POKE - COOK ISLANDS PART DEUX

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This is a common recipe from the Cook Islands. Mashed pawpaw, or banana, is combined with starch, baked, then dipped in coconut cream (either sweetened or not).

Provided by threeovens

Categories     Dessert

Time 35m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 3

1 cup starch (cornstarch, arrowroot, potato starch)
2 cups pawpaw or 2 cups bananas, mashed
1 (15 ounce) can coconut cream (sweetened or unsweetened)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F; grease a square baking dish.
  • Combine the mashed fruit and the starch until smooth; add 1/4 cup coconut cream and mix well.
  • Pour the mixture into a greased baking dish and bake for 30 minutes (it will be like a pudding).
  • Meanwhile, warm the remaining coconut cream in a saucepan and heat until thickened and will coat the back of a spoon.
  • Let baked pudding cool to warm and dip spoonfuls into the thickened coconut cream before placing in serving bowls.
  • Serve warm.

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