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    Homemade Pumpkin Puree – 1 ingredient only!

    Published: Jan 6, 2018 · Modified: Aug 8, 2023 by Vaishali · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

    Do you really need homemade pumpkin puree recipe in your life? I mean its super easy to grab a can of pumpkin puree from the collection that absolutely takes over the “Holiday Baking” aisles of grocery stores – from organic to non-GMO to the regular, no-frills kind.

    You see I have been trying to step in to some new shoes as a PTO mom at little V’s preschool and I have to say that I love it. Few weeks ago, the PTO organized a pumpkin patch tour and a bonfire for all the day care/ preschool families. It was a fun (but chilly) evening complete with hot dogs, hot chocolate and s’mores. Great fun was had and as we were wrapping up the night and pitching in to clean up after everyone had left, a fellow PTO mom gave me some pie pumpkins and suggested that I could make homemade pumpkin puree for all my pumpkin recipes this holiday season. And you know me, I had to give it a try. After some research and reading, I found out that it is, actually, very simple to make homemade pumpkin puree. Cut up the pumpkins, lay them on a baking sheet, bake, scoop out the pulp, blend, and store the puree. Of course not as simple as cracking open a can..but you see the point here – “homemade” and “not from a can”. Ha ha…need some justification here…:P

    I got approximately 3 cups of pumpkin puree form two small pie pumpkins and I froze it in zip-top freezer bags until I am ready to use it. Next up – pumpkin bread – stay tuned!

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    Pie pumpkins – 2, smallish

    Method:

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F or 180 degrees C. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

    Cut the stem off the top of the pumpkin and cut into quarters. Scoop out the seeds with help of a spoon. Lay the cut pumpkin pieces on the parchment-lined cookie sheet, skin side down. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a paring knife can be easily poked in and out of the pumpkin pieces. Remove the cookie sheet from the oven and let the pumpkin pieces cool for about an hour. Once cooled, scoop out the flesh into the jar of a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. I added about a tablespoon of water to get the blender running smooth.

    Store in the refrigerator up to a week or portion into 1-cup servings and freeze in freezer bags or mason jars. Thaw and use in cakes, muffins, pancakes, waffles, soups…endless possibilities my friends! Stay warm!!

    Love – Vaishali.

    Tools used:

    Oven

    Knife and chopping board

    Cookie sheet

    Parchment paper

    Blender/Food processor

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    1. Kimberly Nickson

      August 23, 2019 at 6:00 pm

      This would go great with my new low carb pumpkin waffles recipe!

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      • Vaishali

        August 24, 2019 at 11:26 am

        oooh...pumpkin waffles sound great. Will have to check it out!

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