Easy homemade spiced pumpkin purée 🎃. Homemade pumpkin puree is different than canned pumpkin. And there you have it - easy peasy homemade pumpkin puree. How to tell if a pumpkin is ripe.

I must admit that until October last year, whenever I was making a recipe which called for pumpkin purée, I'd make as needed but when we moved back to Croatia for a while, the weather took a turn for the worse. Homemade Pumpkin Puree is easy to make from scratch and is a delicious, fresh alternative to canned pumpkin. Sign up to my FREE Newsletter here. You can cook Easy homemade spiced pumpkin purée 🎃 using 5 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Easy homemade spiced pumpkin purée 🎃

1. It's 1/2 of small size pumpkin or squash.
2. You need 1 tbsp of ground cinnamon.
3. Prepare 1 tbsp of ground nutmeg.
4. Prepare 1 pinch of salt.
5. It's 3 tbsp of honey or golden syrup.

Puree the pumpkin in a food processor, food mill, hand blender, or by hand. Pumpkin flesh holds a lot of moisture. Once the puree has cooled entirely, place in freezer containers or ice cube trays. Leave room at the top (headspace) of the containers or individual ice cube compartments.

Easy homemade spiced pumpkin purée 🎃 step by step

1. Cut your pumpkin in half (I bought small size pumpkin so I roast half) scoop out seed and bits inside. Don’t throw the seed check out how to roast pumpkin seeds ; https://cookpad.com/uk/recipes/13635176-roasted-pumpkin-seed.
2. Roast pumpkin on 150c for about 45 min. Scoop out the fresh, transfer it to a blender, add some honey, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, 1-2 tbsp spoon of water and salt then blend together..
   
3. Transfer to a small saucepan and turn low heat on, keep stirring the purée and let it simmer for about 5-8 min until the mixture thicken up a little bit. It can be sieve through a strainer to get a finely texture..
   
   

This homemade pumpkin puree makes a beautiful base for sauces, desserts, drinks or even baby food. I made baked pumpkin oatmeal and it was delicious! If I had known how easy it is to make my own purée, I would've done it years ago. This homemade pumpkin puree recipe is so easy to make that you'll kick yourself for not trying it earlier. Who else is super excited about all the fall baking going on right now?