Vitamins and minerals: Pumpkins are excellent sources of riboflavin (B2), copper, and iron. They also have slightly more vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) than butternut squash at 22% of the recommended daily intake (RDI). Butternut squash provides nearly 460% of the RDI of vitamin C and over 5...
Butternut Squash vs. Pumpkin: Storage Both butternut squash and pumpkin taste sweeter if they are allowed to cure. To cure a squash, you set it in a warm sunny place with excellent air circulation for a couple of weeks, rotating periodically to let the sun bake each side. An old screen ...
Winter squash like butternut and acorn have a nutty flavor that becomes more savory when roasted. It is hard, however, to really characterize the taste of winter squash as there are so manyvarieties of squash. They have the same dense pulp like pumpkins largely because pumpkins are a winter ...
Lumina Pumpkins are yet another white (sort of Ivory colored) pumpkin with a smooth skin and 10-15 pound weight. Great for Fall décor, but also good to bake with. They are also called ghost, white, and full moon pumpkins. For culinary uses, they are similar to butternut squash (Here ...
Butternut squash pie is a variation that uses butternut squash instead of pumpkin.There’s a subtle richness in taste with similar texture and flavor to pumpkin. Custard pie typically consists of a mixture of eggs, milk, sugar and vanilla baked in a pastry crust. The texture is similar to ...
I call this roast pumpkin feta salad amazing for very good reason, and we always have some of this butternut squash and chicken curry in our freezer! But when it’s a comforting and filling soup you’re in the mood for, this pumpkin red lentil soup won’t let you down. Here’s a ...
I love that these pumpkin muffins taste sweet, but not too sweet, so that they can pass for breakfast or a healthy snack. Enjoy one (or two) in the morning with a cup of coffee, and then grab another for an afternoon pick-me-up. If you have any extras, you can freeze them, but...
So which type of pumpkin is best for homemade pumpkin puree? The best pumpkins for baking are not the kind you use for carving.Pumpkins are a type of squash, and the bigger they get, the tougher and less pleasant tasting the pumpkin flesh is. Stick with smaller pumpkins for a sweeter,...
Use all the flesh, minus the seeds, like you do with acorn squash or butternut squash. If you want to go this route, here’s a full tutorial to make homemade pumpkin puree. (It’s better than Libbys pumpkin pie!) HOW TO MAKE PUMPKIN PIES FROM SCRATCH How do you make a pumpkin pi...
Dickinson:Similar in skin color and flavor to butternut squash, this is the variety that Libby's and many other store-bought brands use for their canned pumpkin. Early Abundance: This is our Test Kitchen's pick for the best pumpkin pie filling. ...