Chancletas de Güisquil Guatemaltecos

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor without dairy.

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour increases fiber content.

jalapeño

🥗Healthier: bell pepper

💰Cheaper: banana pepper

Bell pepper provides sweetness without heat.

Boil water in a pot and add a bit of cinnamon and sugar.

Optionally, add clove or allspice to the boiling water.

Wash the huisquiles and cut them in half.

Cook the huisquiles in the boiling water until soft.

Remove the cooked huisquiles from the water and let them cool.

Scoop out the pulp from the huisquiles, leaving the skins intact to use as shells.

Crush the champurradas into fine pieces using hands or a food processor.

Mix the crushed champurradas with the scooped pulp, adding sugar and cinnamon to taste.

Add 2 ounces of raisins to the mixture and combine well.

Fill the empty huisquil skins with the mixture.

Place the filled huisquiles on a baking tray.

Bake in the oven at 200-225 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes.

Decorate the tops of the filled huisquiles with reserved champurrada crumbs.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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