Jamaican Spice Bun Recipe
Beer, molasses and dried cranberries come together in this Jamaican dessert — 75 minutes, 8 steps, and the kind of result worth repeating. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 8 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and pan. At medium difficulty across 8 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
Shopping list (5)
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
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How to make it
- 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.
You'll use: Oven · Pan
Ingredient substitutions
- Brown Sugar
- white sugar + 1 tbsp molasses per cup
- Milk
- any unsweetened plant milk · ½ cup evaporated milk + ½ cup water
- Honey
- maple syrup · agave
- Butter
- olive oil (¾ the amount) · coconut oil · margarine
What to serve with Jamaican Spice Bun Recipe
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Tips & common questions
How long does Jamaican Spice Bun Recipe take to make?
About 75 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 8 steps and 16 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of brown sugar?
Try white sugar + 1 tbsp molasses per cup. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Jamaican Spice Bun Recipe vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Recipe data for Jamaican Spice Bun Recipe via TheMealDB (open database). Original source. Consomee adds the scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure — how we source recipes.