how many 8" pies does a 35-lb. pumpkin yield?

Question

Actually, I am using a real pumpkin for this - I know it's messy, but I want to do it from scratch, not from a can, since it tastes better that way.

Answer 1

5 to 6 - 8 inch Hun. I hope. As it takes a 5-8 LB. pumpkin to make 1- 9 in. pie. If my Math is correct, I am saying 5-6 for a 35 LB pumpkin. Good Luck

Answer 2

For comparison, I just roasted and pureed a eight-pound pumpkin and got about five cups of puree, enough for about three pies (you don't need quite two cups to make an 8" pie). If you extrapolate from that, your 35-lb. pumpkin should yield about 21 cups of puree. Certainly enough for 12 pies, but probably not enough for 15.

However, keep in mind that for baking, you actually want smaller pumpkins rather than larger. Ideally, you want a sugar pumpkin that's specially grown to end up in pies and so forth; they're sweeter and much less stringy than typical jack-'o-lantern pumpkins. Big pumpkins tend not to be as flavorful.

Answer 3

Last year I did this and 20 pound pumpkin when baked up and pureed made about 10-12 pies....I averaged that it took about 2 pounds of the pumpkin to make the pie....so for yours, about 17 pies?
The other suggestion is that the puree freezes awesome into ziploc bags once cooled...and then you can have the puree ready when you need it year round. That is what I did...it was nice to have a pumpkin pie in April...wierd but nice!

Answer 4

Go buy the stuff in a can at the grocery store. Some of it is already seasoned or you can add your own nutmeg, cinnamon, and allspice. It tastes identical to the real thing.

The preparation that it takes to scoop the innards out, clean, and roast a real pumpkin is a pain in the neck.

Answer 5

That all depends on how much pumpkin puree it yields
You need about 1 1./2 cups per pie

Answer 6

Probably only one I made one once from scratch and I couldn't believe how much fresh pumpkin it takes - I had a 50 pounder I think!

Answer 7

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