Easy Brazilian Pumpkin Coconut Dessert with Few Ingredients
Description
This easy Brazilian pumpkin dessert with coconut uses very few ingredients, 5 to be exact, and is usually eaten with queso fresco and bread.
Ingredients
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1 (2 pound) fresh pumpkin, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
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2 cups white sugar
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2 cinnamon sticks
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10 whole cloves
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1 1/2 cups unsweetened dried coconut
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.