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Ingredients

  • 200 grams Kabocha squash
  • 150 ml Milk
  • 100 ml Heavy cream
  • 60 grams Light brown sugar (or white sugar)
  • 6 grams Gelatin
  • 1 Tart crust (18cm)

Method

  • Peel the kabocha.
  • Chop up the skin into large chunks.
  • Do not throw them away.
  • Chop up the kabocha squash into bite sizes.
  • Put them into a bowl and cover with plastic wrap.
  • Microwave to soften.
  • Cut the kabocha skin into preferred shapes, then heat in the microwave.
  • Soak the gelatin in 2 tablespoons of water.
  • After a while, heat in the microwave and make sure it dissolves completely.
  • Heat the milk in a pan over low heat.
  • Add sugar to dissolve.
  • Take care not to boil.
  • Put the softened kabocha squash chunks into a blender.
  • Add the milk from step 4 and blend.
  • When that's cooled down slightly, add the heavy cream and the dissolved gelatin.
  • Blend everything together.
  • Pour the mixture into the tart crust.
  • Chill in the fridge for 1 to 2 hours.
  • When hardened, decorate to finish!
  • Make petit tarts and decorate with whipped cream or microwaved and softened kabocha squash - so cute.
  • Decorate the edge of the tart with whipped cream and kabocha chunks - looks gorgeous.