Turkish candied pumpkin (Kabak tatlısı)

"Do you also keep seeing these vibrant orange sweet treats in your social feed, or at the Turkish restaurants you go to but never could try yet? This is your sweet pumpkin season sign to go for it! Super easy, made with slow burning love, covered in sugar, tahini, walnuts, and hiding aromas of cinnamon and cloves with each bite: Kabak tatlısı is all yours and your loved ones. This dessert is known to turn a bad day into a good one with its warm embrace, and complete any holiday menu into a fuller one. Kabak technically means squash in Turkish so don’t be confused with the butternut squash I used here. Butternut squash has the best consistency to hold the aromas in place; it’s firm, sweet, and unyielding to the heat. You can always try other types of pumpkins for it, making sure they do not turn into puree. Although, if you have some pieces left in the pot after, and they are too soft, blend them into the dreamiest pumpkin syrup with the remaining sugar syrup in the pot and you can use it for drinks, as topping, or even as a sauce or ingredient for many desserts (especially on ice cream!)."