Pacific Island Baked Papaya Dessert Recipes

PACIFIC ISLAND - BAKED PAPAYA DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F
• Place the papayas, cut side up, in a shallow baking dish.
• Sprinkle with the sugar and add the water.
• Bake uncovered in the middle of the oven for 1½ hours, or until the papayas are tender but still keep their shape.
• Every half hour, pull out the oven rack and baste the papayas with the liquid from the dish.
• For the last 5 minutes of baking raise the heat to 400°F and bake until the syrup gets thick and becomes the color of caramel.
• Turn off the heat and pour the coconut milk into the center of the papayas.
• Leave the papayas in the oven until the milk gets warm, about 5 minutes.
• Serve immediately, or refrigerate and serve cold, they are good either way.

ROASTED PAPAYA WITH BROWN SUGAR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Stir together sugar and ginger in a small bowl. Arrange papaya halves, cut sides up, in a 10-by-13-inch baking dish. Sprinkle sugar mixture evenly over halves.
• Bake, brushing papaya edges with melted sugar mixture (it will collect in well of fruit) 2 or 3 times, until mixture is bubbling and papaya edges are beginning to darken, 35 to 40 minutes.
• Sprinkle each serving with a pinch of cayenne. Serve with lime wedges.

BAHAMIAN PAPAYA RUM CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the diced papaya, raisins and lemon juice. Add 1/2 cup rum and allow to soak for half an hour.
• Spray a large 12 cup bundt pan with cooking spray and add 4 tbs melted butter and 3/4 cup brown sugar to the bottom of the pan. With a tablespoon strain 5 heaping tbs of the fruit mixture and add to the sugar mixture in the bottom of the pan.
• In an electric mixer blend flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and diced butter on low speed. When blended continue mixing and add the 4 eggs one at a time. Follow with the sour cream, vanilla and oil. Add the remaining fruit mixture (including the liquid), the lemon zest and coconut and blend well.
• Pour the batter into the bundt pan and bake in a preheated oven at 325 degrees for 1 hour. Check for doneness with a wooden pick. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes.
• For the glaze: In a small pan on the stove, mix butter, granulated sugar and rum and bring just to a boil. Spoon the glaze onto the cake until it is completely absorbed. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit overnight.
• Before turning out the cake onto a serving platter, warm it in a 325 degree oven for 10 minutes to loosen the sugar mixture at the bottom of the pan. The cake will be very delicate.

BAKED PAPAYA

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350F. Place papaya slices on a non-stick baking sheet.
• 2. Sprinkle with juice and cinnamon and bake for 15 minutes.
• 3. Top each slice with 1/4 cup ice cream and serve.
• 4. Yield: 4 slices per 1 slice with ice cream Exchanges 1 Carbohydrate. Calories 90; Calories from Fat 22; Total Fat 2 g; Saturated Fat 1 g; Cholesterol 13 mg; Sodium 27 mg; Carbohydrate 16 g; Dietary Fiber 1 g; Sugars 11 g; Protein 2 g.