Breadfruit Pudding
The breadfruit pudding is a popular desert among the Jamaican household. It is just right to fill those empty spaces after a meal.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons white rum
- 1 tablespoon lime juice or ginger
- 1 cup dark sugar
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup ripe guava, diced
- 3 whole cherries
- 1/2 cup raisins, soaked
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 6 cups breadfruit, cooked and crushed or breadfruit flour
- 1/2 cup Margarine, melted
- 1 large egg
- 2 cups wine
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon mace
- 2 cups Coconut Milk
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
Breadfruit Pudding
- Mix together the sugar, coconut milk, spices, salt, wine, egg and the melted margarine; whisk to dissolve sugar granules.
- Combine the crushed boiled breadfruit, flour and the raisins.
- Add the liquid mixture to the breadfruit mixture and mix well.
- Scrape the mixture into a greased 10 inch baking tin and bake in a preheated oven 180°C (350°F) for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
- Cool and serve decorated with cherries and Guava Sauce.
Guava Sauce
- Put guava and water to boil for about twenty minutes.
- Strain and rub the pulp through a sieve.
- Combine the pulp and juice and return to a boil.
- Add sugar and lime juice or ginger and simmer until the mixture becomes syrupy.
- Allow to cool and mix in the white rum.
