Pumpkin dessert

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 35 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   The main thing is to choose the right pumpkin. I don't know what this variety is called, but it is lemon-colored, not orange-yellow. This pumpkin is hard and has almost no smell, which is exactly what is needed for this dish. A regular orange sweet pumpkin won't do this.

2. STEP 2

   

   Pour boiling water over the dried figs for 10 minutes and leave to steep under the lid.

3. STEP 3

   

   Wash the citrus fruits thoroughly, dry them and remove the zest from them in thin strips, without capturing the white pulp.

4. STEP 4

   

   Squeeze the juice from lemon and orange into separate containers.

5. STEP 5

   

   Cut the pumpkin into large pieces, cut off the peel.

6. STEP 6

   

   Cut the pulp into pieces about 0.5 cm thick of any shape.

7. STEP 7

   

   Drain the water from the figs, pat them dry with napkins and cut into small cubes.

8. STEP 8

   

   Place the pumpkin in a saucepan or thick-bottomed pan, add figs, lemon and orange zest, and sugar. Pour in orange juice and a little lemon, to taste. If you want to get a pronounced sourness, you can add the juice of half a lemon. Stir the contents of the pan and bring to a boil over low heat with the lid tightly closed. After boiling, simmer over low heat for about 7 minutes. During this time, you need to stir the dessert once.

9. STEP 9

   

   Turn off the heat, remove the lid and place the dessert in a bowl, placing it in a container of cold water so that the pumpkin cools as quickly as possible. Stir the cold dessert again, if necessary, add lemon juice or sugar to achieve a balanced taste. Before serving, keep in the refrigerator for 2 hours and stir.

Comments on the recipe

Shura

15.09.2023

4.8

KitchenFairy, a very unusual dessert, this is the first time I’ve heard of this. But I can imagine how delicious it is))) Lemons, oranges, pumpkin, figs - everything went into use, and the color of the fruit and pumpkin are very similar to each other, just like ORANGE, I once baked the pumpkin with sugar in the oven, but to do so - simply professional, top class, excellent dessert!

Olga

15.09.2023

4.5

At presentations of Zepter cookware, they used to always prepare such a dessert, only with raisins, not figs, demonstrating the capabilities of the cookware. And, as they assured, only in the dishes of this brand does it turn out as it should. But I also cook it in another thick-bottomed container, and I don’t see much of a difference. But I am grateful to Zepter for this recipe and a couple of others, which I have since adopted)

Irisha

15.09.2023

5

KitchenFairy, wonderful dessert! I love pumpkin very much, I can imagine how delicious it must be with its orange flavor! It's a pity that pumpkin season is still far away, but we'll wait

Anna

15.09.2023

4.6

Good. delicious dessert!!! I love pumpkin, but I’m still a long way from getting my pumpkin, and you won’t find figs during the day these days, unless it’s jam. But I’ll wait until autumn and I’ll definitely cook it!!!