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Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Pumpkin

07/06/2020 by The Typical Mom 7 Comments

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Pressure cooker pumpkin puree is so easy to make in your Instant Pot, Crockpot Express or Ninja Foodi! Use it to make pumpkin butter, inside recipes and more. Homemade and perfect every time.

pressure cooker pumpkin 2

If Instant Pot pumpkin puree is something you want to make this year, we have a recipe for you! Of course you could use your oven and the “old fashioned” way but this pressure cooker pumpkin method is SO much easier. One more addition to our long list of easy Instant Pot recipes for you to use. 😉 (originally published 8/18, affiliate links present)

It makes this Fall vegetable so tender and perfect for canning or making delicious pumpkin butter too!

I mean there are SO many options once this is done. I’d have to say our pumpkin zucchini muffins top the list though.

Let’s start with a few basic tips:

  • Make sure to Bookmark our InstaPot recipes page. We add new ones each week!
  • Then LIKE our IP Facebook page for new ideas daily.
    • This is a great InstaPot cookbook and set of wooden utensils are great to grab too.
    • I HIGHLY recommend you buy this non stick pot. It is easier to clean and will avoid the burn message too.

For reference, this is the pressure cooker I have and use for all recipe creations.

star wars instant pot

I got this squash from a relative out of her garden. In researching what it was it was found it to be a long pie pumpkin.

Cooked it tastes just like the traditional circular orange versions.

I knew you could pop a whole pumpkin in your Instant Pot but it was a bit long so I cut up into large pieces. It worked great!

Pressure Cooker Pumpkin

Another difference if you cut the pumpkin vs. sticking the whole thing in is you can remove the seeds beforehand. Don’t throw them out though!! Once you scoop out the seeds put them in a strainer and get the gunk off. 

  • Then make roasted pumpkin seeds
  • Or air fryer pumpkin seeds for a healthy snack. 
  • This is one of our favorite Fall snacks, and quite healthy too! 

I guess it depends on what you’re making, I was on a mission to make homemade pumpkin butter so I preferred for the seeds and “gunk” to be gone beforehand.

Homemade pumpkin puree

  1. Pumpkin – if left whole make sure it fits into your Instant Pot with enough room for the lid to close. Or cut into larger chunks
  2. Trivet – I like this one with handles or vegetable steamer basket
  3. Cup of water
  4. Blender

Mason jars for storing in fridge, or pint size freezer bags if making it in bulk and freezing it.

cooking fresh pumpkin

The oven version has always worked fine but I am all about easy. Making this Instant Pot pumpkin really is a breeze. With a super short pressure cooking time you may never buy canned again.

  • What’s great about this Instant Pot pumpkin recipe is you can leave it plain, or add any spices you like.
  • LOVE nutmeg, add a bit more than others might.
  • Prefer a sweeter sugar pumpkin puree, then add a bit of brown sugar to your mixture when you put it into the blender or food processor.

Now once you’re done with the cook on high pressure stage don’t do a quick release. Rather, allow for a natural pressure release for 5 minutes first, then scoop the insides out.

Throw this pulp into your blender with just a dash of liquid. Once it’s as smooth as you’d like you’ll have your own pressure cooker pumpkin puree to use as you wish.

Since we were making it a bit sweet we added some goodies like sugar, nutmeg and more. We will share what we made with you below. It was so yummy!!

cooking fresh pumpkin 2

Can you cook big pumpkins?

Not really. I mean it has to fit inside your pressure cooker. Yes you can cut it in half or even into fourths if you wanted but there’s still a limited capacity.

It might be easier to use a big pot on your stovetop with a trivet in the bottom for a rather large one. I would choose a small / medium one for this method.

How do you make pumpkin powder?

That isn’t what we’re sharing here, but we have made shared how to dehydrate apples and you’d use the same machine. If you’d rather make a powder (for whatever reason) there are instructions here.

  • Canning pumpkin is an option if you’re making a large batch and want it to use for multiple recipes.
  • Or use it immediately like we did when we made our pumpkin butter. You can use the same process for butternut squash and make soup this way too!

Either way it is a lot easier than you might think to cook a fresh pumpkin!

Want to make some homemade pumpkin butter now?? That’s how we used ours!

Homemade Pumpkin Butter

We hope that helped you understand how to cook pumpkin quickly!

How long does pumpkin puree last in the freezer?

It can last up to a year if stored properly!! That means you can make “all things pumpkin” all year long with this! Make a big batch and then store in airtight containers or in pint size freezer bags. Make sure to remove the air, zip them closed, and lay them flat.

I like to freeze as much as I would typically use in one use. That’s about the size of a can of pumpkin I’d buy at the store.

  • Take one out at a time and allow to thaw out on the countertop, then bake away with it!

Instant Pot pumpkin

This is what you can do with it once it is done and ready to use:

  1. Pumpkin chocolate bread is amazing
  2. Our pumpkin monkey bread is to die for!!
  3. Try pumpkin coffee creamer with some pumpkin cookies with cake mix
  4. Instant Pot baby food is fun, or this pumpkin crisp or pumpkin pie sheet cake are always a hit.
Pumpkin Pie Sheet Cake

Ninja Foodi pumpkin

You can make this as a Ninja Foodi recipe too? Follow the same instructions below if you have that pot.

We have even made pumpkin angel food cake which is just amazing, and more October Instant Pot recipes here.

Time needed: 25 minutes.

Pressure Cooker Pumpkin

  1. Add ingredients

    Put your water and vegetable steamer basket inside your pressure cooker. Place your whole (small enough pumpkin to fit in your Instant Pot) in whole or cut into large pieces and arranged so it fits inside with the lid on.

  2. Cook

    If cut into large pieces (and seeds/inside removed) set to pressure high for 9 minutes. If left whole it takes closer to 13 minutes.

    Allow to naturally release for 5 minutes, then release rest of steam.
    Take pieces, whole pumpkin out and allow to cool so you can handle it.

  3. Prepare

    Once cool enough use a spoon to scrape the inside of the pumpkin out and into a blender. (if you used a whole pumpkin put the seeds and stringy chunks to the side.

  4. Blend

    Pulse blender or put it on a low speed to make pumpkin puree to use in a variety of recipes like our homemade pumpkin butter I have linked to in this recipe.

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Pressure Cooker Pumpkin

Wondering how to make pumpkin puree using your Instant Pot well it’s never been easier using this method. Pressure cooker pumpkin is the way to go. Period! 
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword instant pot, pressure cooker, pumpkin, squash, steaming
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 9 minutes
Total Time 14 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 58kcal
Author The Typical Mom

Ingredients

  • 1 pumpkin
  • 1.5 c water

Instructions

  • Put your water and vegetable steamer basket inside your pressure cooker.
  • Place your whole (small enough pumpkin to fit in your Instant Pot) in whole or cut into large pieces and arranged so it fits inside with the lid on.
  • If cut into large pieces (and seeds/inside removed) set to pressure high for 9 minutes. If left whole it takes closer to 13 minutes.
  • Allow to naturally release for 5 minutes, then release rest of steam.
  • Take pieces, whole pumpkin out and allow to cool so you can handle it.
  • Once cool enough use a spoon to scrape the inside of the pumpkin out and into a blender. (if you used a whole pumpkin put the seeds and stringy chunks to the side.
  • Pulse blender or put it on a low speed to make pumpkin puree to use in a variety of recipes like our homemade pumpkin butter I will link to above this recipe card.
Nutrition Facts
Pressure Cooker Pumpkin
Amount Per Serving (2 oz)
Calories 58
% Daily Value*
Sodium 5mg0%
Potassium 770mg22%
Carbohydrates 14g5%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 19295IU386%
Vitamin C 20.4mg25%
Calcium 49mg5%
Iron 1.8mg10%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. JRo says

    11/23/2020 at 11:10 pm

    So, soooooo easy, thank you!

    Reply
    • The Typical Mom says

      11/25/2020 at 11:51 am

      So glad

      Reply
  2. Daphne says

    11/06/2020 at 5:27 pm

    Even after reading the recipe, I did not think it was going to be easy. Let me tell you, next year I will but many pumpkins or grow than, and make my own purée. Never again will I buy canned.

    Reply
  3. Tina says

    11/01/2019 at 9:18 am

    I have a large pressure cooker how is that different from an instant pot?

    Reply
    • The Typical Mom says

      11/02/2019 at 3:30 pm

      No different, just use pressure cook high

      Reply
      • Cissy says

        11/02/2020 at 8:05 am

        Can you use your instantpot as a pressure cooker? And can pumpkin? I’m seeing to only use pressuer coker

      • The Typical Mom says

        11/03/2020 at 2:22 pm

        IP site says it is not safe to can food if that is what you’re referring to, it doesn’t get quite hot enough to kill all bacteria for that.

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