Darra Goldstein

Sweetened Pumpkin with Walnuts

Kvakhi Nigvzit

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

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top 1000The Georgian Feast
The Georgian Feast

By Darra Goldstein

Published 1999

  • About

Here, ground walnuts and sugar sweeten boiled pumpkin for a healthy dessert. Either pumpkin or winter squash may be used in this recipe.

Ingredients

  • 1 small (2-pound) pumpkin
  • 1 cup shelled walnuts
  • ⅓

Method

Slice the pumpkin in half and remove the seeds and stringy fibers. Peel and cut the pumpkin into chunks about 1 inch x 2 inches. Boil in salted water until tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Drain well.

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