Trini Pone Recipe | Cassava Pone with Coconut, Pumpkin & Spices (Caribbean Classic)

grated coconut

🥗Healthier: unsweetened coconut flakes

💰Cheaper: canned coconut

Canned coconut is often more accessible and cost-effective.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

White sugar is usually less expensive and widely available.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Margarine can be a lower-cost option for baking.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cake flour

Cake flour can be used for a lighter texture.

Peel, wash, and cut cassava and sweet potatoes into small pieces.

Grate the cassava, sweet potatoes, and a little piece of pumpkin.

Preheat the oven (temperature not specified).

Butter the baking dish or use oil and set it aside.

In a large mixing bowl, combine grated cassava, grated sweet potato, grated pumpkin, and freshly blended coconut.

Add sugar to the mixture and mix until well combined.

Add vanilla extract, melted butter, and salt to the mixture and stir well.

Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish.

Bake in the preheated oven for about 1.5 hours, or until golden brown.

Let cool before serving.

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