Easy Ways to Bake, Roast, and Purée Pumpkin
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Trying to make things easy here…..
After removing seeds and baking in oven for about 1 hour (and cooling period), take each half and slice them like you would a cantaloupe….more manageable pieces. Now you can take each SMALLER slice and cut the pulp right down to the rind….much, much easier than trying to scrape each larger half. After slicing each smaller section, cut up into 1”- 2” pieces and toss into your blender/food processor to purée. Once the purée is ready, measure out two (2) cups into a FREEZER ZIP LOCK BAG. Then toss them in your freezer. This is about the right quantity for pies, breads, muffins, etc…
Seriously you couldn't include Celsius?
Hi Harry-
Thanks for your feedback! I have updated the article to include Celsius information as well. You can also always refer to our Temperature Conversion Calculator.
Hi,
Another way I cooked pumpkins is by boiling them. It seems quicker, but you need to drain well or the pie comes out with too much moisture.
Each has it own flavor. My wife likes boiled pumpkins for her pies while I think baked gives the pie a more robust flavor.
I love any squash . This year I tried a small pie pumpkin in my air fryer. 24 minutes and done . Made my bread and loved it . Happy Fall everyone
This is my second year of growing Jack o Lantern. I have an old carpet on top of my compost bin that is still maturing. I start a pumpkin seed indoors in a large pot with holes in the bottom. Once the frost has passed I sink the pot through the hole in the carpet with the rim just above the carpet. The compost provides warmth, nutrients, and moisture for the whole season. Only very occasionally do I have to water it. The carpet keeps the fruit off the soil.
This Almanac article suggests you can use the same pumpkin to carve and to make into puree. Actually, the puree pumpkin is smaller, round and better in texture and flavor; while the carving for decoration pumpkin is more like a gourd - fibrous and poor in flavor. You should not recommend eating the large jack 0 lantern pumpkins.
We have used the jack-o-lantern pumpkin for both with no noticeable difference either. I suspect the jack-o-lantern ones may get more spray than the pumpkin pie variety though...
I've been cooking my jack-o-lantern after using it as a Halloween decoration for years; it makes great pies, cakes, breads, soup, etc. and I've not had any complaints about it. I have grown pie pumpkins too and haven't found any difference in flavour or texture.
Thank you for your comment. We’ve edited the article to make it more clear that folks should be using pie pumpkins!