The Pacific Islands Cookbook


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Taro Dessert Dish  
Estimated Nutritional Values  
3
lbs. taro  
Amount/Serving  
% DV*  
Amount/Serving  
% DV*  
Sauce  
Calories  
386 kcal 19 %  
11 Gm 17 %  
10 Gm 50 %  
Carbohydrate  
Iron  
74 Gm 25 %  
1
1
cup raw sugar  
cups coconut milk  
Total Fat  
1.7 Mg  
32 Mg  
0 IU  
9 %  
3 %  
0 %  
1/2  
Saturated Fat  
Cholesterol  
Sodium  
Calcium  
0 Mg  
27 Gm  
2 Gm  
0 %  
1 %  
4 %  
Vitamin A  
Vitamin C  
Boil or steam taro until soft.  
While taro is cooking and cooling, prepare coconut sauce. Stir sugar  
8.1 Mg 14 %  
Protein  
in saucepan over low heat until completely melted and slightly caramelized.  
Stir coconut milk into hot sugar a little at a time. If caramel hardens,  
additional coconut milk will eventually dissolve it. When all of the milk has  
been added and the caramel completely dissolved, boil slowly for 3 to 4  
minutes. Set aside to cool.  
*Percent daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet  
Servings in this recipe:  
8
Peel taro and place half of it in a sturdy bowl or on a large cutting  
board. Mash with a potato masher until there are no lumps. Start gently until  
taro is crumbled and begins to stick together, then mash harder. With a bowl  
of water to wet your hands, form taro into a mound and knead. Use as little  
water as possible to keep taro stiff.  
Milk:  
0
Veg:  
0
Fruit:  
0
Bread:  
1.5  
Meat:  
0
Drop bite-sized lumps of pounded taro by hand or teaspoon into the  
sauce. Then repeat the mashing procedure for the remaining half of the taro  
and add to sauce.  
Wrap in foil and warm in oven if desired.  
Note: Very high in saturated fat. To reduce, replace up to half of  
coconut milk with whole or low fat milk.  
ASCC/EFNEP  


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