This recipe is a traditional version of cassava pone. Pone is a very heavy, solid, moist cake-like dessert. Since the recipe does not contain any flour this is a great lightly sweet, gluten-free, dessert option.

Ingredients

• 2 medium sweet cassava (yucca)
• 1 small dried coconut
• 2 TBSP butter or coconut cream
• 6 oz brown sugar
• 1 TBSP black pepper
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• ¼ tsp salt

Method

Step 1

Pre-heat oven to 350°F.

Step 2

Peel, wash, and grate the cassava (yucca) and coconut then mix together.

Step 3

Work in the butter or coconut cream with a fork.

Step 4

Add the other ingredients and enough water to bind stiffly.

Step 5

Put the mixture into a greased pan, where it should be about 1 inch thick.

Step 6

Bake in a moderate oven until crisp and brown on top about 90 minutes.

Step 7

Cut into 1½ to 2 inch squares before serving.

Recipe courtesy of Veda Sukhu.