South Africans have a traditional pumpkin recipe called Pumpkin Fritters(“pampoenkoekies” in Afrikaans) that we eat on special occasions. It is a sweet side dish, but unfortunately it can be oily because it is fried. This pumpkin bake is a healthier alternative to that, and also very yummy!

It might look similar to the American pumpkin pie, but without the crust and cream. We do not eat it as a dessert but as a side dish to any meal, I especially love it with a BBQ!

First you need to cook and then mash the pumpkin.

All the dry ingredients comes next, then the rest get mixed up well and added to a baking dish. Cinnamon sugar are sprinkled on top before baking it in the oven.

This is a great dish to make ahead of time and warm up with a few drops of butter before serving.

Yield: Large baking dish

Pumpkin Bake

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A healthy alternative to the traditional South African pumpkin fritters side dish.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 60g All purpose Flour
• 5ml Baking Powder
• 100g Brown Sugar(substitute for honey to make it healthier)
• 1 Egg
• 125ml Cream
• 125ml Milk
• 315g Mashed Pumpkin
• 125ml Cinnamon Sugar
• 40ml Butter

Instructions

1. Pre-heat your oven, 180'C/350'F
2. Mix the dry ingredients(not cinnamon sugar).
3. Beat the egg, cream, milk together.
4. Add the pumpkin and mix well.
5. Spoon into a baking dish.
6. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar on top and add the drops of butter.
7. Bake for 1 hour.

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