Breadfruit and Coconut Baked Pudding

Kahele Collection [Kahikolu Country Cookbook]

INGREDIENTS:

3 c. ripe breadfruit (ʻulu)
1 c. sugar
1 ⅓ c. lemon juice
1 ½ tsp. salt
1 ½ c. coconut milk
2 tsp. ginger juice
Cinnamon as desired

DIRECTIONS:

Scrape pulp from soft ripe ʻulu, add remaining ingredients.
Pour into buttered baking dish.
Sprinkle with cinnamon and bake 1 hr. in 350° oven.
 

About ʻUlu
The ʻulu, or breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis), belongs to the fig family and is grown for its edible fruits and other important uses such as sandpaper, glue and water sealant, and papa kuʻi ʻai.

Ka ʻulu loaʻa ʻole i ka lou ʻia.
The breadfruit that even a pole cannot reach.
Said of a person of very high rank.

About Niu
The niu, or coconut (Cocos nucifera), is a common palm in tropical islands of the Pacific. Hawaiians used all parts of the tree. The coconut water and coconut cream were both called wai niu and wai o ka niu.

He puhi ka iʻa ʻoni i ka lani.
The eel is a fish that moves skyward.
Niuloahiki, god of coconut trees, had three forms—eel, man, and coconut tree, which reaches skyward. This expression can refer to Niuloahiki or to any influence that rises and becomes overwhelming...