There are all sorts of ways to make pumpkin butter. Maybe you already have a family recipe you prefer? I decided to try making my batch this year starting from whole pumpkins (rather than pumpkin puree in a can).
This easy recipe for overnight pumpkin butter is made in a crock pot. I love using mine—especially during the colder months. And what’s better than waking up to the smell of homemade pumpkin butter?
Related: 15 Pumpkin Desserts To Bake This Fall
Overnight Pumpkin Butter Ingredients:
- small pumpkins (pie pumpkins)
- butter
- brown sugar
- apple juice
- vanilla extract
- ground cinnamon
- ground ginger
- nutmeg
- cloves
First, using a good knife, cut open each pumpkin, and scoop out the guts (seeds and those string-y things). Remove the outer rind and cut into small cubes.
In a crock pot, combine the fresh pumpkin cubes, sugar, apple juice, vanilla extract and spices. Give it all a good stir. Then, set to cook on low for eight hours. I like to set it overnight, so I wake up to the awesome smell of pumpkin in my kitchen the next morning.
Once the mixture is done cooking, the pumpkin pieces should be very soft. Use an immersion blender to puree the mixture (you could also do this in a food processor or blender).
You can add pumpkin butter to all kinds of different recipes. My personal favorite use simply to serve it on toast. 🙂 Save unused pumpkin butter in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. Enjoy! xo. Emma
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Ingredients
- 2 pie pumpkins (small baking pumpkins)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups brown sugar
- ¼ cup apple juice
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon cloves
Instructions
- First, using a good knife, cut open each pumpkin and scoop out the seeds and guts. Remove the outer rind and cut into small cubes.
- In a crock pot, combine the fresh pumpkin cubes, sugar, apple juice, vanilla extract and spices.
- Then, set to cook on low for eight hours.
- Once the mixture is done cooking, the pumpkin pieces should be very soft. Use an immersion blender to puree the mixture.
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Ok, so do I peel the skin off to remove the rind? Instruction isn’t that clear to me yet, noone is asking so I though I would. Am I using rind with skin on or off? TY!
I also wonder the canned equivalent for the pumpkin. I would love to make this.
Can you freeze it to make it last longer than 2 weeks?
I just made it and I highly recommend this! Fabulous!!! I could’ve eaten it by the spoonful
Do you include the seeds?
Nope.
oh my, this looks so yummy!
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yum that look so tasty!!!!
Wow never tried pumpkin butter, I didn’t even know it was a thing!
I agree, it makes great gifts! Brought some to work a couple weeks ago (along with pumpkin scones) and the ladies all raved. I didn’t tell them how easy it is to make:)
This sounds delicious!
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Great thing for the crock pot! How many cups of pumpkin puree from a can would I need to equal two whole pumpkins?
Looks amazing and makes my mouth water just looking at this! I have a question though… if I were to take the “lazy way out” and use canned pumpkin puree, about how much of that would I use? Thanks so much… great idea for gifts!
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This looks delicious! Yum x
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Interesting, I never even heard about pumpkin butter before 😀
i cant wait to try this! i could bathe in pumpkin butter…yum!
Mhhh…What a original idea! If you like this kind of recipe, certainly you also like the Italian Marmalade “Cotognata”, the texture is very similar! Look here for the step by step recipe: http://lalunadeigolosi.com/cotognata-e-tavolette-di-marmellata
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Wow that looks incredible.
I have to go and make this later!
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Oh wow this sounds amazing – I’ve never had anything like this before. I especially like the idea of cooking it overnight and waking up to it the next morning! I’m always on the look out for unusual pumpkin recipes so will definitely give this a try! xx
Thank you for this! Even though it made me feel like a) I’ve been living under a rock & b) I’m an idiot.
HOW have I never heard/thought of PUMPKIN BUTTER?! Sheesh!
And now I’m a little depressed because so much of my life has been spent without…
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