Poke - Cook Islands Part Deux

This is a common recipe from the Cook Islands. Mashed pawpaw, or banana, is combined with starch, baked, then dipped in coconut cream (either sweetened or not).

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1  cup  starch (cornstarch, arrowroot, potato starch)
• 2  cups pawpaw or 2  cups bananas, mashed
• 1 (15 ounce) can coconut cream (sweetened or unsweetened)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F; grease a square baking dish.
2. Combine the mashed fruit and the starch until smooth; add 1/4 cup coconut cream and mix well.
3. Pour the mixture into a greased baking dish and bake for 30 minutes (it will be like a pudding).
4. Meanwhile, warm the remaining coconut cream in a saucepan and heat until thickened and will coat the back of a spoon.
5. Let baked pudding cool to warm and dip spoonfuls into the thickened coconut cream before placing in serving bowls.
6. Serve warm.