I know this may sound a little intimidating, but have no fear, making your own pumpkin puree is not that difficult! This is actually the first time I have made it. I decided to do so after I had been staring at the pumpkin on top of my mantel that has been part of my Fall decor. To not waste a perfectly good pumpkin, I figured what better way for it to fulfill its destiny than turning it into pumpkin puree!
It was so beautiful I was sad to say goodbye, however excited to say hello to all it could become. Pumpkin bars, cookies, breads, pies, cinnamon rolls: all these goodies could be in its future!
As you can see it’s not a very big pumpkin. It’s best for pumpkin puree to not use a large pumpkin that you would typically use for carving. The bigger pumpkins are, the more likely they will have a different texture and taste. This pumpkin was labeled a pie pumpkin so that’s a good way to know what it’s good for.