Before you get to cooking, it’s important to pick the right pumpkin for the job. The “sugar pumpkin” or the “pie pumpkin” is the most popular cooking pumpkin. You’ll see these in the grocery store in the fall.They are rounder and smaller than regular carving pumpkins. The flesh ...
If you would like to learn how to cook pumpkin for pie with your leftover pumpkins, here is the BEST fresh pumpkin pie recipe to use! Fresh Pumpkin Pie Recipe We are quickly coming up on pumpkin season, and if you're looking for the BEST fresh pumpkin pie recipe, you don't want to...
I love pumpkins! I love them in soups, pies, pancakes, smoothies, cakes, lattes and so much more! Once you learnhow to cook pumpkinand make your own pumpkin puree, I promise you'll never want to go back to canned pumpkin. You know what they say fresh is best! If you're using can...
Pumpkin Pie History Before we get in to baking our scrumptious pumpkin pies, it’s worthwhile to note that the humble pumpkin has come a long way. The cultivation of pumpkins dates back to 5,500 BC in Central America, and pumpkins were one of the first foods the Europeans brought to the...
Learn exactly how to cook a pumpkin and make easy homemade pumpkin puree! Pumpkins can be intimidating, but in this easy step-by-step tutorial you’ll learn exactly how to cut, dice & roast a pumpkin for cooking and baking. Use your homemade pumpkin puree for all of your favorite ...
Now that we know how to prep these various-sized pumpkins, let’s talk about steaming in your Instant Pot. Put the rack in the Instant Pot stainless insert along with a cup of water. If the squash fits into the Instant Pot insert whole, put it on the rack and cook on high pressure...
Pumpkins can promote better bone density and digestion and even lower cholesterol. They’ve also been found to help prevent prostate cancer, kidney stones and even depression. Nutritional statistics: One cup of pumpkin puree contains approximately 49 calories, 0 grams of fat, 12 g of ...
How to cook a pumpkinin the oven and make pumpkin puree. Every fall I can’t resist buying sugar pie pumpkins to use in recipes. I love to see them sitting in the kitchen through the fall months, and then I cook them to make pumpkin puree. ...
Once you have picked or purchased your pie pumpkins, you’re ready to turn them into a puree! Step 1: After you wash the pumpkins, cut them into rough quarters. My favorite method is to cut down, from top to bottom, leaving a square around the stem. The pieces aren’t quite even,...
The Worst Picks for Pie Sugar Pumpkin This is the most iconic of all the pumpkins. And yes, it's the one I liked least of all. The flesh is slightly loose and a bit stringy, and when cooked, the puree was wet and needed a good deal of time in the skillet to cook out the exces...