How To Roast A Pumpkin Easily
How do you cook a pumpkin? I'm sharing how to roast a pumpkin, and some ideas on what to do with it and how we store it.
Servings 32 oz
Calories 81kcal
Ingredients
- Pie Pumpkin
- Squash - if you don't like pumpkin you can do this with squash
Instructions
- Start by cutting the top off of each pumpkin.
- Scoop out the the middle section of the pumpkin and lid of the pumpkin.
- Place the lids back on the pumpkin, and place the pumpkin on a foil lined baking sheet.
- Place in an oven preheated at 350 degrees. Bake the pumpkins for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- When the pumpkins are done, remove them from the oven and place on a cooling rack.
- Remove the lid of the pumpkin and let cook.
- To test that the pumpkin is done cooking, stab it with a fork. It should go in really easy. If it doesn't, cook the pumpkin longer.
- Scoop out the pumpkin flesh.
Video
Notes
You can eat it as you would other squash like acorn, spaghetti, butternut, etc. I like to place some in baggies and freeze it for use later.
What can you do with cooked or roasted pumpkin?
- We eat it with a little butter and salt.
- Add it to soups or chilis
- Add it to casseroles or hotdishes
- Make a pumpkin pie
- Make pumpkin soup
- Make pumpkin pasta, or dumplings
- Bake with it - add it to cakes, muffins, cookies