Question: is canned pumpkin and pumpkin puree the same thing?
Answer: Pumpkin Puree. Commonly called for in pumpkin recipes, puree is the cooked and mashed flesh of any number of different varieties of squash—yes, squash. ... Canned pumpkin puree is a blend of winter squashes, some of them proprietary (such as the Dickinson squash, which is owned by the Libby's brand).