Easy Brazilian Pumpkin Coconut Dessert with Few Ingredients Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Easy Brazilian Pumpkin Coconut Dessert with Few Ingredients Recipe). 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.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Additional: 10 mins

Total: 50 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 servings

Easy Brazilian Pumpkin Coconut Dessert with Few Ingredients Recipe

Ingredients

1 (2 pound) fresh pumpkin

peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks

2 cups white sugar

2 cinnamon sticks

10 whole cloves

1 ½ cups unsweetened dried coconut

World Cuisine

Directions

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.

Nutritional Information

Easy Brazilian Pumpkin Coconut Dessert with Few Ingredients Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 458.5

% Daily Value *

Protein: 3.3g 7%

Carbohydrates: 83.8g 27%

Dietary Fiber: 5.6g 23%

Sugars: 70.4g

Fat: 15.3g 24%

Saturated Fat: 13.4g 67%

Vitamin A Iu: 11189.8IU 224%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.7mg 13%

Vitamin B6: 0.2mg 10%

Vitamin C: 14mg 23%

Folate: 26.4mcg 7%

Calcium: 59.2mg 6%

Iron: 2.2mg 12%

Magnesium: 39.7mg 14%

Potassium: 647.2mg 18%

Sodium: 14.7mg 1%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 9%

Calories From Fat: 137.3

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.