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Baked guava and coconut pudding

By Jacques Erasmus
4
Easy
15 minutes
30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 guavas
  • 100 g sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 60 g soft butter
  • 125 g sugar
  • 125 g self-raising flour
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 2 free-range eggs
  • 40 g desiccated coconut
  • a pinch of salt
  • Woolworths ready-made custard or crème fraîche, to serve

Method

Preheat the oven to 200ºC.
Peel the guavas then gently poach for 10 minutes in a syrup made with the sugar and water.
Meanwhile, cream the butter and sugar then add the remaining ingredients.
Spoon into 4 greased teacups and place half a poached guava in the middle of each, setting aside the poaching syrup.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
Remove from the oven and pour over the reserved syrup. Serve warm with custard or crème fraîche.

TASTE’s take:
Warm, baked guava makes a delectable winter dessert.