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How To Freeze Pumpkin

How to freeze pumpkin and use the instant pot to blanch the pumpkin cubes for quick freezer meal prep.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
11 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 01 kcal
Course: Side Dish , Soup
Cuisine: International

Ingredients

  • ½ medium pumpkin
  • salt & pepper
Kitchen Gadgets
  • Instant Pot

Instructions

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  1. Place 1.5 cups (360ml) of veggie stock into your inner pot. Peel and then dice the pumpkin into pumpkin pieces.
  2. Add the steamer basket to the instant pot, fill with the pumpkin pieces and then season with salt and pepper.
  3. Place the lid on the instant pot pressure cooker, set the valve to sealing and pressure cook for 0 minutes followed by a quick pressure release.
  4. After a quick pressure release, place the pumpkin in sieve and rinse with cold water, followed by a cold water bath to quickly stop the cooking process.
  5. Let it sit in an ice bath for a couple of minutes before completely draining.
  6. Then transfer the cold pumpkin cubes to a freezer bag for freezing.

Notes

  • Seasonings. As we are just preserving the pumpkin cubes in the freezer, we are just seasoning with salt and pepper.
  • Thanks for reading our how to freeze pumpkin and instant pot blanching on Recipe This. We have many more instant pot recipes for you to check out next. Though if you would like to see more instant pot hacks then do check out instant pot shepherds pie where we cook the lamb and the potatoes at the same time.

Nutrition Information

Calories 0.1kcal (0%) Carbohydrates 0.03g (0%) Protein 0.003g (0%) Sodium 0.3mg (0%) Potassium 0.2mg (0%) Fiber 0.01g (0%) Vitamin A 10IU (0%) Vitamin C 0.01mg (0%) Calcium 0.05mg (0%) Iron 0.003mg (0%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 01

% Daily Value*

Calories 0.1kcal 0%
Carbohydrates 0.03g 0%
Protein 0.003g 0%
Sodium 0.3mg 0%
Potassium 0.2mg 0%
Fiber 0.01g 0%
Vitamin A 10IU 0%
Vitamin C 0.01mg 0%
Calcium 0.05mg 0%
Iron 0.003mg 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.