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Kabak tatlısı – Turkish Pumpkin Dessert recipe

“This is a Turkish pumpkin dessert with tahini and it’s very old indeed! My great grandmother used to make this for my mum growing up.

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Kabak tatlısı – Turkish Pumpkin Dessert recipe
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Ingredients

For the recipe:
  • 1kg pumpkin/crown prince squash
  • 2 tbsp pumpkin spice syrup (see link in intro)
  • 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
  • 3 tbsp light tahini
  • a small handful walnuts, crushed
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup

“This is a Turkish pumpkin dessert with tahini and it’s very old indeed! My great grandmother used to make this for my mum growing up.” Nikibakes

Many thanks to Nikibakes for sharing her childhood recipe. 

Click here for Niki’s Pumpkin Syrup recipe

Method

01
Peel and chop your pumpkin/squash into bite sized pieces and place in a deep pan.
02
Drizzle over your pumpkin spice syrup and maple syrup, cinnamon powder and a splash of water and turn the heat on a medium low flame, cook your pumpkin or squash for 10 minutes or until fork tender.
03
Serve right away with a drizzle of tahini, your roasted sesame seeds and crushed walnuts. Afiyet olsun!