Guinea-Bissau-Style Sweet Coconut Millet

Name: Guinea-Bissau-Style Sweet Coconut Millet
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Guinea-Bissau
Ingredients: 250 g Millet (rinsed); 500 ml Water; 400 ml Coconut Milk; 60 g White Sugar; 5 ml Vanilla Extract; 2 g Salt; 40 g Desiccated Coconut; 200 g Mango (chopped)

A softly sweet millet dessert enriched with coconut milk and vanilla, with fresh mango and coconut on top. It can be served warm or chilled and has the gentle, spoonable texture of a simple home pudding.

Prep

15m

Cook

30m

Serves

Estimated

Nutrition

Per serving

627kcal

Calories

10g

Protein

34g

Fat

77g

Carbs

Estimated per serving from the base recipe. Actual nutrition may vary.

Before you start

Ingredients

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Millet

250g
Millet (rinsed)
500ml
Water
400ml
Coconut Milk
60g
White Sugar
5ml
Vanilla Extract
2g
Salt

Garnish

40g
Desiccated Coconut
200g
Mango (chopped)

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Method

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5 steps

01
Put the millet and water in a saucepan and bring to a gentle boil.
02
Lower the heat, cover, and cook until the millet is tender and the water is mostly absorbed.
03
Stir in the coconut milk, white sugar, vanilla extract, and salt, then cook gently until the mixture becomes creamy and spoonable.
04
Scatter the mango and desiccated coconut over the warm dessert.
05
Serve warm, or chill and serve cold.

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