Never had pumpkin as a dessert on its own?Forget about your classic pumpkin pie and make this 3-Ingredient Turkish Pumpkin Dessert this fall. It will be a hit in your family following a comforting meal during the holidays. Vegan, gluten-free and so easy to make with only 3 ingredients.
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 the dessert (of the day) on a plate to forget all my tiredness. We make 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.
Is it only me who thinks slicing a pumpkin is not that easy? I get really excited whenever I see peeled and sliced pumpkin sold in bags in our local market. I immediately start planning to make this super easy baked pumpkin recipe or crispy candied pumpkin recipe.
How To Make Baked Pumpkin Dessert Turkish Style
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 nuts like pistachios or walnuts. Topping it with clotted cream with or Turkish style ice cream would be even better.
Other Pumpkin Recipes You Might Like
- Pumpkin Flavored Pancakes With Caramel Sauce
- Fresh Pumpkin Puree
- Pumpkin Oat Muffins
- Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread Recipe
- Apple Pumpkin Muffin Recipe
More Turkish Desserts You Might Like
- Turkish Pistachio Baklava
- Stuffed Turkish Delight Recipe
- Turkish Rice Pudding In Oven
- Cheesy Kadaif Kunefe
- Simple Halva with Flour
- Turkish Tulumba Dessert
3 Ingredient Turkish Pumpkin Dessert
A super simple pumpkin treat at its best.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 8 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients
- 2 pounds pumpkin
- 1 pound sugar
- Pistachio or walnuts for garnish
Instructions
- Slice the pumpkin in the size you like. Wash them well and clean their seeds and chop them big. Put them in a large pot by adding sugar between each line.
- Put its lid on and wait it overnight, at least 6 hours. During this time, pumpkin pieces release their juice, so we don’t need to add extra water while boiling it.
- Put the pot on the medium heat and cook 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.
- 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.
Keywords: pumpkin dessert, pumpkin recipe
Do you cook it with skin on and remove after?
Hi Marcia, we remove the skin before baking.
Just like mother-in-law makes it! I first ate this deliciousness after I got married and got addicted 🙂 Thank you for sharing!!!