Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge
Recipe Details
Lifestyle Jamaican Area

Scraped via MealDB: June 21, 2026, 12:01 a.m.

Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge

Ingredients

4 cups Water
380g Coconut Milk
1 cup Fine Yellow Cornmeal
1 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Ground Nutmeg
1/4 tsp Ground Allspice
1/2 cup Sweetened Condensed Milk

Instructions

Add 2 ½ cups water, 1 can coconut milk to a 4 QT heavy bottomed pot. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Meanwhile, add 1 cup cornmeal and 1 ½ cup water to a large mixing cup and whisk until smooth. Once the pot begins to boil, whisk in cornmeal mixture and continue to whisk for about 1 minute, ensuring there are no lumps. Reduce heat to low and cover with a tight fitting lid. Cook over low heat for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. When there is about 5 minutes left, stir in vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, and all-spice. Remove from heat and sweeten with condensed milk. Serve and enjoy.