Sweet Potato Pudding
As a kid, my dad would always make sweet potato pudding for me and my sisters after church on Sundays. This is one if my favorite family recipes that has been passed down for generations. It is full of flavor and spices and yes calories! But hey, it is totally worth it.
Authentic Jamaican sweet potato pudding is usually made with red skin, white fleshed potatoes that in other countries is known as, boniato or batata. Compared to the bright orange sweet potatoes we typically find in most US supermarkets, the boniato is a bit harder and starchier.
A few tips to remember when making sweet potato pudding:
- Grate the RAW potatoes on the smallest part of the box grater. This will affect the texture of the final product.
- The batter should be very loose. If the batter is too stiff, the center will be dry and too cake like. So, add the flour gradually.
- When working with the boniato, keep it in a bowl of water to prevent oxidation.
- If you cannot find boniato, substitute it for the traditional sweet potato.
- Add browning for extra color
Jamaican Sweet Potato Pudding
Equipment
- box grater
Ingredients
- 2 Lg Sweet potatoes
- 1 1/2-2 cups AP flour
- 1 1/2 cups Brown Sugar
- 1 Tbsp Baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 1/2 tsp Nutmeg
- 1 Tbsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 Tbsp Almond Extract
- 2 cans Coconut Milk reserve 1/2 cup for top custard
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 Tbsp Butter
- 1/2 cup Raisins soaked in rum optional
- 1 tsp Browning
Top Custard
- 1/2 cup Coconut Milk
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 tsp Brown Sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
- Peel Sweet potatoes and grate on the smallest side of a box grater into a large mixing bowl
- Add all wet ingredients including coconut milk, vanilla, sugar, and butter
- In a separate bowl, blend together all dry ingredients including spices and flour
- Add all dry ingredients to the potato mixture and mix well. The mixture should be loose
- Optional: add rum soaked raisins
- Butter a cake pan and pour in batter
- Bake at 350 for 45 minutes to an hour.Until the outside is set, but the middle is still loose
- Mix the reserved coconut milk with the remaining sugar and vanilla
- Pour the mixture on top and bake for another 15-20 minutes until the top and middle are set
Notes
For vegan recipe, omit the butter.
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One Response
Thanks For Sharing this amazing recipe. My family loved it. I will be sharing this recipe with my friends. Hope the will like it.