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Food Guide to Cooking

Mombasa pumpkin pudding recipe

The perfect Pan-African festive dessert originating from Kenya



PREP TIME 10 m
COOK TIME 20m
SERVES 4
Ingredients

    50 gms sugar

    6 tbsp cornstarch

    500 gms pumpkin

    100 ml whipping cream 

    300 ml milk

    1 tsp vanilla extract 

    1 egg

    100 gms desiccated coconut

Ingredient Substitution Guide

METHOD

To make pumpkin puree, peel the pumpkin and remove the seeds. Cut it into small chunks and boil for 20 minutes until it becomes soft.

Then, blend the boiled pumpkin in a food processor until it becomes a puree.

Transfer the puree to a bowl and add sugar, milk, vanilla extract, and an egg. Mix everything until it becomes a smooth consistency.

After that, transfer the mixture to a saucepan and cook over a medium to low flame until it starts to thicken.

Once it's cooked, remove it from the saucepan and pour it into the desired bowl.

Refrigerate the mixture for at least two hours until it sets.

After setting it, take it out of the fridge and add desiccated coconut and whipped cream as toppings before serving.

Notes:

It is best to leave to sit overnight and serve the next day.

Chef Akinidotuni Gbenga
He is the Head Chef at KIZA Restaurant & Lounge - Pan African Cuisine.
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