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Kabak Tatlısı

Kabak tatlısı ("pumpkin dessert" in Turkish) is a traditional dessert of Turkish cuisine based on pumpkin and sugar, sprinkled with walnuts.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Rest Time
8 hrs
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 4 people
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Middle Eastern , Turkish , Vegan

Ingredients

  • 4 lb pumpkin (weighed once peeled and cut)
  • 2½ cups caster sugar
  • ⅓ cup water
  • 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 2 cloves
  • 8 oz. walnut kernels
  • Tahini (optional)
Equipment
  • Dutch oven

Instructions

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  1. Peel, wash and cut the pumpkin into rectangular pieces of about 1x2 inches (3x5 cm).
  2. Place the pumpkin pieces and cloves in a large non-stick Dutch oven. The Dutch oven must be large because the maximum number of pumpkin pieces must touch the bottom.
  3. Cover all the pumpkin pieces with the caster sugar.
  4. Cover and let stand and macerate for 8 hours at room temperature.
  5. Drizzle the pumpkin pieces with water, cover the pot and cook, without stirring, over low heat for 45 minutes.
  6. Tilt the Dutch oven in several directions to distribute the sugar and water, if necessary.
  7. While the pumpkin cooks, roast the walnut kernels and crush them.
  8. 15 minutes before the end of cooking, add the lemon juice and tilt the Dutch oven to distribute it.
  9. At the end of cooking, let cool and serve sprinkled with crushed nuts.
  10. Optionally accompany with a little tahini.