Calabaza En Tacha {Dia de los Muertos}

1 pumpkin, about 3-5 pounds, peeled and thickly sliced

2 C brown sugar

1 cinnamon stick

2 star anise
2 whole green cardamom

10 cloves

½ gallon water

For the caramel...

In a pot add the water, cloves, star anise, cinnamon stick, cardamom, and brown sugar. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cook until liquid is reduced by half.

For the Pumpkin...

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a roasting pan bake pumpkin with caramel, for approximately an hour until pumpkin is tender, you will need to baste it every 15 to 20 minutes.

Serve warm with caramel.