Caribbean Recipes » Snacks Recipes

Caribbean: Cornmeal Porridge

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:07:40 +0000

175 g coarse cornmeal 1 litre milk 1/4 tsp nutmeg 1/2 tsp vanilla essence 1 small piece of cinnamon stick sugar to taste pinch salt Preparation: Mix the cornmeal with a small amount of milk in a cup. Bring the balance of the milk to boil, then stir in the cornmeal mixture. Immediately lower Continue Reading...

Caribbean: Bun

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:02:27 +0000

20g dry yeast or 40g fresh yeast 250 ml hot milk 250g butter 900g flour 125g raisins 125g currants 125g chopped citrus peel 125g cherries 175g brown sugar 1 nutmeg, freshly grated, or 1 tsp powdered nutmeg 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp salt 1 egg beaten 4 tbs molasses Preparation: Dissolve the Continue Reading...

Caribbean: Guava Jelly

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:59:14 +0000

1 kg ripe, firm Guavas Sugar 2 litres water lime juice Preparation: Wash guavas, remove stem at top, and cut them in half, then put them in a large pan with the water. Cover and boil gently for 30 minutes. Strain the juice through a large seive. Measure the juice into a pot, then for Continue Reading...

Caribbean: Gingerbread

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:56:31 +0000

125 ml molasses 250g sugar 125g butter 125 ml hot water 300 g flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp nutmeg 2 tsp grated fresh ginger 1 egg beaten Preparation: Heat the molasses, sugar and butter gently in a pan. Pour in the hot water, mix well, and set aside. Sift together the flour, Continue Reading...

Caribbean: Bulla

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:53:37 +0000

450g plain flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon ground pimento (allspice) 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger 3 tbs melted butter 250g sugar 250 ml water Preparation: Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and pimento. Mix in the grated ginger, melted Continue Reading...

Caribbean: Sugar Cake (Coconut Ice)

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:49:51 +0000

4 Cups Grated Coconut 1 Cup Water 1 Cup Sugar 1/2 Tea Cream Of Tartar 1 Tea Almond Essence Few Drops Of Food Colouring Directions: 1. Boil sugar and water to form a light syrup. 2. When bubbles the size of small pearls appear, add grated cocunut and cream of tartar. 3. When the Continue Reading...

Caribbean: Pumpkin Fritters

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:17:18 +0000

1½ cups mashed pumpkin ¼ cup sugar ¼ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 1 teaspoon baking powder 1¼ cup milk 1 cup all-purpose flour Oil, for deep fat frying Method: Combine pumpkin, sugar (instead of adding sugar in the batter, it may be sprinkled over hot fritters after cooking, as an Continue Reading...

Caribbean: Sweet Potato Fritters

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:03:21 +0000

2 cups peeled, grated sweet potato ½ cup sugar ¼ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 1½ teaspoons baking powder 1 cup milk 2 ripe bananas, peeled and crushed ½ cup all-purpose flour ¼ cup grated coconut, if desired Oil, for deep fat frying Method: Combine all ingredients until just Continue Reading...

Caribbean: Coconut Chips

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:02:01 +0000

1 Ripe (hard) Coconut Salt Method: To open the coconut, punch out the eyes with a screwdriver and hammer. Invert the coconut over a glass and drain out the clearish liquid inside, the water. Coconut water makes a refreshing beverage in its own right (serve over ice) and is great mixed with rum Continue Reading...

Caribbean: Divine Rum Fudge

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:55:51 +0000

2¼ cups sugar ½ cup evaporated milk ¼ cup Ole Nassau Chick Charney Rum, or your favourite light rum 1 cup Marshmallow Crème or 16 large marshmallows ¼ cup butter or margarine ¼ tsp. salt 1 pkg. (6 oz.) semi-sweet White Chocolate Morsels 1 cup chopped nuts Method: Grease a 9-inch square pan Continue Reading...