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Cassava Pone

Cassava Pone

As there are many islands in the Caribbean, so too are there many recipes for making Pone. In this recipe, all the basics are covered to give you a mouth-watering slice of Cassava Pone.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Desserts, Vegetarian
Cuisine Jamaican, Trinidadian
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups grated sweet cassava
  • 1 cup coconut grated
  • 1 cup pumpkin grated
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1 cup evaporated milk
  • 1/2 cup coconut milk
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 1 teaspoon ginger grated
  • 1/2 cup raisins

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C). Grease a baking dish (I used a ceramic pie dish).
  • In a large bowl, whisk coconut and evaporated milk with sugar and spices.
    Coconut milk, sugar and spice in a bowl with a whisk
  • Add cassava, pumpkin, melted butter, coconut milk, baking powder, vanilla, ginger, and raisins. Mix well into a thick batter.
    Ingredients mixed well in a bowl
  • Pour into the prepared dish and bake on the middle rack for 1 hour.
    Batter in greased baking dish
  • If the center is still wet, continue baking 10–20 more minutes, checking with a toothpick.
    Cooked cassava pone in white baking dish
  • Allow the cassava pone to cool fully before slicing.
    Cooled cassava pone in a white baking dish with a slice cut out
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