Making pumpkin filling from an actual pumpkin takes time and you need to make sure you’re using the right pumpkin, called a sugar pumpkin. You can buy pumpkin purée (which oftentimes contains puréed squash, gasp!) if you prefer−that means that you’re just buying pumpkin/squash with nothing added, which is great in desserts such as pumpkin cake. Pumpkin pie filling, on the other hand, is puréed pumpkin with all the spices added and cuts down on your work even more. [art]David Leite[/art]