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Roasted Pumpkin Purée

Keyword how to roast a pumpkin, pie pumpkin, roasted pumpkin,
Cook Time 1 hour
Author Lora Wiley-Lennartz

Ingredients

  • 1 pie pumpkin

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

  2. Place the whole pumpkin on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil and roast for 20 minutes.

  3. Remove from oven, carefully slice off the stem, and cut the pumpkin into quarters.

  4. Return the pieces to the oven and roast for another 40 minutes or until you can easily run a fork through the flesh and skin of the pumpkin.

  5. Remove the pumpkin pieces from the oven and let cool completely.

  6. Scrape out the stringy flesh and seeds and set aside.

  7. Use a spoon to scoop out the flesh and transfer it to a food processor. Discard or compost the outer skins.

  8. Purée the pumpkin flesh in the processor until smooth.