How to Roast a Pumpkin
This roasted pumpkin recipe transforms fresh pumpkin into a rich, tender flesh perfect for a variety of dishes. Ideal for soups, pies, purees, and more, it brings out the natural sweetness and flavor of pumpkin in the simplest way.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1-2 sugar pumpkins
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ยบ.
- Cut the sugar pumpkins in half. Scrap out the seeds and save for roasting.
- Brush pumpkin with oil and season if desired. Put cut side down on a baking sheet.
- Roast in the oven for about 40 minutes. The pumpkins are done when you can pierce the skin easily with a fork.
- Allow to cool so you can handle it. Peel off the skin so you're only left with the pumpkin meat.
- Using a food processor, food mill, blender, or just a potato mashes, break up the pumpkin pieces until they are smooth.