Convert Pumpkin from Whole Pumpkins to Cups (chopped)

Pumpkin converter

Convert whole pumpkins to cups below. One medium pumpkin is about 15 cups, and 2 pumpkins make roughly 30 cups.

Pumpkins range hugely in size: a small sugar pumpkin is around 900 g whole while a large one tops 2700 g. Setting the size below means “2 cups cubed” comes out right whether you buy a little pie pumpkin or a giant.

How many cups is a pumpkin?

One medium pumpkin gives about 15 cups of pumpkin when chopped, so 2 pumpkins come to roughly 30 cups. A small pumpkin is about 7.5 cups and a large one about 22.5 cups, so set the size selector to match what you have.

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Enter an amount, pick your units, and set the size for counting whole pumpkins.

Size applies to whole pumpkins (small / medium / large).

Result

15 cups

Common Pumpkin conversions

Quick reference for pumpkin at medium size. Switch the size in the converter above for small or large.

pumpkinsCups (chopped)
1 pumpkin15 cups
2 pumpkins30 cups
3 pumpkins45 cups
4 pumpkins60 cups
5 pumpkins75 cups
6 pumpkins90 cups

Pumpkin conversion chart

The chart below shows how whole pumpkins (medium size) convert to cups, grams and ounces.

pumpkinscupscups (US)gozlbkg
1 pumpkin15 cups15.65 cups (US)1800 g63.49 oz3.97 lb1.8 kg
2 pumpkins30 cups31.3 cups (US)3600 g126.99 oz7.94 lb3.6 kg
3 pumpkins45 cups46.96 cups (US)5400 g190.48 oz11.9 lb5.4 kg
4 pumpkins60 cups62.61 cups (US)7200 g253.97 oz15.87 lb7.2 kg
5 pumpkins75 cups78.26 cups (US)9000 g317.47 oz19.84 lb9 kg

Pumpkin varieties and best uses

The conversions above are the same whatever variety you use; the difference is what each is good for. Here is how the common pumpkin varieties compare.

VarietyBest for
Sugar PiePies, purée, and baking: sweet, dense, low moisture.
KabochaRoasting and curries: dry, sweet, chestnut-like flesh.
JarrahdaleSoups and roasting: firm, sweet, stores well.
Queensland BlueRoasting and soups: dense, nutty all-rounder.
Connecticut FieldCarving and decoration: large, stringy, bland to eat.

Which should I pick?

For pies, purée, and baking, a Sugar Pie pumpkin is the sweetest and least watery choice. When you can't find one, Kabocha gives a similar dense, sweet flesh and roasts well; Jarrahdale and Queensland Blue are firm all-rounders for soups and roasting. Skip large Connecticut Field (carving) pumpkins for cooking, the flesh is stringy and bland.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is one medium pumpkin?
One medium pumpkin (about 1800 g) gives roughly 15 cups of chopped flesh. A small one (around 900 g) yields about 7.5 cups and a large one (around 2700 g) about 22.5 cups, so set the size selector to match the pumpkins you actually have before you trust the figure. Open pumpkin converter
How many pumpkins make one cup chopped?
You need about 0.07 medium pumpkins for one cup of chopped pumpkin. With small pumpkins that rises to roughly 0.13, and with large pumpkins it drops to about 0.04. The converter runs both ways, so enter the cups your recipe asks for and read off how many whole pumpkins to chop.
How much does a medium pumpkin weigh?
A medium pumpkin weighs about 1800 g, with a small one around 900 g and a large one near 2700 g. That range changes the weight of any recipe that counts pumpkins by the piece, so set the size selector to match what you actually have before trusting a cup or gram figure.
Which pumpkin variety should I use?
For pies, purée, and baking, a Sugar Pie pumpkin is the sweetest and least watery choice. When you can't find one, Kabocha gives a similar dense, sweet flesh and roasts well; Jarrahdale and Queensland Blue are firm all-rounders for soups and roasting. Skip large Connecticut Field (carving) pumpkins for cooking, the flesh is stringy and bland.

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