Pumpkin Kaya

"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 cholester..." See moreol 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!"

"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 ..." See moretasty. 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."

"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 esse..." See morence 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 !"