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How to Roast a Pumpkin

pumpkin puree

Ahhh smell that pumpkin spice in the air.

Pumpkin season is officially here. Whether you hate it or love it, there’s nothing you can do about it. It’s everywhere. I feel like wherever I go, there’s pumpkin spice something lining the shelves. While I love this time of year and I love pumpkin foods—wow—the marketing seems to be going a bit overkill this year. Maybe it’s every year, I don’t know. I just feel like it’s just so much more this year.

But let’s talk about how to roast a pumpkin and make some fresh pumpkin puree for all your savory and sweet pumpkin dishes! It’s easy to grab a can off the shelf, but why not use some of those pumpkins you bought that are sitting around your house? It takes a little time, but it’s super easy to do. 

pumpkin puree

I used a small sugar pie pumpkin that was about 3 lbs. It was a cute little pumpkin in every way!

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees and line a baking pan with foil or a silicon mat. Now cut off your pumpkin’s top and slice in half.

pumpkin puree

Roast pumpkin

Scoop out all the seeds and save them to make pumpkin seeds later. With a grapefruit spoon, remove a majority of the fibers.

Roast pumpkin

Place the two halves onto the baking pan, facing downwards, and roast for about 35-45 minutes. You will be ale to easily poke into the pumpkin when it’s done.

Roast pumpkin

Before…

Roast pumpkin

…after!

Let the pumpkin cool for a bit.

Roast pumpkin

When it’s cooled, scoop out the pumpkin flesh.

Roast pumpkin

To make it extra smooth, put the flesh into a blender and pulse a couple of times until smooth. Don’t over blend your pumpkin.

Roast pumpkin

Tada! You have fresh pumpkin puree! Aren’t you excited?

Have you ever roasted a pumpkin before? Do you prefer fresh pumpkin over the canned? Let me know!

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Avatar for ApronWarriorI’m Carolann and I’m obsessed with food. Seriously, I live and sleep thinking about food. I’m on a mission to create doable, real food recipes
from scratch as well as living a more natural life style. I also believe that life should be celebrated and one of the best ways to do that is around a dinner table with friends and family (+ a game for some extra bits of laughter and edge of your seat competition). If you’re new here, I invite you to check out some of my favorite recipes or my story that lead me to real food.
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