Comments on: Make Your Own Pumpkin Puree

By: jessica

jessica — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:19:01 +0000

Kat, great idea. I’m surprised frozen is ok, but glad it is. I’m so honored to be part of your Thanksgiving! Do you have a picture?

By: kat

kat — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:19:20 +0000

Update – so I wanted to try out your pumpkin lasagna recipe for Thanksgiving dinner-for-two (me and Mom), but I wanted to make it with fresh pumpkin puree. Mom lives a 3-hr plane ride away, so TSA’s “no liquids, no gels, no pumpkin puree” rule loomed. Solution: freeze pumpkin puree into a brick in a ziplock baggie (hence turning the puree into a solid), and place brick in a box (e.g. cookie box).

Pumpkin lasagna was de-licious – thanks!

By: jessica

jessica — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:17:26 +0000

Kat, I’ve never tried freezing it but I think it should freeze well.

By: kat

kat — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:48:25 +0000

Just made a nice big batch. How well do you think this will freeze?

By: Ciaochowlinda

Ciaochowlinda — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:41:52 +0000

I’ve got mine in the oven as I type this.

By: jessica

jessica — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:27:20 +0000

Natasha, it probably varies per brand. Obviously fresh is better but out of season, I’ve used canned (I think it was the Whole Foods Brand) and had good results. But since you’re willing to make your own…you’ll always get the best.

Koko, yea, I think when you’re not familiar with cooking, it sometimes doesn’t occur to people to make stuff you can buy easily, and canned pumpkin is not awful, like canned beets or something…but of course, fresh pumpkin puree rocks.

By: Koko

Koko — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:18:43 +0000

Great post! I find that lots of people don’t know how to make their own pumpkin puree, and how nice is it to have something fresh and local, and not canned!

By: Natasha - 5 Star Foodie

Natasha - 5 Star Foodie — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:50:25 +0000

I actually dislike the canned pumpkin and thought I didn’t like pumpkin at all until I started making my own, so much better! My daughter had a blast cooking pumpkin recipes with me this year.

By: Asianmommy

Asianmommy — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:04:16 +0000

I love pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie, pumpkin everything!

By: jessica

jessica — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:27:36 +0000

Kim, I do. I didn't post it this time because I just did salt, garlic powder, and onion powder, but I did post about Moroccan Spiced Pumpkin Seeds last year.