Learn how to cook pumpkin with this easy recipe. You’ll start with a fresh sugar pumpkin and end up with delicious, homemade pumpkin puree that’s perfect for using in pies, soups, or any recipe that calls for canned pumpkin.
Prep Time::15 mins
Cook Time:: 1 hr
Additional Time::10 mins
Total Time:: 1 hr 25 mins
Servings::30
Yield::4 to 6 cups
Ingredients
1 (4 pound) sugar pumpkin
Directions
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
Cut pumpkin into small manageable pieces; cut off pith and seeds and discard.
Place cut pumpkin, skin-side up, in a large roasting pan. Add 1/4 inch of water.
Bake, uncovered, until tender, about 1 hour. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 to 20 minutes.
Cut skin away from cooled pumpkin pieces. Transfer pumpkin flesh to a food processor and puree until smooth, or mash pieces in a bowl with a potato masher.