Easy Brazilian Pumpkin Coconut Dessert with Few Ingredients
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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- Serves: 6 persons
Ingredients
- 1(2 pound) fresh pumpkin, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
- 2cups white sugar
- 2cinnamon sticks
- 10whole cloves
- 1½ cups unsweetened dried coconut
Instructions
Step 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.Step 2
Transfer to a container with a lid and refrigerate.