Pumpkin Dessert

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Written by on February 25, 2009 in Desserts - 17 Comments
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I love dessert of any kind and we have always a kind of dessert in our kitchen. Coming home from work, I brew some tea and take a piece of dessert (of the day) on a plate to forget all my tiredness. We made this pumpkin dessert so often as it’s very easy and light in calories. Crumbled walnut, pistachio or a little cream could be added on its top. You see in the picture  at the bottom how it’s tempting at our open market. And we are lucky enough to get them sliced and chopped there.

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Kabak Tatlisi

Ingredients
•    1 kg pumpkin
•    600g sugar

Slice the pumpkin in the size you like. Wash them well and clean their seeds and chop them big. If you have the opportunity, you can buy it chopped. Put them in a large pot by adding sugar between each line. Put its lid on and wait it for one night, at least 6 hours. During this time, pumpkin pieces release their juice, so we don’t need to add extra water while boiling it.

After a night, put the pot on the medium heat and boil the pumpkin pieces until they get soft. Bring it to boil a few times without the lid on. In this way, the syrup of it will be denser. Then let it cool in the same pot. Do not take them on a service plate while they are still hot as they can get crumbled. After they are cold enough, wait it in refrigerator for a while. Then serve it cold. If you like, you can garnish it with some pistachio, walnut or coconut.

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Her love of cooking started as a little child by messing her mom's dishes up! Despite all her mom's effort to teach her how to cook, she was happy as an 'assistant'. What made her want to jump to an upper level was her dad's compliments for the first dish she made herself. Finally, her husband, who claims that ancient humans were stronger than we are today as their main food source was meat, helped her love cooking meat dishes and improving vegetable dishes to make them more edible for him!

17 Comments on "Pumpkin Dessert"

  1. Natasha - 5 Star Foodie February 25, 2009 at 7:56 am · Reply

    So simple and yummy!

  2. Lesley Borger February 25, 2009 at 8:39 am · Reply

    Go right ahead;)

    This looks delicious!! So maybe I should say, go right ahead as long as I can do the same to this ; )

  3. Cynthia February 25, 2009 at 10:09 am · Reply

    I am intrigued by this dessert. Simple and sure tasty.

  4. Reeni February 25, 2009 at 2:56 pm · Reply

    I love pumpkin! This looks good, I think I would like it with some walnuts, yummy!!

  5. Katherine February 26, 2009 at 5:33 am · Reply

    I love using puumpkin in so many dishes! This looks so easy and delicious!

  6. Tangled Noodle February 26, 2009 at 6:20 am · Reply

    It can’t be any more simple than 2 ingredients! I had never thought to let it rest overnight so that the natural moisture of the pumpkin formed a sauce of sorts. I’m not a huge pumpkin fan but perhaps it’s because I’ve had it mixed with all sorts of pie spices. This is worth trying!

  7. Daily Spud February 26, 2009 at 3:41 pm · Reply

    Great looking pumpkins and an intriguing dessert, so wonderfully simple!

  8. Meg February 26, 2009 at 6:11 pm · Reply

    I love pumpkin! This looks delicious!

  9. Rung March 9, 2009 at 7:08 pm · Reply

    I love this kind of desserts very much. In Thailand we do similar things to many root vegetables and fruits like banana. Thank you for this recipe, I would love to try it!

  10. pegasuslegend November 12, 2009 at 2:45 pm · Reply

    oh boy this looks delish!

  11. Jessie November 13, 2009 at 8:04 am · Reply

    looks great!

  12. Cajun Chef Ryan December 29, 2010 at 1:42 pm · Reply

    Great, elegant, yet so simple in preparation!

    Bon appetit!
    CCR
    =:~)

  13. Felice December 29, 2010 at 2:50 pm · Reply

    I love pumpkin and knew it was good for you, but I am all for not rusting.

  14. Stephanie December 29, 2010 at 3:17 pm · Reply

    I love how simple this is! And, for a dessert, pretty healthy. Looks delicious!

  15. Corina December 30, 2010 at 12:30 am · Reply

    This is so simple to make but it looks fantastic. I hardly ever get pumpkin but I will try to get some to make this.

  16. Megan December 30, 2010 at 7:42 am · Reply

    What a beautiful piece of pumpkin. So simple yet so elegant.

  17. Mateja December 30, 2010 at 10:19 am · Reply

    Just like mother-in-law makes it! I first ate this deliciousness after I got married and got addicted :) Thank you for sharing!!!

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