How To Make Homemade Pumpkin Purée

It's easy to make your own pumpkin puree from scratch and all you need is one ingredient: A sugar pumpkin.

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Just cut the pumpkin in half and scoop out the innards (you might have to use your hands for this.

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Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and roast the pumpkin (cut side down) until it's tender.

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You can tell when it's done when you can poke it and the flesh gives easily.

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Just slip off the pumpkin skin (this one literally shrugged out of its skin when I pulled the stem.)

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Puree the flesh in your food processor until smooth. That's it! Easy peasy.

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Come on, which one would you rather eat?

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It's lighter in color and flavor than the canned stuff, w/no tinny aftertaste! Way better.

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