Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 4 ounce (100 grams) butter
  • 2 cup (14 ounce can 450 ml) Coconut Milk
  • 4 cups (1 liter) whole milk
  • ¾- 1 (165-220 grams) cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup (200 grams) white sugar
  • 3 teaspoons spices (, nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice)
  • 3 cups (450 grams) cornmeal
  • ½ cup (64 grams ) all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (225 ml) water
  • 2 tablespoons or more dark rum (, optional)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla essence (, optional)
  • ½ cup raisins
  • 1 cup (225 ml) coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup (110 grams) brown sugar
  • 2 ounce (57 grams) butter

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 10- inch baking pan and set aside.
  • In a large sauce- pan add butter, coconut milk, milk, sugar, spices, and salt. Bring to a boil. Remove coconut milk mixture from the heat.
  • In a large bowl combine cornmeal, flour and salt, then add a cup of water and stir. You may add rum and vanilla at this point, if desired.
  • Scoop out some coconut milk mixture and add to the cornmeal mixture about a cup at a time until mixture is smooth (you might have to add about 2-3 cups).
  • Gradually whisk in cornmeal mixture to the saucepan, a little at a time while stirring with a whisk to prevent any lumps.
  • Now return the cornmeal mixture to the sauce- pan. Bring to boil and simmer continue stirring frequently- for about 6-8 minutes, to prevent lumps and burns.
  • Remove from heat add about 1/2 cup raisins . Pour or scoop out mixture into the prepared baking pan. Bake for about 60 minutes or a toothpick inserted turns out clean.
  • Serve with coconut sauce.
  • Soft Top
  • In a small saucepan combine 1-cup coconut milk, ½ cup brown sugar and ¼ cup butter. Let it melt and simmer for about 2 minutes. Set-aside until ready to use.
  • If making a soft top remove cornmeal pone from oven after 30 minutes of cooking , prick cornmeal with a tooth pick and pour about ½ or all the coconut sauce mixture to the pan.
  • Return to the oven and bake for about 20 minutes more or until a tooth inserted comes out clean and the top is bubbly.
  • Let it cool before serving.