🇲🇭 Marshallese Cuisine

Baanke Wot

Pumpkin in Coconut Cream

Prep Time 10 min

Servings 6

Difficulty Easy

Calories 196 kcal

Sweet, golden pumpkin chunks slow-simmered in thick coconut cream until tender and caramelized, served as a warming side dish or light dessert.

Ingredients

1kg pumpkin or squash, peeled and cubed
400ml coconut cream
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
200ml water
1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)

Instructions

1 Peel pumpkin, remove seeds, and cut into 4cm cubes.
2 Place pumpkin in a pot with coconut cream, water, sugar, and salt.
3 Bring to a gentle simmer over medium-low heat.
4 Cook for 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until pumpkin is very tender.
5 The coconut cream will thicken and coat the pumpkin pieces as it reduces.
6 Serve warm as a side dish or slightly sweetened as a dessert.

Did You Know?

Pumpkins grow exceptionally well in the sandy coral soils of the Marshall Islands and can produce fruit year-round in the tropical climate.