17 Caribbean bread recipes to try

Bread is an integral part of any Caribbean home. Baking is a weekly ritual.  I have the perfect line up of Caribbean bread recipes that I think you should try. Disclaimer: This post includes affiliate links. This means that at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. These are products and services I recommend because I use or trust them. Cookies will be used to track the affiliate links you click. Homemade bread-making is a real, full-time thing in the Caribbean. We can spend hours every weekend mixing and kneading dough to make some kind of bread in some form to feed the family. Depending on where you are too, it becomes a collective effort, to feed multiple families. Our bread can vary from loaves to rounds, flat discs. It can be sweet or savory. Some can require yeast, others do not. And sometimes it's not even the traditional bread loaf, but some other flour-based item that is used to fill a family us

Oxtail Soup in Slow Cooker

This oxtail soup in the slow cooker is the ultimate blending of flavors. A hearty combination of meat and veggies creating an end result of a delicious soup which is just what your family would need for dinner. I know everyone is all into using their Instant Pots now to make quick meals but there are somethings that I feel still need to be low and slow. And oxtail soup in my slow cooker is one of them. This is a soup that is packed with flavors that are allowed to blend together as it cooks slowly. No rush. No sweat. Just simmering and blending of flavors.

Caribbean Butter Bread Recipe

Looking for a simple bread recipe to create a solid sandwich loaf? Then this is the bread you need.  A Caribbean butter bread loaf that is smooth and sturdy. Perfect to eat alone or create the perfect sandwich. This post contains affiliate links. Please read my full disclosure here . As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. It's is 2020. And my first recipe is a bread recipe. There goes my resolution of "less flour". But I had to share this buttery bread with you guys. A smooth, bread, doused in butter during the folding process. This is a loaf of sandwich bread, like the hard dough bread . Caribbean people especially bought a lot of this butter bread loaf and  hops bread from the bakery. They would be steaming hot in a brown paper bag. The rush home to get to it was too real. People especially loved it with butter or some cheese or even guava jelly on it.

Tobago Curry Crab and Dumpling

The official national dish of Tobago. This is a flavorful crab dish cooked down in a curry sauce with coconut milk. I can't believe I didn't have this recipe up and posted before. I am the Tobago girl, so I should definitely have had the fore-running Tobago dish recipe up already. Curry crab and dumpling is the must-have dish you need to get if you ever get to Tobago. It's a bowl of delicious blue crab cooked down in a flavorful curry sauce. Then we pair it with some dumplings of any kinda and/or provision.

Cassava (Yuca) Salad with Carrots

A delicious and easy side recipe using one of the Caribbean's favorite ground provision, cassava (yuca). Quick and easy side option with many health benefits. As Caribbean people, and Africans, we depend heavily on ground provisions as a staple in most of our meals. We use it a lot!! From cassava to dasheen to sweet potatoes, eddoes tannia. We, Caribbean people, also sometimes include green banana, breadfruit, and plantain into this category. Ground provision is considered the "Food of Champions" and is said to contribute to strong, healthy individuals. This cassava salad is healthy, but for me, first and foremost it is delicious.

Coconut Bake Biscuits

A combination of coconut bake and cheese biscuits, this makes the perfect breakfast sandwich or afternoon snack. This is an easy and fool proof recipe. Back in the kitchen, I am, kinda. I've actually been killing my Instant Pot and my sister's air fryer the last few weeks. Quick and easy meals since time seems to want to wait on no one. But then I felt for a good Caribbean breakfast one day and wanted some roast bake. Then I remembered I had a recipe for a reformed coconut bake.

Instant Pot Saltfish and Rice Cook-up

A quick "cook up" of saltfish and rice. A perfect dinner option and really quick using your Instant Pot. I'm here with another Instant Pot dinner option. This gadget is saving my life and I'm having everyone around me jump in the craze too. I was able to make this delicious lunch in no time. Seasoned up rice with some coconut milk, and saltfish with okra. Sooo yummy. And it was ready in less than 30 minutes. A delicious cook-up rice