Pumpkin Dessert (Kabak Tatlisi)

Name: Pumpkin Dessert (Kabak Tatlisi)
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 4 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 pounds pumpkin; 2 cups granulated sugar; 2 sticks Cinamon; 1/2 cups Walnuts

Meltem Atay November 14, 2022

Easy Prep and Wait Time: 4-5 hours 4 Servings. Cook Time: 30-40 min.

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Pumpkin Dessert (Kabak Tatlisi)

Author: Meltem Atay Courses: Dessert, Mediterranean

Difficulty: Easy Prep Time 4 hour Cook Time 30 min Total Time 4 hrs 30 mins Servings: 4 Best Season: Fall

Description

Pumpkin dessert is a very popular Turkish dessert for the holiday season and especially for the traditional Turkish holidays.

Choosing the right pumpkin is very important for this easy recipe. Mature pumpkins like sugar pumpkins,pie pumpkins or butternuts can be the perfect choices for this kind of dessert.

Ingredients

Servings

2 pounds pumpkin (after peeled and cleaned)
2 cups granulated sugar
2 sticks Cinamon
¹⁄₂ cups Walnuts (Crushed)

Preparation

Preparation
Peel the pumpkin with a sharp knife and scoop out the seeds. Cut the flesh into big cubes

Add the pumpkin cubes in a large pan.Sprinkle the sugar and put the cinnamon sticks on top. Cover and wait for 4-5 hours or overnight

The pumpkin pieces release their juice during waiting,so there is no need to add water while cooking

Take out the cinnamon sticks,put the pan on the stove and simmer for 1/2 hour over low heat or until the pumkins are tender

Remove from the heat and let them cool down in the pan

Place them on a serving plate with a little bit syrup and garnish with walnut pieces