Make your Own Pumpkin Purée

A pumpkin yields a lot of flesh, and while canned pumpkin is convenient, you can easily make your own pumpkin purée.  Use some now, and freeze the rest.

Make Your Own Pumpkin Purée

A pumpkin yields a lot of flesh, and while canned pumpkin is convenient, you can easily make your own pumpkin purée.  Use some now, and freeze the rest. 

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr

Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

Course Pantry Basic

Cuisine Edwardian, English, Gluten Free, Keto, Low Fat, Vegetarian, Victorian

Servings 10 cups

Ingredients

  

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• 1 large baking pumpkin

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Cut the pumpkin in half through the stem. Remove seeds and pulp. Save the seeds. Bake, skin side up for one hour or until the flesh is tender.
  
• Scrape pumpkin meat and place in a large bowl.
• Mash with a potato masher you can use an immersion blender to make quick work of the process.

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