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This Instructable will teach you how to make pure pumpkin juice from an otherwise discarded part of your Halloween pumpkin -- its guts. This juice can be sweetened for drinking, added to other juices, or used as a flavorful liquid in many recipes for your own haunted house. I use it to make Pumpkin Liqueur.
Why would I do this? Pumpkin inspiration hit me while we were preparing pumpkins for carving. I noticed how moist the guts were and thought they seemed perfect for juicing. I was surprised by how flavorful the "gut juice" really was and excited to make use of this otherwise discarded pumpkin element. Why throw away the pumpkin innards when It's eco-friendly, nutritious, and tasty to use them!
(Note that you can also make juice from the pumpkin flesh in a similar manner by substituting diced pumpkin flesh, with rind removed, for the guts. The heating time in Step 2 might be longer, as your aim is to thoroughly cook the pumpkin flesh to maximize the resultant juice.)
Why would I do this? Pumpkin inspiration hit me while we were preparing pumpkins for carving. I noticed how moist the guts were and thought they seemed perfect for juicing. I was surprised by how flavorful the "gut juice" really was and excited to make use of this otherwise discarded pumpkin element. Why throw away the pumpkin innards when It's eco-friendly, nutritious, and tasty to use them!
(Note that you can also make juice from the pumpkin flesh in a similar manner by substituting diced pumpkin flesh, with rind removed, for the guts. The heating time in Step 2 might be longer, as your aim is to thoroughly cook the pumpkin flesh to maximize the resultant juice.)
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You need:
A pumpkin or pumpkins, with the lid removed
large microwave-safe bowl
food processor or blender
wire mesh strainer
cheesecloth
A pumpkin or pumpkins, with the lid removed
large microwave-safe bowl
food processor or blender
wire mesh strainer
cheesecloth
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In the pumpkin liqueur recipe, this jack-o-lantern juice is reduced by half to give it more flavor. So the quality of the pumpkin could affect how much juice you'll need. If you are using a pie pumpkin, you could probably get away with less initial juice because it would be more flavorful. Perhaps you could use 2 cups straight juice or reduce 3 cups juice to 2 for a similar concentration of flavor.
To gain additional juice, you can cook cut pieces of pumpkin flesh (covered so they retain moisture), puree them, and strain out juice to add to what you get from the innards. You can also supplement with some butternut squash juice extracted in the same way.
So, depending on how you extract your juice, it could take anywhere from one medium to large, pie pumpkin to 3 medium jack-o-lantern pumpkins.