Pumpkin Butter Made in Your Crock-Pot + How to Make Pie & Bread with it

Pumpkin Butter Made in Your Crock-Pot

(you can double, triple, etc. this recipe)

2 cups of cooked, pureed pumpkin (or you can use a 15oz can of pumpkin if you don't want to use fresh)
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ginger
1/8 tsp ground cloves

Combine all ingredients in crock-pot and stir to mix well. Cook on High for 3 hours, stirring occasionally. It will thicken as it cooks. Do not let it burn or stick. After it is done, fill the pint jars or 1/2 pint jars and seal. Process in water bath canner for 40 minutes.

(I made what was equivalent to 7 batches, and just cut the sugar in half.......I thought 14 cups would have been way too much)

You can use the Pumpkin Butter to make a pumpkin pie with too.

(My husband calls my Pumpkin Butter : "pumpkin pie in a jar")

FOR 2 pies you will need:

1 pint jar of pumpkin butter
1/2 pint jar of pumpkin butter
2 eggs
1 12oz can of evaporated milk

Mix all together and pour into pie shells. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes then turn the oven down to 350 degrees and bake for 45 minutes or until done. You will want to pre-bake your pie shells for 1-2 minutes at 350 degrees oven.


You can make Pumpkin Bread with this Pumpkin Butter too:

Take your recipe you have on hand for Banana Bread and substitute a 1/2 pint jar of the pumpkin butter for the banana. Then follow the instructions for mixing and baking.

How to Process a Fresh Pumpkin


To process a fresh pumpkin, just cut the pumpkin in half, then turn the halves down onto a baking sheet that has just enough edge on it to not let juices go into the oven.


Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour. Allow to cool.


Once cool you can usually peel the rind off thus leaving all the pulpy flesh. Sometimes depending on the thickness of the pumpkin, you may have to cut off the rind but believe me, it's easier than cutting it uncooked.


Then just put the pulp into a blender and puree. Voila! Fresh, pureed pumpkin that is ready for your recipes.