Roasted pumpkin is a delicious, healthy autumn dish that can either be served as a side-dish to your main course, or added to a salad. Read this article to learn a few different ways to roast a pumpkin.
Ingredients
Basic Roast Pumpkin
- One small pumpkin or 1/4 large pumpkin
- Olive oil, to drizzle
- Dash salt and pepper
Total Time: 30 minutes | Servings: 4
Spicy Roasted Pumpkin
- Two pounds fresh pumpkin, peeled and seeded
- Two tablespoons olive oil
- Half teaspoon salt
- One teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- One teaspoon ground cumin or cumin seed
Total Time: 1 hour | Servings: 4-6
Cinnamon Roasted Pumpkin
- Three pounds pumpkin, peeled and seeded
- Quarter cup brown sugar
- One teaspoon cinnamon
- Half teaspoon salt
- Two tablespoons peanut or olive oil
Total Time: 1 hour | Servings: 8-10
Steps
Basic Roast Pumpkin
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (200 degrees Celsius).
- Cut the pumpkin in half with a large knife.
- Scoop out the stringy innards of the pumpkin along with the seeds. Set the seeds aside and prepare toasted pumpkin seeds later.
- Cut the pumpkin into 1-inch thick slices. Puncture the outer skin of the pumpkin with the tip of a large chef's knife. Set the knife into the groove created by the puncture and slowly sink the knife into the pumpkin using a rocking motion.
- The thicker your slices, the longer your pumpkin will take to roast. Therefore, it's recommended to cut about 1-inch thick slices, leaving enough time to develop good caramelization on the outer surface of the pumpkin.
- Place pumpkin wedges on a large roasting tray and drizzle generously with olive oil.
- Season your pumpkin wedges. Salt and pepper make a fine combo, but why not experiment a little bit for some out-of-the-ordinary combos? Try:
- Garam Masala
- Cumin and curry powder
- Clove, cinnamon, and brown sugar
- Roast your pumpkin wedges for about 20 minutes. If your pumpkin wedges are slightly larger than 1-inch thick, roast for 25 minutes and check every 5 minutes thereafter. If your pumpkin wedges are slightly smaller than 1-inch thick, roast for 15 minutes and check every 5 minutes thereafter.
Spicy Roasted Pumpkin
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (200 degrees Celsius). This will save you time while preparing the food.
- Cut the pumpkin into two inch cubes using a sharp chef's knife. In a small bowl, mix together olive oil, salt, pepper, and cumin.
- Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray or olive oil. Alternatively, cover the baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- Place the pieces of pumpkin onto the baking sheet. Try to arrange them so that they are not touching one another. Use a spoon to drizzle the olive oil mixture onto the pumpkin, or use a basting brush to coat each piece.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes. The pumpkin should be soft and lightly browned at the edges when it is done.
- Remove from the oven. Pumpkin can be served warm as a side-dish, or can be stored in the refrigerator and served cold with a salad.
- Enjoy!
Cinnamon Roasted Pumpkin
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit (162 degrees Celsius). In a small bowl, add the sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Mix together.
- Use a chef's knife to cut the pumpkin into pieces. You can either cut them into cubes or slices that are about thick.
- Coat baking dish with cooking spray, olive oil, or butter to prevent sticking. Place the pumpkin into the baking sheet.
- Use a basting brush to cover the pieces with peanut or olive oil. If you don't have a basting brush, then use a spoon to drizzle the oil onto the pumpkin, being sure to coat each piece.
- Sprinkle the pumpkin with the cinnamon and sugar. Cover the baking dish.
- Bake in the oven for 40 minutes. Remove the baking dish and stir the pumpkin, then bake again, uncovered, for an additional 15 minutes. Pumpkin should be soft when finished.
- Allow to cool and then serve. Pumpkin can be served as a side dish or as a dessert. Consider serving with whipped cream or vanilla bean ice cream.
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Tips
- Try adding your favorite seasonings to the pumpkin before roasting, like thyme, rosemary, cayenne pepper, etc.
- Pumpkins are in season beginning in fall, and usually last through the winter. Pumpkins can be stored at room temperature for up to a month.
- Be sure that the pumpkin you use is intended for cooking purposes, not purely for decoration.
Things You'll Need
- Baking sheet/dish
- Aluminum foil or non-stick cooking spray
- Basting brush (optional)
- Small bowl for mixing
Related wikiHows
- How to Make a Pumpkin Smoothie
- How to Make Pumpkin Pie Straight from the Pumpkin
- How to Make Pumpkin Bread
- How to Roast Pumpkin Seeds
- How to Make Pumpkin Candles
- How to Roast Cumin Seeds
Sources and Citations
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