Tamales Dulces de Piña y Frutos Secos | Los Mejores Tamales Dulces para Navidad

masa harina

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cornmeal

Whole wheat flour increases fiber content.

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Turkey is leaner and lower in fat.

pork

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Tofu offers a plant-based option.

red chili sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade salsa

💰Cheaper: canned tomato sauce

Homemade salsa can be fresher.

In a bowl, mix the harina de maíz, aceite de oliva, azúcar, agua tibia, canela molida, polvo de hornear, and salt until well combined.

Fold in the piña en trozos, nueces en trozos, pasas, coco rallado, and cacahuates into the mixture.

Take a hoja de maíz and spread a portion of the mixture onto it, then fold and wrap it to form a tamal.

Repeat the process with the remaining mixture and hojas de maíz.

Steam the tamales for about 1-1.5 hours until fully cooked.

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