Cassava pie is a traditional Christmas dish served in Bermuda made with eggs, vanilla extract, nutmeg, and ginger in addition to the root also known as yucca.
Preparation Time
30 mins
Cooking Time
3 hr
Total Time
3 hr 30 mins
Calories
770 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
Step 2
Combine eggs, salt, vanilla extract, nutmeg, and ginger in a bowl. Beat to add air and fluff up eggs. Combine sugar and butter in a separate bowl and beat together. Add egg mixture to butter mixture and combine gently.
Step 3
Place cassava in a large bowl and add egg-butter mixture. Pour into the prepared baking pan.
Step 4
Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Reduce temperature to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C) and continue baking until pie is set, 2 to 2 1/2 hours more.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
12 eggs
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon ground nutmeg
3 cups sugar
1 teaspoon ground dried ginger
3 sticks butter
5 pounds frozen cassava (yucca), thawed and drained
