Homemade Pumpkin Puree
(Yields about 1-2 cups, depending on size)
Ingredients:
1 Sugar Pumpkin, small
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F
Start by removing the top stem of the pumpkin.
Slice it in half, vertically and remove the seeds/”guts”.
Once it’s completely clean, slice each half again – so you have 4 quarter slices, all vertical.
Lay the slices onto a baking sheet, skin-side up (or down, doesn’t matter) and bake or 45 minutes or until tender.
The skin should peel off with little effort, if it’s not budging then bake for 5-10 minutes longer.
Once all the skin has been removed, place the pumpkin chunks into a food processor or high-speed blender and pulse till smooth.
You can either store this for later use in freezer-safe bags or use it right away in a completely homemade treat!… like my pumpkin oat cookies 🙂
This will keep up to six months in a freezer, or about 1-2 weeks in the fridge.
You can find my video tutorial for this recipe here.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TLU6uzQnkI&w=640&h=360]
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Oh my gosh Margaret the video is so awesome!! A lot of people are intimidated to work with pumpkin, but this breaks it down and makes it look so simple. Once again, you amaze me!
Thank you so much! Haha, I wish I had better quality knifes 😛 I totally agree though, I always thought it was too hard to work with, but it’s totally not! Now I’m obsessed, the flavor is SO much better!
Thank you so much love, as always – your love and support makes my day brighter <3
I love your new logo header!! Wow, this is a fabulous video. I admit I’ve never made my own pumpkin puree before!
Thank you so much! I’m so excited to change over my site to the new design 😀 I highly recommend giving it a try, at least once. It’s SO much better tasting, I was truly surprised!
Thank you! I would always rather use homemade instead of canned anytime. I was always leery about working with pumpkins until now. So thanks again, I’ll be trying it this weekend. 🙂
Homemade is truly the way to go, if time isn’t a factor. I swear it tastes a million times better! So much love goes into my pumpkin recipes when using a homemade puree <3 I hope you have fun and let me know how it turns out!
Simply. Wonderful video. I loved it
Easy to make. I didnt know how to make it. Finally, I found you. Thankss so muchhh you maded me happy 🙂
Liz