Oven Baked Pumpkin: Quick And Tasty Recipes, How To Bake Stuffed And Whole

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Oven baked pumpkin: quick and delicious recipes

Despite the fact that pumpkin is a very healthy product, many people avoid vegetable dishes in their menu. This is explained by the specific taste and aroma of a round-faced beauty, which not everyone likes. However, if you know the right recipes, pumpkin can be prepared in a variety of ways, most of which will delight even the pickiest eaters. Today we'll talk about how to bake a delicious pumpkin in the oven.

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• 1 Step-by-step recipes for cooking pumpkin in the oven

  • 1.1 Pumpkin slices with sugar

    1.1.1 Video: delicious pumpkin baked in the oven

  • 1.2 Pumpkin with honey and dried fruits

    1.2.1 Video: baked pumpkin with apples and honey

  • 1.3 Pumpkin with ginger syrup

  • 1.4 Pumpkin stuffed with rice with candied fruits and nuts

    1.4.1 Video: baked pumpkin with rice and dried fruit

  • 1.5 Pumpkin fries

Step-by-step recipes for cooking pumpkin in the oven

Quite recently, I said that my father always grew pumpkins and, although not in significant quantities, dishes from it periodically appeared on our table. Amber baked vegetables with honey were one of my favorite desserts. We used vanilla sugar for the aroma and roasted walnuts for the rich taste. At that time, I did not know yet that many other sweets can be prepared from pumpkin. And a year ago I talked to a friend who loves a sunny vegetable. This girl shared with me a lot of delicious recipes, some of which have already been tried by me and accepted with delight by my household.

Pumpkin slices with sugar

One of the easiest oven pumpkin recipes for adults and kids.

Ingredients:

• 1 kg pumpkin;
• 1 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
• 150 g sugar;
• 1 tsp cinnamon.

Preparation:

1. Peel a slice of pumpkin from seeds and cut into slices about 2 cm wide.

   

   Roasting pumpkin can be cut into slices or small pieces

2. Place the pumpkin on a baking sheet and top with refined vegetable oil.

   

   Before baking, the pumpkin is poured with refined vegetable or melted butter

3. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.

   

   The amount of sugar and cinnamon varies in taste

4. Place the pumpkin in an oven preheated to 160 degrees and bake until tender, periodically determining the softness of the vegetable with a toothpick. The finished slices are easily punctured.

   

   The rosy crescents of a vegetable baked with sugar look very appetizing

Video: delicious pumpkin baked in the oven

Pumpkin with honey and dried fruits

This bright, tasty and aromatic dessert will please all those with a sweet tooth, including those who love healthy food.

Ingredients:

• 500 g pumpkin;
• 30 g raisins;
• 30 g dried cranberries;
• 3 tsp honey;
• 1/4 tsp ground cardamom;
• 1/4 tsp. l. ground nutmeg.

Preparation:

1. Peel the pumpkin from seeds and peel, cut into pieces of arbitrary shape.

2. Transfer the prepared product to a baking dish.

   

   The skin of the pumpkin is pretty tough, so you need to cut it off

3. Add dried berries to the vegetable.

   

   Pumpkin can be baked with any dried fruits and berries

4. Sprinkle the pumpkin with ground spices and add honey.

   

   If honey is frozen, it must be melted in the microwave or steamed before cooking.

5. Place the dish with the dish in an oven preheated to 200 degrees and cook for 30 minutes.

6. Put the dessert on a plate and pour over the syrup that remains in the mold.

   

   Dessert can be served warm or cold

An alternative option for baking an autumn beauty with honey is demonstrated in the video below.

Video: baked pumpkin with apples and honey

Pumpkin with ginger syrup

There will be a little more worries with the next treat than in previous recipes. But the result allows you to decorate even a festive table with such sweetness.

Ingredients:

• 500-600 g pumpkin;
• 100 g sugar;
• 3 tbsp. l. honey;
• 50–70 g of ginger;
• 1 lemon;
• 1 tbsp. l. water.

Preparation:

1. Cut a small pumpkin in half, remove the seeds.

   

   The most convenient way to peel pumpkin seeds is with a spoon.

2. Cut the pumpkin into small pieces and place in a fireproof dish.

   

   To make the vegetable cook faster, cut it into small pieces.

3. Bake the pumpkin in the oven at 200 degrees for 1-1.5 hours.

4. When the vegetable is tender, remove it from the oven.

   

   To cool the pumpkin, transfer the pieces from the pan to the bowl.

5. Wash the lemon and dry well. Using a fine grater, remove the zest from the entire fruit.

   

   Peel off the zest carefully, being careful not to touch the subcrustal white layer with bitterness

6. Squeeze 3 tablespoons of lemon juice.

7. Peel a slice of fresh ginger.

   

   Try not to replace fresh ginger with dried ginger, otherwise the taste and aroma of the dish will be much weaker.

8. Also grate on a fine grater.

   

   Ginger can be grated or chopped very finely with a sharp knife

9. In a small saucepan, combine the sugar and water.

   

   To obtain the desired syrup consistency, add sugar and water, strictly following the recipe

10. While stirring, heat the mixture until the sugar melts and turns into brown caramel.

    

    Stir continuously to prevent caramel syrup from burning.

11. Add lemon juice, honey, ginger and zest to the caramel.
12. Stir the syrup, heat for 2 minutes and remove from heat.

13. Cut the peel from the pumpkin pieces, cut the pulp into cubes.

    

    The peel from pieces of baked pumpkin is cut with a knife or separated with a metal spoon

14. Pour the hot syrup over the pumpkin and enjoy.

    

    Before serving, the dessert can be supplemented with any nuts

Pumpkin stuffed with rice with candied fruits and nuts

A stunningly bright dish with a rich taste and wonderful aroma, which you simply cannot resist.

Ingredients:

• 1 pumpkin;
• 1 tbsp. rice;
• 1 egg;
• 1 apple;
• 1/2 tbsp. raisins;
• 1 tbsp. l. candied fruits;
• 1 tbsp. l. chopped nuts;
• 1 tbsp. l. butter;
• 2 tbsp. l. honey.

Preparation:

1. Stock up on the foods you need.

   

   Such a simple set of products makes a gorgeous dessert.

2. Choose a small pumpkin weighing up to 1.5 kg, even, round shape. Wash and dry the vegetable well.
3. Boil rice until tender.
4. Soak the raisins in hot water for 15 minutes, then discard in a colander.

5. Use a sharp knife to cut the neat cap off the pumpkin.

   

   Use a long, sharp knife to cut off the top of the vegetable carefully and not break it.

6. Use a spoon to remove the seeds from the vegetable and scrape off some of the pulp, leaving the sides of the "pan" about 15 mm thick.

   

   the scraped pumpkin pulp also groans with part of the filling

7. Finely chop the pumpkin pulp and simmer for 7-10 minutes in a skillet.

   

   Pieces of pumpkin pulp will add juiciness to the filling

8. Combine the rice with pulp, nuts, raisins, candied fruits and an apple grated on a fine grater.

   

   For the filling, you can use homemade candied fruits or a product from the store.

9. Add the egg, butter and honey to the resulting mass.

   

   Butter will add tenderness to stuffed pumpkin, and honey will make it sweeter.

10. Stir the filling thoroughly, place in the pumpkin and cover with the pumpkin lid.

    

    The pumpkin lid will not allow the filling to fry and maintain the desired temperature inside the workpiece

11. Transfer the blank to a baking sheet or mold.

    

    The shape will give the pumpkin stability during baking

12. Bake the food at 200 degrees for an hour and a half.

13. Serve the finished dish whole on a large platter.

    

    The stuffed pumpkin is served whole

You can learn more about another interesting way to bake a whole pumpkin stuffed with rice below.

Video: baked pumpkin with rice and dried fruit

Pumpkin fries

My husband loves this snack. The original recipe allows you to cook pumpkin in a very unusual way.

Ingredients:

• 1 kg pumpkin;
• 2 tsp corn starch;
• 2 tsp garlic powder;
• 1 tsp ground paprika;
• 2 tsp olive oil;
• 1 bunch of parsley;
• coarse sea salt.

Preparation:

1. Cut the pumpkin peeled from the skin and seeds into long strips with a side of no more than 1 cm.

   

   The straw should not be too thick, otherwise the pumpkin will not bake inside and remain firm

2. Transfer the straws to a bowl, cover with cold water and let sit for half an hour to absorb the liquid.

   

   Soaking in water will keep the pumpkin from drying out when baked

3. Place it on a dry kitchen towel and pat dry.

4. Place the chopped vegetable in a food bag and add the starch to it. Close the bag and shake well so that the starch covers all the straws evenly.

   

   Thanks to the starch, the baked pumpkin will be crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.

5. Sprinkle the pumpkin with garlic powder and paprika, pour over with olive oil, mix thoroughly.

   

   Spicy food lovers can season the dish with red hot pepper.

6. Place the straws on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.

7. Place the workpiece in an oven preheated to 200 degrees and bake for a third of an hour.

   

   The finished pumpkin is covered with a delicious golden crust

8. Chop fresh parsley with a knife.

9. Sprinkle the finished pumpkin fries with coarse sea salt and herbs.

   

   It is advisable to eat pumpkin fries immediately after cooking

I told you about those oven pumpkin recipes that are the most popular in our family. I'm sure you also have something to tell us about this topic. Be sure to write about how you bake a bright and healthy vegetable in the comments below. Bon Appetit!