Sweet Potato Pone

Name: Sweet Potato Pone
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Ingredients: 900 g Sweet Potato (peeled and grated); 400 ml Coconut Milk; 180 g Brown Sugar; 80 g All-Purpose Flour; 60 g Unsalted Butter (melted); 4 g Cinnamon Powder; 2 g Nutmeg Powder; 5 ml Vanilla Extract; 80 g Raisin; 4 g Salt

Sweet potato pone is a dense, fragrant baked pudding with coconut, spice, and a moist, almost fudgy texture. It is a much-loved Caribbean dessert, especially when cut into thick slices after cooling.

Prep

25m

Cook

1h 5m

Serves

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Estimated

Nutrition

Per serving

423kcal

Calories

Protein

19g

Fat

64g

Carbs

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

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Ingredients

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0.9kg
Sweet Potato (peeled and grated)
400ml
Coconut Milk
180g
Brown Sugar
80g
All-Purpose Flour
60g
Unsalted Butter (melted)
4g
Cinnamon Powder
2g
Nutmeg Powder
5ml
Vanilla Extract
80g
Raisin
4g
Salt

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Method

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5 steps

01
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and grease a baking dish.
02
Combine the grated sweet potato with the coconut milk, brown sugar, all-purpose flour, melted unsalted butter, cinnamon powder, nutmeg powder, vanilla extract, raisins, and salt.
03
Mix until the batter is evenly combined and thick, then spread it into the prepared dish.
04
Bake until the top is deeply golden and the center is fully set, about 60 to 65 minutes.
05
Cool the pone before slicing so it firms up properly.

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