Haitian Food Recipe for Pen Patat (Sweet Potato Pudding)
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The tantalizing smell of cinnamon, the crushed cloves and the lemon brings a mix of memories in making Pen Patat. The Pen Patat has a wonderful taste of the Caribbean as you mix these delicious ingredients together to make a mouthwatering pudding that goes down great with milk. Why don’t you try some today?
Directions for making Pen Patat (Sweet Potato Pudding):
First, you will need to preheat the oven to 350-375 degrees depending on your location. Remember that cooking in higher altitudes is different than what is required in lower regions. Prepare a 9x13 inch baking pan with grease or cooking spray for the Pen Patat. Next, separate 1 tablespoon of brown sugar to sprinkle on the top, then grate the peeled sweet potatoes and mix in the mashed banana. When you have that mixed well start adding the other ingredients listed below one at a time. Make sure everything is blended well before adding the next ingredients. This will help spread the taste of your Pen Patat evenly. When all ingredients are mixed, spread the mixture into the pan and sprinkle with the brown sugar separated earlier. Finally, bake this in your preheated oven for about 90 minutes. If you test with a toothpick and it comes out clean the pudding is done. It is ready to eat warm or cold.
INGREDIENTS:
Start making your Pen Patat with 2 pounds of white, peeled, sweet potatoes. A large ripe banana is mashed and added next. Then start adding, one at a time, a cup of packed brown sugar, ½ cup of sweet raisins, a teaspoon of grated ginger, ¼ teaspoon of salt (adjustable to taste). Continue with 18 ounces of evaporated milk, other types of milk may be used but the finished product will not be the same. Now for the spices which include a teaspoon of vanilla extract, ½ teaspoon of nutmeg, one teaspoon of ground cinnamon, three crushed cloves, a rind of lemon, grated of course, one and a half cups of coconut milk and three teaspoons of real butter for richness.
There you have it, Haitian Pen Patat, the richness of Haiti on a plate.
