Candied Pumpkin: Homemade Recipe

Step 1

Peel the pumpkin, remove the seeds, and cut into small pieces.

Step 2

Cook sugar syrup from water and sugar, strain it and place the pumpkin pieces into the hot syrup. Bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for about 5 minutes. Then let it cool to room temperature.

Step 3

Add a couple of cinnamon sticks, cloves, and squeeze in orange juice. Repeat the boil-cool procedure 6–7 times until the pumpkin pieces become translucent.

Step 4

Now let the syrup drain.

Step 5

Once the syrup has drained, spread the pumpkin on waxed baking paper and dry at room temperature or in an oven at 50°C with a fan.

Step 6

Once the candied pumpkin has dried, you can transfer it to a sealed container and use as needed.