How to make Ducuna/Ducana //: St Vincent and Grenadines Style// CARIBBEAN VEGAN FOODIE

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: soy milk

Almond milk is lower in calories and can mimic the creaminess.

sweet potatoes

🥗Healthier: butternut squash

💰Cheaper: regular potatoes

Butternut squash offers similar sweetness and texture.

Separate banana leaves and cut them into squares.

Wash the banana leaves thoroughly.

Boil the banana leaves in a pot of water for about 10 minutes to soften them.

Crack open fresh dry coconut and remove the coconut meat from the shell.

Peel the sweet potatoes and edo.

Cut the sweet potatoes and edo into smaller pieces for the food processor.

Pulse the edo in the food processor until smooth with a little texture.

Pulse the sweet potatoes in the food processor until they turn into a coarse meal.

Combine the processed sweet potatoes, edo, grated coconut, sugar, fresh ginger, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla in a bowl and mix well without adding any liquid.

Spoon the mixture onto the banana leaves and fold them into parcels.

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