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.
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.
PrintPumpkin Dessert
- Yield: 8
Ingredients
- 2 pounds pumpkin
- 1 pound sugar
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.
So simple and yummy!
Go right ahead;)
This looks delicious!! So maybe I should say, go right ahead as long as I can do the same to this ; )
I am intrigued by this dessert. Simple and sure tasty.
I love pumpkin! This looks good, I think I would like it with some walnuts, yummy!!
I love using puumpkin in so many dishes! This looks so easy and delicious!
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!
Great looking pumpkins and an intriguing dessert, so wonderfully simple!
I love pumpkin! This looks delicious!
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!
oh boy this looks delish!
looks great!
Great, elegant, yet so simple in preparation!
Bon appetit!
CCR
=:~)
I love pumpkin and knew it was good for you, but I am all for not rusting.
I love how simple this is! And, for a dessert, pretty healthy. Looks delicious!
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.
What a beautiful piece of pumpkin. So simple yet so elegant.
Just like mother-in-law makes it! I first ate this deliciousness after I got married and got addicted 🙂 Thank you for sharing!!!