Description
A basic recipe for making homemade pumpkin puree from fresh pumpkins.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 medium sugar pumpkin (about 3 lbs)
- Water for boiling or steaming
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit or prepare a large pot for steaming.
- Wash the pumpkin thoroughly. Cut the pumpkin in half from stem to base. Scoop out the seeds and stringy pulp. Discard the seeds or reserve them for roasting separately.
- Place the pumpkin halves cut-side down in a baking dish with about half an inch of water, or place them in a steamer basket over boiling water.
- Bake for 45 to 60 minutes, or steam for 25 to 35 minutes, until the flesh is very tender when pierced with a fork.
- Let the pumpkin cool until you can handle it safely.
- Scoop the cooked flesh out of the skin.
- Place the flesh into a food processor or blender. Process until completely smooth. Add a small amount of water if the mixture is too thick to blend, adding only enough to keep the blades moving.
- Measure the puree. For every 1 cup of puree needed for a recipe, you will need about 1 pound of raw pumpkin.
Notes
- You can freeze the finished puree in airtight containers for up to one year.
- Do not use large carving pumpkins; they have too much water and stringy texture. Use sugar pumpkins or pie pumpkins for best results.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 60 min
- Category: Baking Base
- Method: Baking/Steaming
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 75
- Sugar: 3
- Sodium: 5
- Fat: 0.2
- Saturated Fat: 0
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.1
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 18
- Fiber: 7
- Protein: 1.5
- Cholesterol: 0
Keywords: pumpkin puree, homemade pumpkin, sugar pumpkin recipe, pumpkin base, vegan puree