Recipes for leftover pumpkin puree

A can of pumpkin is about 2 cups. Pumpkin bread needs 1 and a pie needs a whole can, so the bread is a good home for half a can.

Keeping it: Move it out of the can into a covered container and refrigerate, or freeze it in 1-cup portions.

Recipes that use it

• Silky Classic Pumpkin Pie · uses 1 can pumpkin puree · 6 hr 25 min
• Spiced Pumpkin Bread · uses 1 cup pumpkin puree · 2 hr 30 min

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