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How to Make Homemade Pumpkin Puree

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Once Fall rolls around, I start thinking about Halloween. Halloween makes me think of pumpkins. Pumpkins make me think of homemade pumpkin puree, pumpkin pies, pumpkin loaf and all other things pumpkin. We love pumpkin!

 

lit pumpkins sit in the dark

 

When my sons were young, we always carved and decorated pumpkins at Halloween. We’d set them out on our porch with candles inside them to welcome all the kids who were trick or treating.

But my boys got older, of course. Once they became teenagers, they really weren’t into the pumpkin carving thing anymore. 

So I started turning our Halloween pumpkin into a Pumpkin pie every year.

 

pumpkin on a front porch

 

I no longer bothered with carving them out and putting a candle inside. Instead I draw the pumpkin face on with a black Sharpie and set them out on the porch with our other Fall decorations.

We just leave all the porch lights turned on (and some inside ones too) to let the kids know we’re home.

 

How to Make Pumpkin Puree

 

Here's how to make homemade Pumpkin Puree for using in baking and cooking. Turn a pumpkin into a pie! #pumpkin #dessert #puree #fallrecipe

 

Cleaning out the Pumpkin:

After Halloween, take the Pumpkin and clean it out. You can cut a “cap” out of the top so that you can get in there and scrape out all the pulp and seeds.

Use a large metal spoon and scrape the inside wall, all the way around. Get off as much stringy pulp as you can.

You can cut the pumpkin in half now, much like you would a squash. Or just leave it whole with the cap back on.

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Or don’t even bother with cutting a cap, if you don’t mind scooping out the pulp and seeds after baking.

Put a layer of tin foil on a cookie sheet and place the pumpkin on the tin foil.

Put it in an oven set at 350F. Let it bake for awhile. How long it takes will depend on the size of your pumpkin.

Large pumpkins can take several hours to cook through.

 

baked pumpkin sits on the stove

 

Once the Pumpkin is soft and mushy, it’s ready. You can probably tell just by looking at it, as it will be somewhat sunken in.

Test it by poking a fork in it. If the fork easily goes through the whole wall of the pumpkin, it’s ready.

Remove it from the oven and let it cool. Then, just scrape all the flesh into a bowl.

Doing this while the pumpkin is warm makes it very easy and quick.

You will have already removed all the stringy stuff and seeds, so this part of the process won’t take long.

Mash the pumpkin with a fine masher to break it down into a puree. Your homemade Pumpkin Puree is now ready to use in pies or baked loaves.

 

Making a Pumpkin Pie from Scratch:

a slice of pumpkin pie sits on a plate

Pumpkin Pie

Yield: 6
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

A Fall holiday favourite, Pumpkin Pie is the perfect dessert.

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 1/8 tsp cloves
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 eggs, well beaten
  • 1 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 1/3 cup evaporated milk
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Instructions

  1. Mix the sugar, spices and salt well.
  2. Add the water and mix together well.
  3. Stir in the eggs and blend. Add the pumpkin and the milk. Mix well together.
  4. Pour into prepared pie shell.
  5. Bake at 450 F for 10 minutes. Turn the oven down to 325 F and bake for 45 - 50 minutes.
© Annie
Category: Dessert
Use the Pumpkin flesh to make a pie, cookies or a Pumpkin Cranberry Loaf or eat it as a side dish with dinner.

 

basket of pumpkins

 

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Comments

  1. Robin Follette says

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    Don’t rush on our account. We’ll be here when your migraine clears. My chiropractor helps a lot with mine and Taylor’s migraines.

    I miss having a back porch covered with pumpkins waiting to be turned into pies and cookies. Canned from the store is convenient but it doesn’t have the “I grew that” ingredient that makes it special.

    • Annie says

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      Thanks Robin! Today is first day with no headache at all. Hoping it is over with. I was in the grocery store the other day and checked the price on the canned pumpkin. A 1 lb. can is selling for $4.39! Crazy – I think I’ll get more than a pound from the Halloween pumpkin and I paid $2.99 for it.

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