Name: Authentic Calabaza en Tacha Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 75 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexico
Ingredients: 1 medium Calabaza de Castilla (or 1 small Sugar Pumpkin/Kabocha squash), about 3-4 lbs; 1 lb Piloncillo (about 4-5 cones), roughly chopped; 2-3 sticks Canela (Mexican cinnamon); 1 liter Water (approximately 4 cups); 1 Orange, halved (optional, for zest and juice); 1 piece of Star Anise (optional, for added depth)

Calabaza en Tacha 🇲🇽 Mexico

Candied pumpkin, a traditional Mexican dessert often served during Day of the Dead.

Dessert traditional

Made with

Pumpkin piloncillo cinnamon

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