Butternut squash and sweet potato are one-to-one replacements for pumpkin puree. For 1 cup canned pumpkin or pumpkin puree, substitute 1 cup cooked, mashed sweet potato or butternut squash.

If the label on your canned pumpkin says 100% pumpkin, then it’s all pumpkin. However, some companies may be using a mix of pumpkin and winter squash in their puree.

-- Are fresh pumpkin puree and canned pumpkin the same? Yes, If the canned pumpkin you purchase is 100% pumpkin, it’s essentially the same as pumpkin puree.

When shopping for canned pumpkin, you'll see three similar-sounding names on the labels of the different products on the shelf: pumpkin puree, 100 percent pumpkin, and pumpkin pie filling.

If the label on your canned pumpkin says 100% pumpkin, then it’s all pumpkin. However, some companies may be using a mix of pumpkin and winter squash in their puree.

Yes, If the canned pumpkin you purchase is 100% pumpkin, it’s essentially the same as pumpkin puree. Just make sure you aren’t grabbing pumpkin pie filling (they look alike on the supermarket ...