Pumpkin Puree

Name: Pumpkin Puree
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: about 3 cups
Ingredients: 1 medium pie pumpkin (about 3 pounds), halved

Total Time Prep: 10 min. Cook: 1 hour + standing

Yield about 3 cups

Test Kitchen Approved

Yes, you can learn how to make pumpkin puree at home! All you need is one small baking pumpkin, an oven and a food processor. You'll be left with 3 cups pumpkin puree to tackle your next pumpkin-filled recipe.

Ingredients

1 medium pie pumpkin (about 3 pounds), halved

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°.Remove loose fibers and seeds from inside pumpkin. Place pumpkin, cut sides down, in a 13x9-in. baking dish; add 1/2 in. water. Cover and bake until tender, 1 to 1-1/4 hours.
When cool enough to handle, remove flesh with a spoon and discard skin; mash or puree in food processor. Place mashed pumpkin in a strainer over a bowl. Let stand 30-60 minutes; discard liquid.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup: 59 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 2mg sodium, 15g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch.

Homemade pumpkin puree can be used in most recipes that call for canned pumpkin. One three-pound pie pumpkin will yield about two cups of pumpkin puree, which is about what is in a 15-ounce can. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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