#tamarindballs #howtocook HOW TO MAKE JAMAICAN TAMARIND BALLS RECIPE

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness while reducing refined sugar.

coconut flakes

🥗Healthier: toasted oats

💰Cheaper: shredded coconut

Toasted oats provide a crunchy texture at a lower cost.

Crack the shell of the tamarind and discard it, pulling out the pulp.

Use the entire box of tamarind pulp purchased from a local farmers market.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of hot pepper sauce to the tamarind pulp.

Add 1 teaspoon of Jamaican white rum to the mixture.

Add brown sugar to the tamarind pulp, mixing with clean hands until it becomes a dough-like consistency.

Pinch off pieces of the mixture to form small balls, deciding the size you prefer.

Roll the balls in granulated sugar until firm.

Let the tamarind balls sit for 30 minutes on medium heat to firm up.

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