Pumpkin Recipes We Absolutely Love (2024)

FAQs

Should you roast canned pumpkin puree? ›

Not only does roasting deepen the flavor of the pumpkin, but it bakes off some of the moisture in the purée, ensuring a more custard-like pie with less risk of a soggy crust.

To complement pumpkin with sweet flavor pairings, consider using spices like nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice and vanilla, or sweet ingredients like chocolate, maple, honey, cranberries or brown sugar. Create savory dishes by pairing pumpkin with spices like chilies, cajun, cayenne or pepper.

Plain, canned pumpkin is the healthiest choice for your dog. Both fresh and canned pumpkin are good sources of nutrients and fiber, but canned pumpkin contains a higher concentration of fiber and nutrients compared to fresh pumpkin. This is because fresh pumpkin has higher water content than canned pumpkin.

Canned pumpkin and pumpkin puree are the same thing. These terms are often used interchangeably in recipes, though you may also see the term solid-pack pumpkin. All these terms mean 100% steamed and pureed pumpkin—no extras, no add-ins—not even in the canned variety.

Spread the pumpkin puree mixture onto a baking sheet in an even layer. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until it looks slightly dried out.

For cooking, you'll want to use sugar pumpkins (also called pie or sweet pumpkins), which are small and round. Long Island Cheese pumpkins, which are more oblong and can look like a wheel of cheese, are also good to eat. Field pumpkin types are larger, have watery, stringy flesh, and are best for decorating.

The best type of pumpkin for cooking and baking

Instead, I recommend using a pie pumpkin or sugar pumpkin (pictured above). During the fall and winter seasons, most stores will have them available. Try to pick pumpkins between 3-6 pounds — that's usually when the flesh is best.

It could be due to various health conditions, including pancreatitis, gastroenteritis, or a food allergy. Sometimes, your pup pukes yellow foam because they want too long without eating. You should always keep your eyes open for any other symptoms that may be present.

Why is my dog throwing up yellow bile in the morning? ›

Bilious vomiting syndrome (BVS) is sometimes used to describe a condition where dogs vomit bile or froth—but not food—after not eating for a while. For most dogs, this happens early in the morning after not eating overnight. Dogs with BVS may show obvious signs of nausea, especially first thing in the morning.

' The good news is that regular peanut butter is safe to give your dog as a treat. Just make sure to avoid peanut butter with Xylitol, a sugar substitute found in lower or sugar-free products. Xylitol is the only ingredient in peanut butter that's bad for dogs.

Pumpkin is notorious for pairing well with warm winter spices – as found in a variety of Moroccan-inspired cuisines. Try incorporating cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, cumin and chilli with your pumpkin dishes for flavour-packed feasts.

Pumpkin puree (and pumpkins in general) will ferment if improperly stored. They will smell off, taste sour , and some cases, start to rise like bread dough. Smell it. If it smells off, it's probably bad.

As pumpkins cure, more sugar content builds up within the flesh of the pumpkin, resulting in a sweeter end product. Making homemade pumpkin puree with a pumpkin that hasn't been fully cured will give you an almost bitter-tasting puree. It's really worth it to be sure the pumpkins have been cured long enough.

Canned pumpkin is fully cooked. But if you make a pie, a cake, pumpkin bread, cookies, muffins or any other baked good, it tastes so much better.

Canned pumpkins are already cooked, with the pumpkins steamed before they're processed and packaged up, so it's easy to think that they don't need much more. But if you're placing them in certain dishes, you'll need to cook them further.

Strangely enough, heating canned pumpkins can also help tamp down the metallic taste that often robs canned vegetables of their greatness. In terms of texture, heating canned pumpkins eliminates excess moisture, transforming the soggy mess into a respectable blend that won't drown out other ingredients.