French Polynesia's Traditional Tahiti Banana Poe

Name: French Polynesia's Traditional Tahiti Banana Poe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 3 bananas (large ripe, for 2 cups banana puree); 1/2 cup corn starch; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1/2 cup coconut cream (full fat ); 1 tsp brown sugar (for garnishing); Butter (for greasing the loaf pan)

Antara Navin

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About French Polynesia's Traditional Tahiti Banana Poe

French Polynesia's Traditional Tahiti Banana Poe is a sweet, pudding-like confection made from bananas, cornstarch, sugar, flavored by vanilla and served with full fat coconut cream.

Tahiti became a part of France in 1880 but Tahitians were legally authorized to be French citizens in 1946 and though French is the official language, their regional language, Reo Tahiti is widely spoken.

Coming back to French Polynesia's Traditional Tahiti Banana Poe, this is a very simple recipe but insanely delicious . This dessert is also served in Tahiti during the feast.

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Recipe Time & More

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time30 minutes mins

Total Time40 minutes mins

Served AsBreakfast Snacks

Recipe TasteSweet

Calories - 718 kcal

Servings - 2

Ingredients

▢ 3 bananas large ripe, for 2 cups banana puree
▢ 1/2 cup corn starch
▢ 1/4 cup brown sugar
▢ 1 tsp vanilla extract
▢ 1/2 cup coconut cream full fat
▢ 1 tsp brown sugar for garnishing
▢ Butter for greasing the loaf pan

Instructions

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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a loaf pan( regular size : 8.5'' X 4.5" X 2.75" ) with parchment paper or grease it with butter. Keep it aside.
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Peel the bananas and slice it into small pieces. Puree the banana slices in stand in mixer at low pulse. Transfer it into a medium size mixing bowl.
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Shift the cornstarch and add into the banana puree. Add sugar and vanilla. You may adjust the sugar as per your taste.
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Mix well by a spatula till all the ingredients are blended together into a smooth mixture.
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Pour the banana poe batter into the prepared baking pan and bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes until the poe is set.
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When the banana poe is done, take it out from the oven and allow it to cool at room temperature. Refrigerate it for 2-3 hours.
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Unmold the banana Poe and cut it into cubes. Serve it in a bowl and pour coconut cream over it.
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Sprinkle a little brown sugar over it. The authentic Tahitian dessert is ready.

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Antara Navin

Im Antara Navin - the author of the food and travel blog - dimpieekitchen.com. I am a home chef who loves food and travel.

5 Comments

Abhay Raj

January 10, 2023 / 11:59 am Log in to Reply

This looks so good! Appreciate the share.
Saurav Agarwal

July 25, 2019 / 5:05 pm Log in to Reply

What a flavorful dish! Thanks for sharing.
Kirti Misra

May 8, 2017 / 12:00 am Log in to Reply

like the way you describe each recipe with a little history. It enhances our knowledge. Thanks for sharing it.
Vivek Kesarwani

January 15, 2017 / 1:36 pm Log in to Reply

Looks so appetizing! Thank you for posting.
ravikant yadav

March 30, 2015 / 9:25 pm Log in to Reply

Such a beautiful dish! Can’t wait to try it.