Start by pre-heating your oven to 375F. Cut the pumpkin in half with your chefs knife, and then remove all the seeds and stringy bits in the middle.
Place the pumpkin cut side down on the sheet tray, and roast in the oven anywhere from 45 minutes to 2 hours, depending on the size of the pumpkin. The pumpkin is cooked when you can easily slide a knife into it.
Once the pumpkin is fully cooked, remove it from the oven and let it cool. Remove any water that may have leached out of the pumpkin.
When cooled enough to safely handle without burning yourself, scoop the roasted pumpkin flesh from the skin with a spoon. It should fall right of and easily separate from the tough skin.
Place the cooked pumpkin flesh in a food processor or food mill, and process until smooth.
Optional
If you like you can at this point season your pumpkin puree with spices, sugar, or even maple syrup to change its flavor slightly.
Notes
You'll know the pumpkin is fully cooked when you can easily slide a knife through the skin and flesh of the pumpkin.If you find the pumpkin looks very wet, you can keep cooking it to roast it even further, just be careful not to burn the flesh!
Nutrition
Calories: 49kcal
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.