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Canned Pumpkin, Pumkpin Puree...

nothingisred
nothingisred Posts: 292
edited November 2024 in Social Groups
I read quite a few healthy cooking blogs and I've noticed quite a few of them (the American ones) use canned or pureed pumpkin, especially in low fat dessert recipes.

I've never seen the stuff in the UK, I rarely even see pumpkins in the shops other than at Halloween, and I wondered if anyone knows of anywhere that sells the stuff? I've had a look on Sainsburys, Tescos and Asdas sites, as well as Holland and Barrett, and can't find anything.

Does anyone know where I could get it, or failing that, a substitute that I could use?

Also...I like pumpkin, but what is America's obsession with it?!

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  • gtfcnat
    gtfcnat Posts: 199
    You can buy it online at places like American Soda, I think even Amazon have it now but it is quite expensive especially when you add on P&P
  • xxangelaxx
    xxangelaxx Posts: 13 Member
    They have the tinned stuff in Waitrose for about £1.40 which is way cheaper than on the internet. In my local store it is in the baking/tinned fruit aisle.
  • nothingisred
    nothingisred Posts: 292
    Ooh great thank you!
  • Ashley1972mcc
    Ashley1972mcc Posts: 8
    You can also get it at Whole Foods if there's one near you! As an American who moved over here 5 years ago, that store has LOTS of stuff that I've been missing :)
  • LilMissFoodie
    LilMissFoodie Posts: 612 Member
    You could use mashed/pureed butternut squash aka butternut pumpkin as we call it in Aust! I really miss having real pumpkin to have with roasts and such but for any baked stuff that needs mashed pumpkin I find the squash does just fine.
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