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How to make Pumpkin Puree

Course How To, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 1 Units

Ingredients

  • Pumpkin

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 300F. Slice pumpkin into 4 pieces, my pumpking was pretty small so you can slice it into more pieces.
    Pumpkin cut into 4 pieces on a baking sheet placed into the oven
  • Bake for about 20 minutes, until you see pumpkin get soft. Skin will peel easily and excess pulp you can remove with a fork on the inside.
    Pumpkin skin being peeled off pumpkin slice
  • Mush pumpkin with potato musher until you get even consistency. Use hand mixer, blend baked pumpkin until you get a puree. If you have a food processor you can blend it all inside the processor.
    Smooth pumpkin puree in a bowl
  • Pumpkin can be stored in a freezer inside a plastic bag or a plastic box for several months. No preserves needed.
    Pumpkin Puree distributed into 2 plastic tupperware