🇻🇨How To Make Ducuna/Ducana: St Vincent and the Grenadines -(Caribbean Food)

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.

Wash and dry banana leaves with a paper towel.

Wilt the banana leaves on both sides until they soften.

In a bowl, combine 3 cups of grated sweet potato and 1 cup of grated taro.

Add 1 cup of grated coconut, 1 1/2 cups of sugar, 1 teaspoon of unsalted butter, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to the bowl.

Mix the ingredients well using a wooden spoon.

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

Tie the parcels with banana stem or twine.

Place the parcels in boiling water and boil for 1 hour.

Remove the parcels from the boiling water after an hour and let cool before serving.

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