Pumpkin is baked in the oven in various ways, all of which are interesting and tasty. I am sharing the most successful recipe - pumpkin with prunes in the oven. Step-by-step recipe with a photo. Video recipe.
Many different dishes are prepared from pumpkin with prunes. Moreover, it can be not only desserts, but also side dishes of meat or porridge. Regardless of the recipe, all dishes are united by great benefits and unusual taste. Today we will hit a healthy diet and cook pumpkin with prunes. These products in a duo can be fried or stewed on the stove. But the tastiest thing is to bake them in the oven in a mold or in pots. This dessert is well absorbed by the body. It's nutritious, filling, and very healthy. It is included in baby and medical food. This is a real culinary simple minimalism in a hurry, which will not be difficult to prepare, but every eater will like it.
For the recipe, it is best to use a juicy and ripe pumpkin. The size can be very different, because the fruits will be cut into small pieces. The pumpkin can be used frozen, then it will cook much faster. But in this case, before baking, it is better to defrost it and drain the excess liquid. Prunes are used pitted. If a bone is present, then it must be removed in advance. Dry dryers must be soaked in advance so that they become juicy. But if they are soft and damp, then it is not necessary to do this, just wash it. If desired, you can add other dried fruits, nuts, honey, apples, cottage cheese, cognac, wine to the products … To make the dish not bland and have a pronounced taste, use spices: spices, lemon juice, sour berries.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 106 kcal.
- Servings - 3
- Cooking time - 45 minutes
Ingredients:
- Pumpkin - 400 g of pure pulp, without peels and seeds
- Honey - 2 tablespoons
- Prunes - 100 g
- Dry white wine - 150 ml
- Dried pears - 50 g (optional)
- Dried apples - 50 g (optional)
Step by step cooking pumpkin with prunes in the oven, recipe with photo:
1. Peel the pumpkin, remove seeds and fibers. Wash and dry with a paper towel. Cut it into medium pieces and place them in a convenient baking dish. The pumpkin should be in one row.
2. Put all dried fruits in a deep bowl, pour boiling water over them and leave for 5-7 minutes to soften. If the drying is soft, then you do not need to steam it.
3. Drain the water from the dryers and place them on top of the pumpkin.
4. Combine wine with honey in a container. You can add a pinch of cinnamon or orange zest to the sauce.
5. Stir the wine and honey sauce well.
6. Pour the sauce over the pumpkin, cover with a lid or cling foil and send to bake in a heated oven to 180 degrees for half an hour. Dessert can be served hot or cold. Baked pumpkin with prunes in the oven is delicious with cream or a scoop of ice cream, it can be added to cereals and other dishes.
See also the video recipe on how to cook pumpkin baked with apples and prunes.
