Caribbean Fruit Dessert Recipes

CARIBBEAN FRUIT DESSERT

Steps:

• First be sure to have all of your fruit prepared.
• Melt your butter in a large heavy-based frying pan.
• Once it is melted, add the pineapple and cook for 3 minutes until it starts to brown; turn occasionally.
• Add your mango, papaya, and bananas to the frying pan and cook for just one minute, making sure you turn occasionally.
• Next stir in your maple syrup, cinnamon, and rum and cook for 2 more minutes until the sauce thickens and fruit is nice and tender.
• Serve immediately with yogurt.

SHARON'S JAMAICAN FRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 - 9 inch round cake pans.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, then add rum, lime juice, vanilla, almond extract, and lime zest. Stir in mixed fruit, wine, and molasses. Sift together flour, baking powder, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon, and salt. Fold into batter, being careful not to over-mix. Pour into prepared pans.
• Bake in preheated oven for 80 to 90 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.