How to Make Pumpkin Puree From a Fresh Pumpkin

Anne Lawton
by Anne Lawton
2 cups
1 hr

Pumpkin puree is so easy to make with only one ingredient which is a pumpkin! It tastes fresh and has a great pumpkin flavor, and it's made with 100% pumpkin. Homemade puree can be used in all of your favorite sweet and savory pumpkin recipes. Once you have a taste of homemade pumpkin puree, you will want to skip the canned stuff and make your own from scratch.


Store pumpkin puree in the refrigerator for up to 5 days and in the freezer for up to three months.


Tip! Make individual portions of pumpkin puree by storing it in ice cube trays or cupcake tins.

Pumpkin puree

Cut a pumpkin in half, scoop out the seeds and bake.

Scoop out the flesh

Add to a food processor and puree

How to Make Pumpkin Puree From a Fresh Pumpkin
Recipe details
  • 2  cups
  • Prep time: 15 Minutes Cook time: 45 Minutes Total time: 1 hr
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Ingredients

  • 1 sugar pumpkin
  • Equipment needed: baking sheet
Instructions

Pre-heat the oven to 400
Cut the pumpkin in half, scoop out the seeds
Place the pumpkin halves into a baking sheet skin side up
Bake for approximately 45 minutes until the skin turns dark and a fork can easily be inserted
Remove the pumpkin halves from the oven and let them sit for 15 minutes to cool off
Use a spoon to scoop out the flesh and place it in a food processor or high-speed blender
Blend the pumpkin into a puree and store it in the refrigerator.
Tips
  • Store pumpkin puree in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Freeze it for up to three months
  • NOTE: You can substitute any combination of winter squash to make this recipe. Clean and roast the squash just as you would the pumpkin.
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Comments
  • Sandy Sandy on Nov 14, 2023

    I have baked pumpkin this way for years. Your are correct, once you make a pumpkin pie with REAL pumpkin, you will never go back to canned. The only difference for me is that I mix it with a hand mixer, as I don’t care for the puréed texture.

  • Leticia Leticia on Nov 15, 2023

    Don't you have to squeeze the juice with a cheese cloth.

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