🇫🇲 Micronesian Cuisine

Pandanus Fruit Paste

Pandanus Fruit Preserve

Prep Time 30 min

Servings 8

Difficulty Medium

Calories 159 kcal

Ripe pandanus fruit pounded into a sweet paste and dried. A traditional preserved sweet.

Ingredients

1 ripe pandanus fruit
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup coconut cream
Pinch of salt
Banana leaves for wrapping
1/4 cup water
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup grated coconut

Instructions

1 Separate pandanus keys from the fruit head.
2 Extract pulp by pounding and scraping keys.
3 Mix pulp with sugar, coconut cream, salt, and vanilla.
4 Cook mixture on low heat, stirring until thick.
5 Spread on banana leaves and dry in sun or low oven.
6 Roll up and cut into portions.

Did You Know?

Pandanus paste can be stored for months, making it an essential survival food on remote atolls.