Air Fryer Pumpkin Halwa Recipe
A simple pumpkin halwa made in the air fryer with finely chopped pumpkin, ghee, cardamom, cinnamon, saffron and Whole Earth stevia-based sweetener.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- Air fryer
- perforated steel tray
Ingredients
- 3 cups pumpkin
- 3 tbsp. ghee / oil if vegan
- ½ teaspoon cardamom
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- Pinch of saffron threads
- 3 tablespoon Whole Earth stevia-based sweetener
Instructions
- Cut the pumpkin into pieces and finely chop it in a food processor.
- Transfer the chopped pumpkin to an oven-safe pan and mix with 3 tablespoons ghee.
- Air fry at 160°C / 320°F for 20 minutes.
- Add the cardamom, cinnamon, saffron and Whole Earth stevia-based sweetener. Mix well.
- Return the pan to the air fryer and cook for another 15 minutes.
- Cook until the pumpkin is soft and the halwa has thickened.
- Remove the pan from the air fryer and mash the softened pumpkin with a spoon or potato masher until mostly smooth.
Notes
Finely chop the pumpkin rather than pureeing it before cooking.
I used Whole Earth stevia-based sweetener for this batch.
Regular sugar can be used instead, but adjust the amount according to your preferred sweetness because stevia blends and sugar do not have the same sweetness by volume.