Fruits

Substitutes for Pumpkin Purée in gelato

Pumpkin purée is cooked, strained winter-squash flesh that is roughly 90% water with about 10% total solids. In gelato it adds body, colour and mild sweetness while behaving like a low-sugar, high-fibre fruit base. If you're out of pumpkin purée or need a different profile, these are the closest functional swaps — ranked by how similar they are on the balancing numbers, with the impact of each swap.

Swap ~1:1, then expect only minor balance shifts.

Swap ~1:1, then expect only minor balance shifts.

Swap ~1:1, then expect only minor balance shifts.

Swap ~1:1, then expect only minor balance shifts.

Swap ~1:1, then expect only minor balance shifts.

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