Making Pumpkin Pie (From 'Carving' Pumpkins)

Halloween is over and the 'carving' pumpkins are on sale at silly giveaway prices - so let's grab one and see if they can be used for more than just carving...

[stonent]

When I was a kid we had left a pumpkin on the porch for almost a year and it never rotted or dried out, so out of curiosity we cut it open and it seemed perfectly fine. So my mom sliced the "meat" up and baked it into a lasagne and it was perfectly fine. It tasted like fresh squash.

[julieb]

Carving pumpkins are the only pumpkins I’ve ever used since I can usually get some free around this time of year. 😂
I do not like the traditional pumpkin pie because I do not like some of those spices. However my paternal grandmother would make pumpkin pies with lemon flavoring & I absolutely loved them! Lemon compliments pumpkin very well. She would also do butternut & cushaw pies the same way. I once asked for her recipe & she said that she just “threw them together”. But the next time I visited her she handed me a hand written recipe because the next time she made one of the pies she had measured things just so she could give me a recipe.
Today is her sons birthday—my father. He passed over 8 years ago now. She passed in 1993.

Ps. I always scrub the outside of the pumpkins well before cutting them up to bake to make sure I don’t get any unwanted ingredients in my pumpkin purée. lol. I’ve read the juice can be used for soup but I’ve never tried it. I did try roasting the seeds thou.

[mspeggylee]

Awesome looking pie!
I cooked my pumpkin 35 min in pressure cooker so the outer pumpkin skin fell off and pumpkin was extra juicy. Thanks for tip about draining water from pumpkin before making pie filling.

[McKlunkers]

The deconstruction of the pumpkin in fast-motion was immeasurably satisfying.

[lauraandrews]

This is my favorite way to cook: very little measuring, just a bit of this and that, experimenting as I go.
The pie looks delicious!

[brianartillery]

Pumpkin seeds, or 'Pepitos', roasted and salted, are a great, and nutritious snack. I don't really like pumpkin flesh, but I love the seeds.

[Unluckyification]

Thanks for demonstrating that carving pumpkins can be eaten and can taste good, too!

[donaldasayers]

Pumpkin soup is good too! I put ground almonds in my pumpkin pie, just 'cos I had some to get rid of.

[mrnmrn]

Nice! Btw you could've fit the whole pumpkin into the rectangular tray by cutting the pumpkin in 2 halves & roasting them like that. I've done that with my pumpkins: cut each pumpkin into 2 halves & put them on a baking tray, baked on 375 degrees for about 1 hour or until it's fork tender, then scoop out the cooked flesh, sprinkle on some cinnamon powder & brown sugar. A nice fall treat or Christmas treat, yum! ;)

[debbieandmarc]

I'm going to use your recipe to make my first homemade pumpkin pie from a plain old pumpkin from my garden. Thank you posting this video. 💕

[vickyk.]

Glad I found this. Stores in my area are currently completely out of canned pumpkin and nearest store only has big “carving” pumpkins. Will be using the beginning of this recipe to make my own purée! Thank you!

[brittrugg]

I love how he just threw some shit together lol

[forsakenmyth]

That appearance of the pumpkin pie after baking is 10/10

[yendub]

Why didn't you roast and salt the seeds? Great eating!

[NokturnalMTG]

"Just needs a little cream"

[MisterM]

I just finished watching your canned pumpkin pie video and was hoping you'd do another one this year showing it from scratch. Shouldn't have doubted that you'd already done this! Looks delicious, need to try it.

[riddickful]

Thanks for the recipe, I definitely have to try .

[cathycudney]

You can make a beautiful pumpkin marmalade with these big pumpkins.

[vermis]

Baha! That's the sight that greeted me in a Sainsburys branch on Wednesday. (after finding nothing in five shops closer to home, the day before) Like I said in the comments to the crow garlic video, they were hard to resist at that price. I think I was attracting looks with my trolley-load...
This video is going to get a few more views this week. That seat-of-your-pants recipe looks good!

[xavierramos]

Recipe is a winner. Thank you for this.