Zuccata, Sicilian candied squash
The candied pumpkin from a Sicilian bakery, typically used to decorate cassata: poached pumpkin in salted water, then cooked in a sugar syrup with cinnamo…
Zuccata is a typical Sicilian pastry ingredient, made from candied pumpkin. It is mainly used to decorate the cassata.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time15 min
- Cook time1 hr
- Resting30 min
- Total1 hr 45 min
- DifficultyMedium
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodsaucepan
- Estimated cost$0.86 $0.22 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
Ingredients
people
- $0.77
- $0.06
- $0.03
Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 3 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Peel the pumpkin, remove the seeds, cut it into large pieces, and boil it for about 1 hour in salted water.
- Rinse it under running water to remove any salt, then drain it until it is completely dry. ≈ 2 min
- Place it in a saucepan with the sugar and a generous amount of cinnamon, and cook until all the sugar has dissolved.
- Let it cool.
The bill
Zuccata, Sicilian candied squash
- 1 kilogram of sugar$0.77
- cinnamon$0.06
- salt$0.03
Total$0.86
that's $0.22 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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