What makes a good pie pumpkin?
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- Опубликовано: 30 окт 2021
- Have you ever wondered if your Halloween pumpkins would make good holiday pies? I have, so we rounded up some of my favorites as well as some highly recommended winter squash that I haven't tried yet and put them to the test! We even cook up that jack-o-lantern pumpkin. What were the results? Other than the carving pumpkin, almost everything we tried was better than canned. Seriously, If you've only ever experienced pumpkin from a can, please do yourself a favor and find a farm stand today, pick up a bunch, and do your own test tasting!
The winner of this year's trial is Sweet Mama Kabocha. I could have eaten the whole thing without anything on it. Sweet, nutty, creamy, amazing. I was only sad that I had only bought one. If you can find one, Amish Pie squash is great for serious bakers. Thick flesh that is so creamy and flavorful and a great color. It weighed in at almost 40lbs, so you have to commit to your pumpkin recipes, but it is excellent! I'm processing 2 this year. You'll never go wrong with the moschata squash family. Butternut, Long Island Cheese, and Dickinson (like Libby's pumpkin) all taste fantastic and have the added advantage of being vine borer resistant. We grow all three and eat a bunch. Crown Prince was top-notch as well. A blue rind with bright orange flesh that is sweet and creamy. If you can find a farm stand with this or any of the recommended squash from this video your holiday pies and guests will thank you. I'll be going to find more of our favorites too. We will eat them roasted, baked, pureed, in soups, bread, cookies, muffins, cakes and so much more. We are well beyond just pumpkin pie spice over here. Let your Jack-o-lantern go to the compost or the animals and try one of these in your Thanksgiving pies!
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I love that blue pumpkin! I’ll have to try that one and the Dickinson next year! Thanks for the video! I have a ton of pumpkins on my porch that I need to take care of. We bought a bunch from the pumpkin farmer my boy worked for this season.
Very good video very informative and I learned a lot because I’m dealing with several different kinds of pumpkins right now myself I dehydrate most of my pumpkins and then later on to reconstitute and use them for what I need. Thank you very much.
Great video! Good information to know.
I did not realize that all these different types of squashes are “pumpkins” and used in the canned pumpkin we buy in a can. Wow! I learned a lot today.
I’ve grown a few of these- I think for baking and eating by itself, kabocha squash are my top pick. They’re very dry and velvety smooth- my favorite is “sunshine.”
I’m really excited to try the Amish Pie pumpkin this year! I’ve had great luck with other pumpkins in my yard so hopefully this one works well.
Great content! I had always wondered if jack-o-lanterns made good eating. And I watch a lot of Japanese cooking videos - they love their kombucha. They often eat the skin as well. If you do a follow up, I'd be interested in a taste test of them individually, as custard or mini-pies, and which varieties were least watery.
If you don't mind me adding a tip: the camera is a little jerky, which makes it hard to watch, and notice that there is a lot of glare, on the shiny countertops and from your glasses. Take off your glasses and smile! 🙂
I'm going to watch more, really loved this.
I think it makes a difference how you cook the pumpkin too. I like to microwave to soften and shorten time in the oven and roast them
Kabocha squash also bakes really great for pumpkin pie.
Thank you guys for doing this video. I'm making my first pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving 🤞.
Thank you for this video. Had no idea I could make a Butternut Pie let alone combine. Where can I find seeds for the Amish & Dickinson ?
Seed savers had them. seedsavers.org/?s=Amish+pie
What do y’all think about the white pumpkins and I also found a grey pumpkin but it doesn’t have a name on it. It was given to me.
Good question! If you cut them open and they look pale and watery then probably not. If they look dense and you can’t see a lot of stringy fibers, then it would probably work well.