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Recipe·~20 min·nut-free

Jamaican Spice Bun Recipe

A dessert dish from the Jamaican kitchen.

Ingredients

  • 380g All purpose flour
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 large Egg
  • 150g Brown Sugar
  • 250g Beer
  • 1/3 cup Milk
  • 1/4 cup Honey
  • 4 tablespoons Unsalted Butter
  • 1 tablespoon Molasses
  • 1 tsp Caramelized Sugar Sauce
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 cup Dried cranberries
  • 1/2 cup Raisins
  • 1/2 cup Dried Cherries

Method

  1. Soak the craisins, raisins, and cherries in the 1 cup of beer. Set aside and allow to soak for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease an 8x4 loaf pan. Set aside. Combine all-purpose flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, salt, in a large bowl and set aside. In another bowl, combine brown sugar, egg, milk, honey, melted butter, molasses, browning, vanilla extract, and the beer that’s soaking the fruit. Do not pour the fruit in at this time, just the beer. Mix to combine. Remove 2 tablespoon of flour from the flour mixture and toss the fruit in it. Set aside. Make a well in the middle of the bowl of dry ingredients and pour in wet mixture, stirring until fully combined. And the fruits to the mixture and stir until incpororated. Pour mixture into prepared loaf pan and bake in the preheated oven for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes in the pan and then move to a cooling rack to finish cooling. Serve with slices of cheddar cheese.

Source

This recipe is adapted from TheMealDB (id 53348), a free community-curated recipe API. Original listing: themealdb.com.

Original source noted by the contributor: https://www.myforkinglife.com/easter-spice-bread-jamaican-style/#recipe.

Per serving
Estimate · medium confidence
Servings1
320kcal
Calories
5.0g
Protein
62g
Carbs
6.0g
Fat
2.0 g
Fiber
30 g
Sugar
180 mg
Sodium
Iron11%
Calcium3%
Vitamin D1%
Vitamin C1%
Vitamin B124%
Potassium3%

Estimated by AI from the ingredient list. Values are approximate and not medical advice. If you have specific dietary requirements, verify with a registered dietitian or trusted nutrition database.

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