Easy Pumpkin Gratin Recipe: Healthy, Budget-Friendly Family Favorite (360 kcal Serving)

As a home cook with years of perfecting seasonal recipes, I recommend this pumpkin gratin for quick family dinners. It's affordable, uses fresh fall pumpkins, and delivers balanced nutrition at just 360 kcal per serving.

This creamy, crowd-pleasing dish is ideal for gatherings – here's how to make it:

Contents

• Ingredients
• Instructions
• Result

Ingredients

• 400g pumpkin
• 3 eggs
• 250 ml milk
• 250 ml water
• 350 ml liquid fresh cream
• 80 g grated Gruyère cheese
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 pinches of nutmeg

Equipment: 1 Dutch oven, 1 salad bowl, 1 gratin dish

Instructions

Prep: 20 mins | Cook: 30 mins | Serves: 4

1. Preheat oven to 180°C for 10 minutes.
2. Peel the pumpkin.
3. Cut into small cubes.
4. Boil the water in the Dutch oven.
5. Add pumpkin cubes and cook on low heat for 15 minutes.
6. Drain well.
7. In the salad bowl, whisk eggs, milk, cream, salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
8. Place drained pumpkin in gratin dish.
9. Pour creamy mixture over top.
10. Sprinkle with grated Gruyère.
11. Bake for 30 minutes.

Result

Your golden pumpkin gratin is ready! Easy, fast, and economical – especially in pumpkin season.

At 360 kcal per serving, enjoy guilt-free as a main or with grilled fish or white meat. Family-approved!