Ayote en DulcePumpkin in Panela Syrup

Name: Ayote en Dulce (Pumpkin in Panela Syrup)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Guatemala
Ingredients: 1200 g Pumpkin (cut into large pieces); 2 g Salt; 280 g Panela (chopped); 6 g Cinnamon Stick; 2 g Clove; 900 ml Water; 5 ml Vanilla Extract

Chunks of pumpkin are slowly simmered in a dark syrup of panela, cinnamon, and clove until tender and glossy. This simple dessert is warmly spiced and deeply comforting.

Prep

15m

Cook

Serves

Estimated

Nutrition

Per serving

235kcal

Calories

Protein

Fat

60g

Carbs

Estimated per serving from the base recipe. Actual nutrition may vary.

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Ingredients

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Dessert

1.2kg
Pumpkin (cut into large pieces)
2g
Salt

Syrup

280g
Panela (chopped)
6g
Cinnamon Stick
2g
Clove
900ml
Water
5ml
Vanilla Extract

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Method

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5 steps

01
Place the panela, cinnamon stick, clove, and water in a wide pot and bring to a gentle simmer until the panela has dissolved.
02
Add the pumpkin and salt to the syrup.
03
Simmer gently until the pumpkin is tender but still holds its shape and the syrup has thickened and turned glossy.
04
Stir in the vanilla extract near the end of cooking.
05
Serve warm or chilled with some of the syrup spooned over the pumpkin.

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