Pumpkin Kaya

Rating: 4.33 stars
3 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 1
  • 4 star values: 2
  • 3 star values: 0
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0

A tweak of the traditional Malay jam, this jam is instead made of pumpkin. Healthy and smells as good as it tastes. It's well worth your time. It's best eaten fresh as a spread on bread.

By CAMTHALION CALAELEN

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Recipe Summary

prep:
10 mins
cook:
1 hr 20 mins
total:
1 hr 30 mins
Servings:
40
Yield:
40 servings
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

40
Original recipe yields 40 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Place the pumpkin into a steamer insert and set in a pot over one inch of water. Bring to a boil, cover and steam until soft, about 20 minutes. Transfer pumpkin to a blender and blend until smooth with no lumps.

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  • Combine the pumpkin, coconut cream, brown sugar, and pandan leaves in a pot over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until mixture is thick and smooth, about 1 hour; remove leaves and discard. Cool kaya before serving; refrigerate unused portion.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
31 calories; protein 0.3g; carbohydrates 3.2g; fat 2.1g; sodium 0.9mg. Full Nutrition
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Most helpful positive review

Darryl
Rating: 4 stars
12/30/2008
My Malaysian family was initially turned off by the pumpkin colour (they are used to seeing the green version) but overall gave this kaya a good rating. The pandan flavour came through and was very tasty. Pandan is also known as screwpine and apparently as "bay thoy leaf" and can often be found in the frozen foods section of your typical asian grocery. Read More
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3 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 1
  • 4 star values: 2
  • 3 star values: 0
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0
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Darryl
Rating: 4 stars
12/30/2008
My Malaysian family was initially turned off by the pumpkin colour (they are used to seeing the green version) but overall gave this kaya a good rating. The pandan flavour came through and was very tasty. Pandan is also known as screwpine and apparently as "bay thoy leaf" and can often be found in the frozen foods section of your typical asian grocery. Read More
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Mad Izatie
Rating: 5 stars
02/27/2009
Being overseas I missed fresh kaya like the one my mother made. I came across this recipe and decided that this would be a healthier alternative to the traditional egg rich kaya. I used low cholesterol coconut cream which made my kaya 98% cholesterol free. I also reduced the cooking time by more than half as I felt that the cooked pumpkin was soft enough and I used thicker coconut cream. That way I hoped to keep most of the nutrients in the pumpkin. This is a great vegan alternative to the usual kaya and is much healthier without compromising taste. 5 starsll the way! Read More
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sugar
Rating: 4 stars
09/30/2008
A really good recipe I would have given it 4.5 stars but it didn't let me:\ Had to get rid of the last of the pumpkin I bought and this one did the trick! Few changes I made were to use coconut essence and skim evaporated milk instead to lower cholesterol and fat I also replaced the sugar with splenda. This caused less "stiffening" as expected I shall add a bit of sugar instead next time. Another thing I did was I boiled and mash the pumpkin instead of steam and blend. Bliss it tasted sinful. thanks great idea by the way! Read More
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