Libby's 100% Pure Pumpkin (6 x 106-oz cans) (2024)

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How many cups in a can of Libby's pumpkin puree? ›

A 15-ounce can of LIBBY'S® 100% Pure Pumpkin contains about 1 ¾ cups of pumpkin. A 29-ounce can of LIBBY'S® 100% Pure Pumpkin contains about 3 ½ cups of pumpkin.

Canned pumpkin (labeled as "100% pure pumpkin") is a purée of pumpkin that is sometimes mixed with other kinds of winter squash. It is unsweetened and does not contain any added spices. Canned pumpkin and pumpkin puree are the same thing, and you'll often see the terms used interchangeably in recipes and cookbooks.

Is There a Canned Pumpkin Shortage this Year? The news is anticlimactic, but good: There is no canned pumpkin shortage in 2021, according to Kristin Mitchell, Libby's Brand Manager.

But wait a minute: Pumpkin weighs 8 ounces per cup, so a 15-ounce can of pumpkin really only gives you 1 7/8 cups; you can't make two recipes calling for a cup of pumpkin each, can you?

How Many Cups in a Can of Pumpkin, Really? Fifteen ounces of canned pumpkin is just shy of 2 cups (16 ounces would be 2 cups). By comparison, a 3-pound pie pumpkin will likely give you enough puree for a recipe that calls for a can of pumpkin.

A 15-ounce can of canned pumpkin holds nearly 2 cups. It's actually 2 1/2 tablespoons short of 2 cups, about 29 1/2 tablespoons total. If you buy the 29-ounce can of pumpkin, you'll get about 3 1/2 cups cups in that can.

Libby's 100% Pure Pumpkin has a shelf life of 900 days.

Why Is Canned Pumpkin So Hard to Find? In a nutshell, there are two reasons: weather and demand. "Due to wet, cold weather conditions during planting, we started harvesting a little later than usual this year," says Noelle Perillo, manager of brand public relations at Nestle (where Libby's pumpkin is made).

Due to inflation and drought conditions hurting crops, the average price for your Halloween pumpkin is around $6, which is up from $4.92 in 2021. The real challenge for Shepherd's Way Farms this year was the growing season.

A 16 oz. can of pumpkin is the equivalent of 1 ¾ cups of mashed pulp. Here are some simple tips for including pumpkin in your diet: Make your own pumpkin puree instead of buying canned.

How many cups is 8 oz of pumpkin puree? ›

Pumpkin weighs 8 ounces per cup, so there's a little less than 2 cups in a 15 ounce can. That being said, however, you could certainly use 1 can for 2 recipes that each call for 1 cup (about 225g) of pumpkin—you won't notice anything is missing. Just leave out 1 Tablespoon of pumpkin (about 15g) from each recipe.

Pumpkin weighs 8 ounces per cup, so there's a little less than 2 cups in a 15 ounce can. That being said, however, you could certainly use 1 can for 2 recipes that each call for 1 cup (about 225g) of pumpkin—you won't notice anything is missing. Just leave out 1 Tablespoon of pumpkin (about 15g) from each recipe.

Libbys Libbys 100% Pure Pumpkin, 29-Ounce Cans (Pack of 12)