2012 Breadfruit Festival Goes Bananas - Niu Mai’a ‘Ulu Flan - Nummy Coconut Banana Breadfruit Flan

 

Breadfruit, bananas and coconuts were an important part of the early Hawaiian diet.  As with breadfruit, there are hundreds of varieties of bananas growing around the world.  In Hawai'i we're fortunate to be able to grow many of them.  This poster shows just a few of the types of banana that can be found growing on the Big Island of Hawai'i - you might have to click on it to enlarge on your screen.

 

Many dishes using breadfruit were entered in the Cooking Contest during the recently held Breadfruit Fest on Saturday, September 29th at the Amy B. H. Greenwell Garden in Captain Cook on the Island of Hawai'i (the Big Island).

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Photo: Just a few of the varieties that grow in Hawai'i

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Breadfruit was to be the main ingredient, but for this year's festival which was themed "Breadfruit Goes Bananas", contestants were encouraged to add bananas to their entries in the "Goes Bananas" Category.  Several recipes included coconut or coconut milk, which pairs very well with the breadfruit.

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Photo: The words spelled out with cut bananas on top of the flan, 'Ho'oulu Ka Ulu' means Revitalizing the Breadfruit in Hawaiian.

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Second Place Winner in the Dessert Category was Niu Mai’a ‘Ulu Flan - Nummy Coconut Banana Breadfruit Flan by Jim Cain of Honoka’a

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Niu Mai’a ‘Ulu Flan - Nummy Coconut Banana Breadfruit Flan

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1 soft 'ulu

2 ripe bananas

5 homegrown eggs

1 cup fresh coconut milk

1/2 can evaporated milk

1/2 can sweetened condensed milk

1 (seeds of) vanilla bean pod

1/2 cup sugar

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Combine all ingredients except sugar in blender, add the scraped vanilla seeds and blend well.

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Preheat oven to 350F

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Put sugar with 2 tablespoons of water in a pot and heat over low heat until sugar melts and caramelizes.  Pour the caramelized sugar into an oven-safe glass baking dish and pour the blended ingredients on top.

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Place glass baking dish into a larger oven pan in which you've added 1/2 of water for bain marie.  Bake at 350F for 1 hour.  Remove from oven, allow to cool and place in  refrigerator overnight. 

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Watch out, this stuff is ono!

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Glossary:

niu - Hawaiian word for coconut

mai'a - Hawaiian word for banana

'ulu - Hawaiian word for breadfruit

ono - Hawaiian word for delicious, tasty

 

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Breadfruit Festival Goes Bananas is a project of Ho'oulu ka 'Ulu and is presented by Hawai'i Homegrown Food Network, the Breadfruit Institute of the National Tropical Botanical Garden and Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden. The Breadfruit Festival Goes Bananas is sponsored by the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority’s Kūkulu Ola—Living Hawaiian Culture Program administered by the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, Kamehameha Schools, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Hawai'i Community Foundation—Doc Buyers Fund, Kamehameha Investment Corporation, Ke Ola Magazine, Ho‘oulu Lāhui, Kua O Ka Lā Public Charter School, West Hawai‘i Community College Culinary Arts Program, and Big Island Resource Conservation and Development.
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To learn more about Ho'oulu ka 'Ulu (Revitalizing the Breadfruit) project please go to www.breadfruit.info

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'Ulu Fest video

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To read previous articles and recipes posted, please click on the following links:

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2012 Breadfruit Festival Goes Bananas - 'Ulu Banana Fruit Tarts w/ Mango & Ohelo Berries

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2012 Breadfruit Festival Goes Bananas - 'Ulu (Breadfruit) Gnocchi with Hamakua Mushroom Ragout

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2012 Breadfruit Festival Goes Bananas - 'Ulu Banana Crepes w/'Ulu Chunky Monkey Ice Cream

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2012 Breadfruit Festival Goes Bananas - Waipi’o ‘Ulu Ho’i’o Pupu

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2012 Breadfruit Festival Goes Bananas - 'Ulu Sausage with Marinara Sauce and Sautéed Spinach

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2012 Breadfruit Festival Goes Bananas - 'Ulu with Mountain Pig Stew

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2012 Breadfruit Festival Goes Bananas - 'Ulu Empanadas with Mango Chutney and Green Salad/Cauliflower & Chèvre Dressing

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2012 Breadfruit Festival Goes Bananas - 'Ulu Banana Salad

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2012 Breadfruit Festival Goes Bananas - Heirloom Rose Petal Breadfruit Salad

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