Desserts
Candied Pumpkin (Calabaza en Tacha)
Pumpkin cooked in piloncillo syrup with cinnamon, a seasonal dessert.
VegetarianVeganGluten-free
Ingredients
- 1 kg squash (calabaza de Castilla), in chunks
- 250 g piloncillo (raw cane sugar)
- 400 g water
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 3 cloves
- Peel of 1 orange
Step-by-step
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- Put the piloncillo, water, cinnamon, cloves and orange peel in the mixing bowl and cook 10 min/100°C/speed 1.
- Place the squash chunks in the Varoma dish.
- Cook 40 min/Varoma/speed 1 until the squash is tender, basting it with the syrup halfway through.
- Serve the squash with its piloncillo syrup, warm or cold.
Tips
- Traditional for Day of the Dead.
- Serve alongside a glass of cold milk.
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