a chipotle season-all.)
I got 2 cups of pumpkin puree from each of my 4 lb pumpkins- about equal to one can from each, divided the puree into three ziplocks and stuck them in the freezer, ready for any recipe from pies to soup.
Enjoy this Fresh Pumpkin Puree in Matt’s Vegan Pumpkin Spice Bread Recipe.
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Fresh Pumpkin Puree Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 pound sugar or pie pumpkin alternatively, use a sweet winter squash
- spices optional; cinnamon, nutmeg, etc...
Instructions
- Choose a firm ‘sugar’ or ‘pie’ pumpkin that weighs about 4 lbs. Begin by washing any dirt off the pumpkin and drying thoroughly. Cut a circle around the stem and pull the top off, just as if you were doing a jack-o-lantern.
- Cut the pumpkin down the middle and pull apart the halves. Scoop out the stringy gooey stuff along with the seeds and set aside.
- Peel the pumpkin, separate the seeds, and boil the parts for 25 minutes of boiling, or until tender. The pumpkin should be very soft and slightly darker in color.
- The pumpkin can now be pureed in a food processor or mashed with a pastry blender depending on how smooth you want it.
Notes
Nutrition Information
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That sounds like a lot of work. I cut my pumpkin into 4 big chunks. Scrap out the seeds and strings, bake it in my roaster with 1 cup of water for 1 hour. Then it is ready to scrape out, puree in the food processor, measure into 1 cup portions and freeze in sandwich bags to use in recipes.
Are the nutrition facts per serving or per recipe? It seems like a lot more calories and carbs than just buying it in a can if the facts are per serving.
Becky, Per serving.
I'm confused- you say to peel it but the picture of the cut up chunks looks like it has the peel still on it?
Samantha, Look at the final pic and you’ll see the peeling has been removed.
My favorite way to cook pumpkin is in a pressure cooker. It maintains it's flavor better, in my opinion. I also like to sprinkle cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. It's very yummy!