Breadfruit Po'e

About This Recipe

Po'e is a baked pudding found across Polynesia and Micronesia. In the Marshall Islands, ripe breadfruit is mashed with coconut cream, sugar, and a little arrowroot or starch, then baked until it sets into a firm, slightly chewy cake. It is sliced and served as a dessert or snack, often with additional coconut cream poured over.

Ingredients

Serves 6

• 600 gripe breadfruit, peeled, cored and mashed
• 200 mlcoconut cream
• 80 gsugar
• 3 tbsparrowroot or cornstarch
• 1 tspvanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven

   Preheat oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Grease a baking dish.

2. 2

   Mix

   Combine mashed breadfruit, coconut cream, sugar, arrowroot, and vanilla in a bowl and mix until smooth.

3. 3

   Bake

   Pour mixture into the prepared dish and bake for 40–45 minutes until set and golden on top.

4. 4

   Cool and serve

   Cool for 15 minutes, slice into squares, and serve with extra coconut cream.

Variations

• •

  Add grated coconut to the mixture for texture.

• •

  Top with sliced banana before baking.

Storage

Keep at room temperature up to 2 days; refrigerate up to 5 days.

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