All-Natural Pumpkin Butter From Scratch
By DeBruynC1
Ingredients
- 44 – 4.5 cups fresh pumpkin puree (made from ~3.8 pounds sugar pumpkin)
- 1/4cup1/4 cup sweet apple cider or apple juice, more if needed
- 1cup1 cup Sucanat (or brown sugar, unpacked)
- 3-4tbsp3-4 tbsp pure maple syrup, to taste
- 1tbsp1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2tsp1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1tsp1 tsp fresh lemon juice (enhances flavour and helps preserve)
- 1tsp1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- pinchpinch of fine grain sea salt
Details
Servings 4
Adapted from ohsheglows.com
Preparation
Step 1
1. Roast your sugar pumpkins (see this tutorial). Cool for 10 minutes on pan before handling.
2. Add pumpkin flesh (without the skin) in a blender. Add juice and blend until smooth, stopping to push down the pumpkin when necessary. It may take a bit to get it going.
3. Add the Sucanat (or brown sugar), maple syrup, cinnamon and nutmeg. Process again until super smooth and no clumps remain.
4. Spoon mixture into a medium-sized pot. Cover with lid and prop lid ajar with a wooden spoon. Over medium-high heat, bring mixture to a low boil. Reduce heat to low-medium and cook for about 10 minutes, or until it’s as thick as you want it. Keep the lid ajar throughout the cooking process – you will find it splatters everywhere so be careful! I like to keep the lid propped up on an angle while I stir the mixture so I don’t get splattered. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
5. Cool completely, stir in lemon juice and a pinch of salt, and then store in a sealed jar in the fridge. Should keep for 2-4 weeks.
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