How to Roast a Pumpkin to Make Canned Pumpkin

By Tiffany Bannworth
@MissAnubis

This is a really cost effective way to make prepared pumpkin for autumn.

I ended up with 8 jars of pumpkin for $3.50, the price of the pumpkin.

I leave it unseasoned so that it may be utilized in whatever recipe you see fit.

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Serves:

6-8 jars

Prep:

20 Min

Cook:

40 Min

Ingredients

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1: whole pumpkin
: vegetable/canola oil
: water

How to Make How to Roast a Pumpkin to Make Canned Pumpkin

Step-by-Step

1Cut your pumpkin into sections. Remove the seeds and scrape the insides.
2Rub the inside of the pumpkin with oil. Then place in a high lipped pan for the oven INSIDE FACE DOWN.
3Then pour about 2-4 cups of water into the bottom of the pan. Depending on the length of your pan.
4Cook in an oven of 450F until the outside shell looks a little wrinkled and the inside in fork soft.
5Then allow to cool to warm. Remove the skin.
6Keep emptying the processor into jars and refilling the same way until you are out of pumpkin.
7I got about 6-8 spaghetti sauce sized jars from one pumpkin.
8Can using either the pressure or water bath canning process.