Cooking a pumpkin in a slow cooker is a pleasure, because it is not only tasty, but also useful. Such a vegetable is rich in fiber and other nutrients, which both young and adult body needs. If you do not know how to cook such a vegetable deliciously, we will tell you step-by-step cooking pumpkin slices in a slow cooker.

Pumpkin in a slow cooker with sugar slices

Despite all the usefulness of the pumpkin, many could not appreciate its taste. But there are recipes thanks to which you can make a fragrant and tasty dessert from such a vegetable right in the slow cooker.

Ingredients:

  • 350 g pumpkin;
  • 110 g regular sugar;
  • 30 g butter.

Way of execution:

  1. For the dessert you can take any kind of pumpkin, but it is better to use "Smile", "Baby" or "Altai". Such varieties have a pleasant aroma, they are more juicy and sweet.
  2. We clean the vegetable from seeds, it is not necessary to remove the peel, cut into slices and sprinkle with sugar.
  3. Candied slices of pumpkin are put in a multicooker bowl, oiled, peeled down. It is not necessary to lubricate the bowl of the device with oil, then such an ingredient will give the vegetable a special aroma.
  4. Select the option “Baking”, close and set the timer for 35 minutes.
  5. Baked pumpkin in pieces with sugar is ready, you can serve it on the table, watering with honey.

Cooking with honey

Pumpkin and honey are real classics. It is such a sweetener that gives the vegetable a special taste and sweetness, which both adults and children will definitely appreciate.You can add a little cinnamon or cardamom to the recipe for flavor.

Ingredients:

  • 650 g of pumpkin;
  • five tablespoons of honey (liquid);
  • 30 g melted butter;
  • cinnamon, cardamom (if desired).

Way of execution:

  1. Remove the peel from the pumpkin and cleanse it of seeds, cut into pieces.
  2. We oil the bowl of the multicooker, and alter the slices of the vegetable with honey and spices, give them time to marinate a little in a sweet mixture.
  3. Pumpkin slices with honey baked in the "Baking" for half an hour. If you like crispy pumpkin, then reduce the cooking time by five minutes.

With raisins and dried apricots

Pumpkin with dried fruits is not just a sweet dessert, but a real blend of vitamins and substances important to us. You can cook a vegetable in a slow cooker with any dried fruits, but it turns out especially delicious with dried grapes and dried apricots.

Ingredients:

  • 450 g pumpkin;
  • 10 pieces of dried apricots;
  • half a glass of raisins;
  • 60 g of sugar;
  • slice of lemon.

Way of execution:

  1. Cut the peeled pumpkin into small sticks, fill in the dried fruit with warm water and leave for 25 minutes. Slice a lemon into small cubes.
  2. In a bowl of the device we put slices of ghee, spread a layer of pumpkin, sprinkle with raisins and chopped dried apricots, another layer of pumpkin and sprinkle everything with sugar.
  3. Pour half a glass of water, close and bake for half an hour in the "Baking" mode. Ten minutes before cooking, add the lemon cubes.

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Spicy pumpkin with garlic in a slow cooker slices

You will be surprised, but a pumpkin can be made not only with honey and sweet dried fruits, but also with a spicy vegetable like garlic. It turns out a delicious and tasty dish, and for a larger flavor you can add fresh rosemary or basil.

Ingredients:

  • 620 g pumpkin;
  • 180 ml sour cream;
  • three garlic cloves;
  • two sprigs of rosemary;
  • two pinches of curry.

Way of execution:

  1. Cut the peeled vegetable into cubes.
  2. We make a sauce of sour cream, rosemary leaves and chopped garlic. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  3. In the “Baking” mode with the addition of oil, lightly fry the pumpkin slices, then pour in the sauce, mix, select the “Stew” option and wait for the dish to cook for 20 minutes.

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With apples

If you don’t know what dessert to make for children, so that it is not only sweet, but also healthy, take a pumpkin, an apple and a banana. You will get a dish with an amazing taste and a large selection of vitamins and nutrients needed by a growing body.

Ingredients:

  • 450 g pumpkin;
  • two apples and a banana;
  • 70 g of sugar;
  • sour cream;
  • breadcrumbs (light).

Way of execution:

  1. Peel vegetables and fruits, and cut into slices of equal size.
  2. We grease a bowl of the device with oil and sprinkle with breading, spread the ingredients and sprinkle with granulated sugar.
  3. We start the “Baking” mode for 40 minutes. Put the finished dessert on plates, pour sour cream and sprinkle with sugar. Https: //www.youtube.com/watch? V = kFFv1O_gh98

How to stew tasty pumpkin with minced meat

Pumpkin with minced meat - this is real roast, only with minced meat. The dish is hearty, tasty and nutritious, as thanks to the slow cooker, most of the vegetable's nutrients are preserved.

During the roasting of minced meat, mash it with a fork, so it will be tastier.

Ingredients:

  • 280 g of pumpkin pulp;
  • 250 g of minced meat;
  • bulb;
  • three medium tomatoes;
  • two garlic cloves;
  • three tablespoons of sunflower and ghee;
  • 80 g of cheese.

Way of execution:

  1. Finely chop the onion and garlic cloves, cut the tomatoes and pumpkin into cubes.
  2. Lubricate the bowl of the multicooker with ghee and lay the pieces of pumpkin.
  3. Fry the minced meat in a pan, then add the tomatoes, salt and pepper to it, simmer the ingredients until soft and put in a bowl.
  4. Now pass the onions and garlic with two tablespoons of granulated sugar. Add to them a mixture of minced meat and tomato, and cook until all the liquid has evaporated.
  5. We transfer the contents of the pan to the multicooker to the pumpkin, turn on the “Baking” mode for 40 minutes, five minutes before cooking, sprinkle the dish with grated cheese.

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Steamed in a slow cooker

A vegetable like pumpkin is ideal for steaming. Thanks to this method of heat treatment, all its useful properties are preserved, and the pumpkin preparation process in pieces does not take much time.

Way of execution:

  1. To make pumpkin steamed you only need two ingredients. It is directly the vegetable and water itself. You can choose all other additives as you wish. It all depends on what kind of pumpkin you want to cook, sweet or spicy, or maybe you plan to use it as a filling for cooking other dishes.
  2. Take a pound of vegetable, peel its peel and seeds, cut into pieces up to two centimeters thick.
  3. Pour two or three glasses of water into the bowl, set the basket for the double boiler and put slices of vegetable in it. Set the mode to “Steam” for 20 minutes.
  4. Put the finished pumpkin on the dish. If you want to serve it in the form of a dessert, spice up slices of vegetable with ghee and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon, sugar can be replaced with honey. There is also another option, for example, to serve a vegetable with butter and chopped dill. Or grind the pumpkin to a smoothie and cook delicious pastries. Https: //www.youtube.com/watch? V = L83fhgzXCHw

In a slow cooker, you can not just bake a pumpkin in slices, but use it to make a healthy breakfast. For example, cook rice, oat, corn or millet porridge with pumpkin.

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