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buttercup squash custard

Buttercup Squash Custard Recipe

Thida Koeut
This unique custard recipe is fun to cook and makes a finger-licking dessert for any occasion!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Cambodian, Southeast Asian
Servings 4
Calories 443 kcal

Equipment

  • Large mixing bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Buttercup squash large
  • ¾ cup Coconut milk
  • ¾ cup Brown sugar palm sugar or maple syrup as an alternative
  • 1 tspn Pandan leaf powder use vanilla extract as an alternative
  • 1 tspn salt
  • 6 large eggs

Instructions
 

  • Cut the top of the squash out and remove the seeds.
  • Rinse the inside of the squash and leave it to dry upside down.
    Rinse the buttercup squash
  • Break the eggs and whisk the egg yolks and whites together in a large bowl.
    Whisk the eggs for the custard mixture
  • Add brown sugar, salt, and pandan powder to the egg mixture and whisk everything together.
    Add pandan powder to the custard mix
  • Add coconut milk to the egg mixture and whisk everything together until achieving a uniform consistency.
  • Drain the custard mixture through a sieve.
    drain the custard mix through a sieve
  • Pour the custard mixture inside the squash.
    pour the custard mixture into the squash
  • Place the squash onto the rack of a steamer pot with water with the stove set to high heat and cover with a lid. Reduce to medium heat once the water boils.
    place the squash on a steamer rack
  • Steam the squash for at least 40 minutes, or until the top of the custard mixture solidifies, and use a sharp knife to see if the pumpkin is cooked.
    steam squash until the custard mixture is firm
  • Remove the steamed pumpkin from the steamer and let it cool.
    buttercup squash custard served

Nutrition

Calories: 443kcalCarbohydrates: 51.25gProtein: 11.87gFat: 22.38gSaturated Fat: 14.35gCholesterol: 279mgSodium: 700mgPotassium: 387.75mgFiber: 2.8gSugar: 44.65gCalcium: 82.5mgIron: 2.5mg
Keyword buttercup squash custard, japanese pumpking custard, kabocha custard, pumpkin custard
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