Black sapote is a tropical fruit that resembles a large, green, unripe persimmon. The inside, however, is a smooth chocolate brown which is where it gets it’s nickname of chocolate sapote or chocolate pudding fruit. When it’s ripe, it looks like it’s rotten except there is no smell. And if your daring enough to taste a fruit that looks black and mooshy like it’s gone bad, then you’ll find the flavor is mild and sweet.
My mother-in-law has some growing in her back yard, so she gave me one to experiment with. Pudding is traditionally what’s made out of black sapote, but I decided to try a banana bread recipe with it. Adapted from Simply Recipe’s banana bread recipe, I used a bit more vanilla since the black sapote lacks flavor and cut the butter down just a bit too since the black sapote is pretty moist.
Overall, it turned out fabulously. Here’s the recipe …
Recipe: Black Sapote Bread
Ingredients
- 1 ripe black sapote
- 1/2 stick of butter, melted (equal to 1/2 cup)
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
Instructions
- Cut the black sapote in half. Using a spoon, scoop out the soft fruit into a medium sized bowl and remove the seeds.
- Add the melted butter to the black sapote and mash together with a fork.
- Next, stir in the sugar, vanilla, and egg.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Then pour it into the bowl with the black sapote and mix together with a fork until it's well blended.
- Pour into a greased bread pan and bake at 350 degrees for one hour. (You can use one regular sized bread pan or two mini bread pans.)
- Let it cool, then enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 307Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 234mgCarbohydrates: 59gFiber: 4gSugar: 33gProtein: 4g
Nutrition information provided is only an estimate.
Want to see what black sapote looks like?
Here’s a few shots I snapped with my phone while I was cooking …
Hi,
Just wanting to know how much a stick of butter is and how much sugar to use for the Black Sapote Bread.
I just Googled it, because I had same Q. The answer I got was: 1 stick or 1/2 cup butter is equal to 4 ounces, or 113 grams. 🙂
How much sugar? Receipe doesn’t say …
3/4 cup of sugar. Just updated it. 🙂
I finally found a chocolate pudding fruit to try ! http://earthlychow.com/eureka-tasting-chocolate-pudding-fruit-black-sapote-taste-chocolate-without-sugar
I added a banana and a couple of tablespoons of cocoa to add to the chocolaty goodness. Delicious, and so moist!
I have been struggling with what to do with the abundance of fruit from the tree in our yard. This recipe was simple to make and absolutely delicious. It is a huge hit with our office staff and I consistently am asked to make again for the team.
I just discovered this friut while down in Florida. The bread turned out fantastic. Lite chocolate flavor! I cut the sugar back to 2/3 cup and added a half cup of chopped walnuts. I will be making it again.
That sounds delicious! I’ll try walnuts in mine next time too!