Nauruan Pandanus Cake

Sweet pressed pandanus paste with coconut.

Ingredients

• 1 kg Pandanus fruit
• 1½ cups Shredded coconut
• ½ cup Sugar
• ¼ tsp Salt
• 2 cups Water

Method

1. Cook the pandanus — Boil the pandanus segments until soft, about 40 minutes.
2. Extract the pulp — Scrape the pulp from the fibrous cores and discard the fibres.
3. Cook down — Simmer the pulp with sugar and salt until very thick, stirring often.
4. Add coconut — Fold in the grated coconut.
5. Press and dry — Spread thinly and dry in the sun or a low oven until firm.
6. Pandanus Cake is ready — Cut into strips and store wrapped.

More Nauru recipes

• Coconut Fish Nauru
• Coconut Rice Nauru