🇧🇿 Belizean Cuisine

Cassava Pudding

Garifuna Cassava Cake

Prep Time 30 min
Servings 8
Difficulty Medium
Calories 352 kcal

A dense, sweet Garifuna cake made from grated cassava, coconut milk, and spices, baked until golden brown.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Grate the cassava finely and squeeze out excess moisture.
  2. 2 Mix cassava with coconut milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, butter, and salt.
  3. 3 Pour into a greased baking dish and smooth the top.
  4. 4 Bake at 350F for 1 hour until golden brown and set. Cool before slicing.

Did You Know?

Cassava pudding is central to Garifuna Settlement Day celebrations on November 19th, when the arrival of the Garifuna to Belize is commemorated.