HOW TO MAKE PUMPKIN PUREE { INSTANT POT & OVEN METHOD }
Make Pumpkin Puree with ease using Instant Pot or Oven. All you need is One Ingredient - Pumpkin.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time20 minutesmins
Cuisine: American
Keyword: pumpkin, how to, basics
Author: Sandhya Hariharan
Ingredients
Ingredients
2.5lbor 1 Kg Pumpkin
Instructions
INSTANT POT PUMPKIN PUREE
Place 1 Cup of Water in the steel insert of the Instant Pot. Keep the trivet in the Pot and place the pumpkin on the trivet.
Set to high pressure for 10 minuteS and allow the pressure to release naturally.
Check with a butter knife to see if its cooked well.
Carefully remove the pumpkin and place it onto a wooden board. Scoop out the flesh into a bowl and puree them in a food processor .
OVEN METHOD PUMPKIN PUREE
Halve the pumpkin and scoop out the pulp and seeds from the centre. Save the pumpkin seeds for roasting later on. Cut rough pumpkin wedges on a baking sheet and roast at 190C for 30-40 minutes or until tender. Allow the pumpkin to cool down and peel the skin off
Preheat oven to 190C. Halve the pumpkin, scoop out the pulp and seeds. Cut the pumpkin into wedges and place on a baking sheet and roast for 30-40 minutes or until tender. Allow the pumpkin to cool down and peel the skin off.
Scoop flesh out into a bowl and puree in the food processor.