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.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 459 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 10 whole cloves
• 1 (2 pound) fresh pumpkin, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
• 1 ½ cups unsweetened dried coconut

Recipe 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.