Haiti · Haitian
Pain Patate
Haitian sweet potato pudding, spiced with ginger, star anise and a touch of rum.
- Prep
- 30 min
- Cook
- 90 min
- Total
- 120 min
- Serves
- 10
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Course
- Dessert
Ingredients
10 servings
- Sweet potato, grated1 kg
- Coconut milk400 ml
- Dark rum60 ml
- Brown sugar200 g
Preparation
- 1
Mix everything into a loose batter.
- 2
Pour into a buttered dish.
- 3
Bake at 170°C for 90 minutes until set and caramelised on top.
- 4
Cool completely before slicing.
Nutrition
Nutrition per serving · Calculated
- calories
- 286 kcal
- protein
- 3.4 g
- carbs
- 46 g
- fat
- 10 g
- fiber
- 3.8 g
- sugars
- 24 g
- sodium
- 180 mg
The ingredient behind this recipe
Ginger
Caribbean PantryJamaican ginger is still considered among the most aromatic in the world.
- Origin
- Southeast Asia, prized as Jamaican ginger since the 16th century
- Flavour
- Pungent, citric, warming
- Calories / 100g
- 80 kcal
- Seasonality
- August to January
The story behind this ingredient
Jamaica exported ginger to Europe as early as the 1500s. It remains the backbone of sorrel, ginger beer and countless marinades.
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