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Pumpkins are an excellent source of vitamins and minerals, which makes pumpkin butter a tasty and fun way to eat healthy. How to make pumpkin butter will teach you two quick and easy ways to make this yummy spread.
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Pumpkin Butter Tips
- Try making homemade pumpkin puree.
- If you go the traditional route, simmer your ingredients for 30 minutes on the stove.
- If you choose the speedy route, nuke ingredients for a total of 8 minutes until thick and bubbly.
- For a slightly different flavor, substitute honey or maple syrup for the sugar.
- Add cayenne pepper for a pumpkin butter with some kick!
- Give away your homemade pumpkin butter as a holiday or hostess gift.
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Pumpkin Butter
The recipe or pumpkin butter used in this video includes pumpkin puree, soy milk, sorghum syrup, coriander, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt. T[he taste is reminiscent of pumpkin pie, according to the chef. She suggests using it as an alternative to cream cheese on a bagel, or stirring a little of the pumpkin butter into morning cereal.
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Introduction
- Pumpkin butter is a delicious low-fat spread that captures the flavor of pumpkin pie, doesn't contain any dairy or eggs and is similar to apple butter. You can put it on breads, use it on warm breakfast items such as pancakes or waffles and make it into a no-bake pumpkin pie.About.com: No-Bake Pumpkin Pie The steps below will show you how to make a quick version using a microwave oven or a slower traditional stove top method.
What You Will Need to Make Pumpkin Butter
- The ingredients below are the most common ones associated with pumpkin butter, but you can vary the amounts or add or subtract a flavor, depending on your own personal palate.
- 7 quarts of pumpkin puree
- 2 tablespoons of ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon of allspice
- 4 cups sugar
Step 1: Prepare the Pumpkin
- Follow this step to make your own pumpkin puree from scratch. If you prefer to use canned pumpkin puree, then skip ahead to Step 2.
Prep
- Choose a small pumpkin that is good for cooking and baking with the help of our guide How to Choose a Pumpkin Variety.
- Place newspaper down on your work surface for easy cleanup later.Tony Tantillo: Pumpkin
- Rinse the pumpkin in cool water and pat dry.
- Use a sharp serrated knife and remove the stem.
- Cut the pumpkin in half.
- Scoop out the stringy mass and the seeds.Pumpkin Patches: Pumpkin Cooking
- Save the seeds. Check out our guide How to Cook Pumpkin Seeds for yummy recipes.
- Discard the newspaper, stem and stringy innards.
Cook
- Choose a method of cooking, roasting, boiling, steaming or microwave cooking, and follow the steps in How to Cook Pumpkins.
- Allow the pumpkin pieces to cool.
- On a cutting board, use a spoon to scoop the flesh away from the skin.
- Puree the pumpkin pieces in a food processor or mash them with a potato masher or food mill.Tony Tantillo: Pumpkin
Step 2: Make the Pumpkin Butter
- It's time to mix your pumpkin puree (fresh or canned) with the remainder of your ingredients.
Stove Top Method
- In a large saucepan, combine all ingredients.All Recipes.com: Pumpkin Butter
- Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
- Reduce heat to low.
- Let mixture simmer for approximately 30 minutes to an hour or until it thickens.RecipeZaar.com:Stovetop Pumpkin Butter
- Stir frequently.
Microwave Method
- In a glass microwave-safe dish, combine all ingredients except the pumpkin.
- Mix ingredients well, set microwave on high and cook for 3 minutes.RecipeZaar.com:Microwave Pumpkin Butter
- Remove and stir.
- Add pumpkin and mix well.
- Set microwave on high and cook for 5 minutes.PastryWiz:Spicy Pumpkin Butter
- Remove the mixture and stir.
- It will be extremely hot and bubbly.
- When your pumpkin butter is finished, either off the stove top or out of the microwave, allow it to cool slightly before storing and refrigerating.RecipeZaar.com:Microwave Pumpkin Butter
Step 3: Storage
- Now that you have cooked your pumpkin butter to a thick consistency and allowed it to cool slightly, it's time to store it.
- Transfer pumpkin butter into glass jars for immediate use.
- Transfer pumpkin butter into freezer safe plastic containers to freeze and use later.RecipeZaar.com:Microwave Pumpkin Butter
Variations
- The above recipe is a very basic, traditional pumpkin butter. To spice yours up a bit, try one of these yummy tricks.
- Replace the apple juice or water with applesauce.RecipeZaar.com:Stovetop Pumpkin Butter
- For a slightly different flavor, substitute honey or maple syrup for the sugar.BedRockPress.com:Pumpkin Butter RecipeTips.com:Pumpkin Butter
- For a sugar-free recipe, use agave nectar.About.com:Pumpkin Butter
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