🇲🇭 Marshallese Cuisine

Mouj

Coconut Breadfruit Pudding

Prep Time 20 min
Servings 8
Difficulty Medium
Calories 286 kcal

A dense, sweet pudding of mashed ripe breadfruit blended with coconut cream and sugar, steamed in banana leaves until set and aromatic.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Peel ripe breadfruit, remove core, and cut into chunks.
  2. 2 Boil breadfruit until very soft, about 15-20 minutes. Drain and mash until smooth.
  3. 3 Mix mashed breadfruit with coconut cream, sugar, vanilla, and salt.
  4. 4 Soften banana leaves over an open flame until pliable.
  5. 5 Spoon generous portions of the mixture onto banana leaves and wrap into parcels.
  6. 6 Steam parcels for 30 minutes until set. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Did You Know?

Mouj is one of the few Marshallese desserts that predates European contact, using only ingredients native to the Pacific Islands.