Easy Brazilian Pumpkin Coconut Dessert With Few Ingredients - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (2 pound) fresh pumpkin, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
2 cups white sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
10 whole cloves
1 1/2 cups unsweetened dried coconut

Preparation

Combine pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon sticks, and cloves in a large pot over low heat. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until pumpkin is very soft, about 30 minutes. Mix in coconut and remove from heat. Mash large pumpkin pieces with a potato mash, or leave them slightly chunky. Let cool for 10 minutes.
Transfer to a container with a lid and refrigerate.