Po'e banane

Name: Po'e banane
Total time: 70 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: French Polynesia
Ingredients: 6 very ripe bananas; 80 g (⅔ cup) cornstarch; 60 g (⅓ cup) sugar; 200 ml (¾ cup) coconut milk; 1 tsp vanilla powder; 1 pinch salt; 10 g (2 tsp) butter for the dish

Banana po'e

⏱ 70 minServes 6Easy270 kcal

A recipe from Le Chaudron — the cooking of France’s regions.

01 — Ingredients6 servings

6ripe bananas
80 g (3 oz)cornstarch
60 g (2 oz)sugar
200 ml (¾ cup)coconut milk
1 tspvanilla powder
1 pinchsalt
10 gbutterfor the dish

6 ripe bananas
80 g (3 oz) cornstarch
60 g (2 oz) sugar
200 ml (¾ cup) coconut milk
1 tsp vanilla powder
1 pinch salt
10 g butter for the dish

Serves 6. In the app, quantities adjust to the number of guests on their own — and the ingredients go straight to your shopping list.

02 — Equipment

1 bowl (2 L / 2 qt)

1 gratin dish (24 cm / 9½ in)

1 whisk

1 oven

03 — Method

Preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F) and mash the very ripe bananas with a fork in the bowl until smooth.
Add the sugar, vanilla powder and a pinch of salt and whisk hard to dissolve the sugar.
Sprinkle in the cornstarch while whisking constantly to avoid lumps, until thick and smooth.
Pour into the buttered baking dish, smooth the top and bake 40 min until set and lightly golden.
Let cool slightly, then cut into large cubes right in the dish with a wet knife so it doesn't stick.
Pour plenty of lightly sweetened coconut milk over the cubes just before serving. Eat warm or cold.