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Candied pumpkin with lime and coconut

This recipe takes inspiration from Mexican candied pumpkin and flavours from Southeast Asia with ginger, pandan and coconut cream for a unique and special dessert. Add lime wedges to cut through the sweetness of the candied pumpkin.

  • serves

    4

  • prep

    5 minutes

  • cook

    45 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

4

people

preparation

5

minutes

cooking

45

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

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Ingredients

  • ½ Kent pumpkin, peeled and cut into 6 cm wedges, then those wedges halved across the middle
  • 500 g brown sugar
  • 200 g white sugar
  • 1 litre water
  • 2 sticks cinnamon
  • 4 slices ginger
  • 1 pandan leaf
  • 400 ml coconut cream
  • ½ tsp salt
  • lime wedges, to serve
Cooling time: 30 minutes

Instructions

  1. Combine the pumpkin, sugars, water, cinnamon and ginger in a large heavy-based saucepan and bring to a simmer. Cover with a cartouche and leave the lid open a crack and simmer for 45 minutes, or until the pumpkin is very tender and the liquid has reduced to a syrup. If the liquid has not reduced to a syrup by the time the pumpkin is tender, gently remove the pumpkin and continue to cook before returning pumpkin to cool to room temperature in the syrup.
  2. In a separate small saucepan, bring the coconut cream to a simmer with the pandan leaf and salt, then allow to cool to room temperature as well.
  3. Serve the pumpkin with the salted coconut pandan cream, spiced syrup and a wedge of lime.

Photography by Kitti Gould.


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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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Published 24 November 2023 5:50pm
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