Jamaican homemade To-To

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil adds flavor and is dairy-free.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is lower in calories and dairy-free.

eggs

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: silken tofu

Flaxseed meal is a vegan alternative.

Welcome back to my channel. Today I'm going to show you how to make a classic Jamaican dessert called To-To.

Start with flour, which is a must. Aerate the flour in a bowl with a whisk.

Add baking powder and baking soda to the flour for leavening.

Add salt to the flour mixture.

Add spices: cinnamon and freshly grated nutmeg. Freshly grated nutmeg is important.

Combine all dry ingredients in the bowl.

Now move on to the wet ingredients: melted butter, sugar, eggs, milk, and vanilla extract.

In a separate bowl, combine the wet ingredients.

Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon. You can mix it well to get the lumps out.

Add 2 cups of freshly grated coconut to the mixture. You can use store-bought coconut or coconut milk if you prefer less coconut.

Pour the batter into a 9x9 baking pan.

Bake in the oven at 350°F for 30 to 40 minutes.

After about 40 minutes, take it out of the oven and let it cool for about 16 minutes.

Remove the To-To from the pan and cut it with a serrated knife. It should cut like a brownie.

Serve and enjoy the To-To.

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