Sugar Pie Pumpkins
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Description/Taste
The Sugar Pie pumpkin is the known for having excellent flavor and texture. One of the sweetest varieties it is has smooth, orange skin, slight ridges and bright orange flesh.
Seasons/Availability
Sugar Pie pumpkins are available from Rutiz farms in the fall months.
Current Facts
This pumpkin variety is also referred to as a Pie Pumpkin.
Nutritional Value
Nutritious as well as delicious, pumpkins are low in calories, low in fat and provide a wealth of vitamins.
Applications
Sugar Pie pumpkins are most commonly used for baking. Roast pumpkin, scoop out and puree cooked flesh, then combine with eggs, cream, sugar and spices and bake into pie. Fold pureed pumpkin into muffin or pancake batter. Dice pumpkin flesh into chunks, roast until tender then combine with cubed bread, cover with egg custard and bake into bread pudding. Cut stem top off pumpkin, clean inside and stuff with bread and cheese, then bake until tender. Sugar Pie pumpkins will keep in cool, dry storage for up to a month.
Geography/History
Locally grown at Rutiz Farms located at Arroyo Grande, California, this renowned farm has been producing superior produce since 1983. Providing approximately fifty different produce items to the marketplace from the bounty of thirty acres of fertile land, Rutiz Farm's premium produce is pesticide-free. Specialty Produce enthusiastically endorses and promotes our local growers, ranchers, farmers and the California farming industry.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Sugar Pie Pumpkins. One
is easiest, three is harder.
