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How To Roast Pumpkin

Teresa Ambra

2013 – Gluten Free Living

This post will provide easy directions for How To Roast Pumpkin. Strange as it may seem, I have been cooking for almost 40 years and I’ve never roasted a pumpkin before! We’ve never set them out at Halloween, and as far as I can remember, my mom never bought them to cook with either. She always used canned pumpkin. Well, I came across a recipe I wanted to make that called for roasted pumpkin so I bought my first pumpkin! And, I roasted it! It really wasn’t that difficult, although, my applause goes to my husband who actually cut the pumpkin down for me. He had the grunt job.

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Actually, roasting pumpkin is quite easy. After cutting the pumpkin off the rind (like watermelon), we cut the pumpkin into one-inch cubes, placed them on a cookie sheet with parchment paper (I’m trying to avoid using aluminum foil like the plague). Then we sprinkled the pumpkin generously with salt and pepper, and drizzled olive oil over top. We roasted the pumpkin in the oven for 30-40 minutes at 400 and that was it. I set the pumpkin out to cool and used it in a couple of different recipes (which I’ll post in the next few days).

So, this How To Roast Pumpkin recipe is for those, who like me, have never actually roasted pumpkin before. If you’d like to include it in some great recipes and don’t want pureed pumpkin from a can, here’s how to make your own roasted pumpkin. If you have an overabundance of pumpkins from your garden you probably already know how to do this but, just in case, these instructions may prove helpful.

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Roasting Pumpkin is not all that difficult to do and it tastes so wonderful.

Here’s what I did.

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My husband cut a circle around the top of the pumpkin and removed the core and seeds. Then he cut the pumpkin down into about 8 large pieces. After that he started cutting off the peel.

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He’s still working at it here.

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He put the large sections of pumpkin here after he finished removing all the peel.

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He cut the pumpkin down into one-inch cubes. I placed parchment paper in my cookie sheets and placed the pumpkin on the parchment paper.

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Drizzle olive oil over top of the pumpkin cubes. I used quite a bit. I used at least two-three tablespoons of olive oil in each pan.

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Now sprinkle the pumpkin generously with salt and pepper. Bake at 400 for 30-40 minutes or until pumpkin is fork-tender.

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I roasted the pumpkin uncovered about 20 minutes before turning the pumpkin over to cook the other side.

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Here I’m turning the pumpkin over in the other pan.

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Here’s the pumpkin after it is finished roasting. It took about 40 minutes.

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Here’s another look at the roasted pumpkin. Allow the pumpkin to cool and use in your favorite recipes like desserts, casseroles or appetizers. I used some of the pumpkin to make Southwestern Grilled Swiss and Pumpkins Sandwiches and Pumpkin Guacamole and Swiss Sandwiches. They were terrific.

Here’s the recipe.

HOW TO ROAST PUMPKIN

(Directions adapted via Taste of Home)

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How To Roast Pumpkin

Teresa Ambra
How-to directions for roasting pumpkin for recipes.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Veggies
Cuisine American
Servings 8 1 cup servings
Calories 280 kcal

Equipment

  • 2 large cookie sheet pans
  • 1 sharp knife to cut and pare pumpkin
  • measuring spoons
  • parchment paper

Ingredients
  

  • 15 pound pumpkin seeded (1 medium sized pumpkin)
  • 1 tsp. Salt and pepper to taste
  • 4-6 tbsp. olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Cut pumpkin down removing seeds, pulp, and peel.
  • Cut pumpkin into one-inch cubes.
  • Spread pumpkin over top of the two cookie sheets in single layer and not crowding.
  • If you need to, add another cookie sheet.
  • Drizzle with olive oil (if you have to use three cookie sheets you may have to use all of the oil).
  • Sprinkle pumpkin cubes generously with salt and pepper.
  • Roast in 400° oven for about 20 minutes before using a spatula to turn the pumpkin over to the other side.
  • Roast another 10-20 minutes or until pumpkin is fork-tender.
  • This made approximately 2 quarts of cubed roasted pumpkin.
  • Use in casseroles, desserts, appetizers, or as desired.
  • Makes 2 quarts

Notes

NOTE: This would also be good sprinkled with cinnamon and eaten that way.
 
Directions adapted via Taste of Home.
 
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Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 280kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 9gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 252mgPotassium: 2892mgFiber: 4gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 72402IUVitamin C: 77mgCalcium: 179mgIron: 7mg
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[b]How To Roast Pumpkin[/b]
Recipe Type: Veggies
Cuisine: American
Author: Teresa Ambra adapted from [url href=”http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/roasted-pumpkin-nachos” target=”_blank” title=”roasted pumpkin nachos”]Taste of Home[/url]
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Cook time:
Total time:
How-to directions for roasting pumpkin for recipes.
Ingredients
  • 1 medium pumpkin, seeded, pulp, and peel removed, cut down into one-inch cubes
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 4-6 tbsp. olive oil
Instructions
  1. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  2. Cut pumpkin down removing seeds, pulp, and peel.
  3. Cut pumpkin into one-inch cubes.
  4. Spread pumpkin over top of the two cookie sheets in single layer and not crowding.
  5. If you need to, add another cookie sheet.
  6. Drizzle with olive oil (if you have to use three cookie sheets you may have to use all of the oil).
  7. Sprinkle pumpkin cubes generously with salt and pepper.
  8. Roast in 400° oven for about 20 minutes before using a spatula to turn the pumpkin over to the other side.
  9. Roast another 10-20 minutes or until pumpkin is fork-tender.
  10. This made approximately 2 quarts of cubed roasted pumpkin.
  11. Use in casseroles, desserts, appetizers, or as desired.
  12. Makes 2 quarts
Notes
This would also be good sprinkled with cinnamon and eaten that way.
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This is one of the recipes I used the roasted pumpkin in. Can you guess what it is?

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How To Roast Pumpkin

Teresa Ambra
How-to directions for roasting pumpkin for recipes.
No ratings yet
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Veggies
Cuisine American
Servings 8 1 cup servings
Calories 280 kcal

Equipment

  • 2 large cookie sheet pans
  • 1 sharp knife to cut and pare pumpkin
  • measuring spoons
  • parchment paper

Ingredients
  

  • 15 pound pumpkin seeded (1 medium sized pumpkin)
  • 1 tsp. Salt and pepper to taste
  • 4-6 tbsp. olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Cut pumpkin down removing seeds, pulp, and peel.
  • Cut pumpkin into one-inch cubes.
  • Spread pumpkin over top of the two cookie sheets in single layer and not crowding.
  • If you need to, add another cookie sheet.
  • Drizzle with olive oil (if you have to use three cookie sheets you may have to use all of the oil).
  • Sprinkle pumpkin cubes generously with salt and pepper.
  • Roast in 400° oven for about 20 minutes before using a spatula to turn the pumpkin over to the other side.
  • Roast another 10-20 minutes or until pumpkin is fork-tender.
  • This made approximately 2 quarts of cubed roasted pumpkin.
  • Use in casseroles, desserts, appetizers, or as desired.
  • Makes 2 quarts

Notes

NOTE: This would also be good sprinkled with cinnamon and eaten that way.
 
Directions adapted via Taste of Home.
 
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 280kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 9gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 252mgPotassium: 2892mgFiber: 4gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 72402IUVitamin C: 77mgCalcium: 179mgIron: 7mg
Keyword how to roast pumpkin, pumpkin, vegetable
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

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