Sweet Potato Pudding (Pie)

Crunchy around the edges, moist and sweet in the middle. For those of us with a sweet tooth, this is a little slice of heaven!

Sweet Potato Pudding

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Ingredients

• 2 cups grated sweet potatoes

• 1 cup grated coconut

• 3 cups all purpose flour

• 1 tbsp baking powder

• ½ tsp salt

• 1 cup sugar (add more if you prefer it sweeter)

• 1 cup water

• 1 tsp nutmeg

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• 1 tbsp cooking oil

• 1 tsp vanilla essence

Instructions

1. Pre-heat your oven at 350 degrees celcius.

2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, and mix well to combine.

3. Stir in the oil, grated coconut and sweet potato, and mix well.

4. Add water a little at a time to the mixture and combine well. Mixture is ready when the spoon can stand straight without falling.

5. Mix in the vanilla essence well.

6. Pour mixture into a greased baking tin (or lined with baking paper), and bake for 1hr and 10 minute.

7. Test pudding is ready by sticking in the centre with a dessert knife. If the knife comes out clean, then pudding is finished baking.

8. Cool, serve and enjoy!