Pumpkin; Canned or fresh?

[GadgetGuy]

When you want to make a pumpkin pie, bread or anything that might require the use of pureed pumpkin, do you use canned or fresh? I use the canned pumpkin because it is already pureed. If you use fresh, you'd have to go through all that seeding, peeling & boiling, then you must puree it to get rid of that stringy matter, otherwise it sounds like too much work for me!!! With canned pumpkin, you just open the can & get to work with it!!

You save the drudgery of work that would come along with using a fresh one!! Hah!!

 

[caseydog]

On the rare occasion that I make pumpkin pie, I use canned pumpkin puree.

CD

 

[badjak]

I've never even seen canned pumpkin.
Just fresh or frozen

 

[karadekoolaid]

No such thing as canned pumpkin over here; I don't think it exists. Always fresh.

 

[TastyReuben]

If I’m making something “extra special,” it’ll be fresh, but it can be troublesome getting proper sugar pumpkins any time other than Thanksgiving.

Other than that, it’s canned.

 

[PabloLerntKochen]

Pumpkin is very versatile and you can make even vegan cakes with Zucchini. If I can choose, always fresh

 

[GadgetGuy]

Pumpkin is very versatile and you can make even vegan cakes with Zucchini. If I can choose, always fresh

I want to make this recipe that I saw on another cooking forum that uses canned pumpkin puree & Cool Whip for a no-bake pumpkin pie.

 

[caseydog]

I want to make this recipe that I saw on another cooking forum that uses canned pumpkin puree & Cool Whip for a no-bake pumpkin pie.

No bake? What about a crust?

CD

 

[PabloLerntKochen]

Maybe it’s similar to a no bake cheesecake

 

[caseydog]

Maybe it’s similar to a no bake cheesecake

I understand the filling being no-bake, but is it crustless pie? Do you pre-bake a crust and add the no-bake filling?

CD

 

[PabloLerntKochen]

when somebody would like to have a no bake pumpin pie from me, I would prepare a crust like you said. then I would add some agar agar, spices and sweetener to the pumpkin and fill the cake

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Fresh, always.

I don't think I've actually seen ruined pumpkin or squash and I'd rather control the sugar or salt added to my food.

 

[GadgetGuy]

No bake? What about a crust?

CD

The "crust" is usually a graham cracker crumb crust, already made & sold in the supermarkets that way. Or you can make your own. I usually buy it already made & in a foil pie plate.