Easy Brazilian Pumpkin Coconut Dessert with Few Ingredients recipe

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Ingredients

1 (2 pound) fresh pumpkin, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
2 cups white sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
10 whole cloves
1 ½ cups unsweetened dried coconut

Nutrition Info

458.5 calories
carbohydrate: 83.8 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 15.3 g
fiber: 5.6 g
protein: 3.3 g
saturatedFat: 13.4 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 14.7 mg
sugar: 70.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Combine pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon sticks, and cloves in a large pot over low heat. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until pumpkin is very soft, about 30 minutes. Mix in coconut and remove from heat. Mash large pumpkin pieces with a potato mash, or leave them slightly chunky. Let cool for 10 minutes.

  2. Transfer to a container with a lid and refrigerate.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

This pumpkin dessert is very famous in Brazil and is eaten everywhere - we call it Doce de Abóbora com Coco. You only need 5 ingredients. Serve cold or at room temperature. It is usually eaten with queso fresco, but I like to serve it with goat cheese or eat it on bread.

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