Dessert for 8

Pumpkin Butter

Name: Pumpkin Butter
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cans (15 oz) pumpkin purée; 2/3 cup coconut sugar or muscovado sugar; 1/4 cup maple syrup; 1/2 cup unsweetened apple juice; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 2 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice; 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 pinch sea salt

$2.25for 420 minServes 8

Pumpkin purée simmers with sugar, maple syrup, apple juice, lemon, and warm spices until thick and spreadable.

Photo: minimalistbaker.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Winter squash (butternut, 1.9 lb$1.29/lb typical	1.9 lb	$2.42Typical price
	Juice, 4.75 oz$0.04/oz typical	4.75 oz	$0.19Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$4.49

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarHoney or maple syrupDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

20 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
8servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$0.56 per serving$2.25 for 4

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Ingredients

2 cans (15 oz) pumpkin purée
2/3 cup coconut sugar or muscovado sugar
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup unsweetened apple juice
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 pinch sea salt

Steps

Stir the pumpkin purée, sugar, maple syrup, apple juice, lemon juice, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and salt in a medium saucepan.
Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer over medium heat, stirring often.
Reduce the heat to low and cook for 12 minutes until thick, stirring every few minutes.
Cool the pumpkin butter for 3 minutes before using or storing.