Coconut-Crusted Polenta Cakes with Triple Berry Sauce

Name: Coconut-Crusted Polenta Cakes with Triple Berry Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp butter; 2 larges eggs, lightly beaten; 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind; 887 milliliters milk; 1 teaspoons salt; 355 milliliters uncooked stone-ground white polenta; 177 milliliters sugar; 118 milliliters sweetened flaked coconut; 158 milliliters sweetened flaked coconut; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 8 servings Triple Berry Sauce

For $1.2 per serving, this recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 367 calories, 8g of protein, and 12g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up milk, vanillan extract, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet.

Instructions

Prepare Triple Berry Sauce, and chill.

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Berries

Sauce

While sauce is chilling, preheat oven to 35

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Sauce

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Oven

Toast 2/3 cup coconut in a shallow pan at 350 for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring after 3 minutes; set aside.

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Coconut

Toast

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Frying Pan

Heat milk in a heavy saucepan over medium heat until milk almost comes to a boil. (Watch closely, as the milk mixture can boil out of the pan quickly.) Gradually whisk in polenta and salt. Reduce heat, and simmer, stirring constantly, 10 to 12 minutes, or until very thick.

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Polenta

Milk

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Whisk

Frying Pan

Remove from heat, and stir in sugar, butter, vanilla, lemon rind, and 2/3 cup toasted coconut; stir in eggs. Divide polenta mixture among 8 (6- to 8-ounce) ramekins coated with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Lemon Peel

Coconut

Polenta

Vanilla

Butter

Sugar

Egg

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Ramekin

Sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon coconut.

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Coconut

Place ramekins on a baking sheet, and bake at 350 for 20 to 23 minutes or until set.

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Oven

Ramekin

Serve warm or at room temperature. Polenta cakes may be removed from ramekins to serve, if desired. To remove cakes, run a knife around inside edge of ramekin to release polenta cake.

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Polenta

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Ramekin

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