JamaicanSide dish

Jamaican Festival (Sweet Dumpling) Recipe

Name: Jamaican Festival (Sweet Dumpling)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 33 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Jamaican
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups All purpose flour; 1/2 cup Cornmeal; 6 tablespoons Sugar; 2 tsp Baking Powder; 1 tsp Vanilla Extract; 1/2 tsp Salt; 3/4 cup Milk; For frying Oil

Jamaican Festival refers to these sweet, fried cornmeal dumplings. They're lightly sweetened with sugar and a hint of vanilla, then fried until golden brown and puffed. The cornmeal gives them a slightly coarser texture than regular flour dumplings, and they're often served alongside savory dishes like escovitch fish or jerk chicken. This recipe comes together quickly, with the dough needing only a few minutes to mix before shaping and frying.

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August 6, 2026

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About this recipe

Jamaican Festival (Sweet Dumpling) is a Jamaican side dish recipe that takes about 33 min from start to finish and serves 4. It calls for 8 ingredients across 6 steps, and is rated medium. A serving works out at around 381 kcal with roughly 7 g of protein. Filed under vegetarian, quick, fried and comfort food.