Recipes to Make with Leftover Pumpkin Puree

Do you may have leftover recent or canned pumpkin puree? I’m sharing 30+ recipes that burn up the final of your pumpkin puree, plus finest methods to retailer it. I bake quite a lot of pumpkin treats within the fall season and I do know a lot of you do too, so this put up is additional helpful!

It’s straightforward to bake with pumpkin throughout the fall season (pumpkin chocolate chip cookies!) as a result of it’s a flexible and scrumptious ingredient that brings moisture and taste to baked items. I normally bake with canned pumpkin puree as a result of that’s what’s best, so it’s usually I’ve 1/4 cup or 1/2 cup leftover within the can. Or if I make an enormous batch of selfmade pumpkin puree (this selfmade pumpkin puree tutorial is nice), I normally have leftovers.

Does this sound such as you? Is leftover pumpkin puree taking on your life? Possibly not within the dramatic method I simply described (LOL), however this put up will resolve that downside! 😉

Easy methods to Retailer or Freeze Leftover Pumpkin Puree

Retailer within the fridge: Recent or leftover canned pumpkin puree lasts for about 1 week within the fridge. Take away leftover pumpkin puree from the can and spoon it right into a container with a tight-sealing lid or right into a bowl you could cowl tightly with plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Retailer recent pumpkin puree the identical method—tightly coated.

• Tip for baking with leftover pumpkin: If different elements in your recipe have to be at room temperature, convey the pumpkin puree to room temperature too.

Easy methods to freeze pumpkin puree: You’ll be able to freeze recent or canned pumpkin puree for as much as 3 months. To freeze, spoon right into a zip-top bag, lay flat, squeeze out any air, and lay flat within the freezer. You may also freeze in a tightly sealed container—the much less air within the container the higher—or in ice dice trays. As soon as frozen in ice dice trays, take away pumpkin cubes and place in a sealable container. Thaw at room temperature or within the fridge, and if there’s extra liquid after thawing, drain it off earlier than utilizing the thawed pumpkin.

1 Normal 15-Ounce (425g) Can of Pumpkin Is Nearly 2 Cups

1 cup of pumpkin puree weighs 8 ounces (226g), so there’s rather less than 2 cups in a 15-ounce (425g) can. That being stated, nonetheless, you may actually use 1 can for two recipes that every name for 1 cup of pumpkin—you gained’t discover something is lacking. Simply pass over 1 Tablespoon of pumpkin (about 15g) from every recipe. (You would even add a Tablespoon or two of unsweetened applesauce to exchange the pumpkin puree.) From the lists beneath, you possibly can combine and match recipes to construct as much as 2 cups.

• Why don’t some recipes use the whole can of pumpkin puree? Some can’t stand up to that additional moisture and weight. When you used the entire 15-ounce can in these pumpkin chocolate chip oatmeal bars, the bars gained’t arrange correctly since there’s not sufficient dry elements. (However simply double the recipe and use the entire can!)

Recipes That Use Leftover Pumpkin Puree

Measure the quantity of pumpkin you may have leftover, then discover that quantity listed beneath:

These Recipes Use Extra Than 1 Cup of Pumpkin Puree

Pumpkin pancakes with heat maple syrup & pecans:

These Recipes Use 1 Cup (226g) of Pumpkin Puree

These Recipes Use 1/2 Cup–3/4 Cup (115–170g)

Use Much less Than 1/2 Cup (115g) of Pumpkin Puree Right here:

What are your favourite makes use of for leftover pumpkin puree?

And These Recipes Use an Complete Can of Pumpkin

Because it seems, recipes that use a complete commonplace 15-ounce can (425g) of pumpkin are few and much between. When you’re in no temper for making extra recipes with pumpkin, the next recipes (conveniently) use the entire 15-ounce can.

P.S. Wherever there’s pumpkin, there’s pumpkin pie spice, and you can also make your personal with this selfmade pumpkin pie spice mix. The recipe put up additionally consists of free printable labels in your spice jars.