Sweet Corn Dessert Tamale Recipe

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is plant-based and reduces saturated fat.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

Remove the husk from the corn and trim off both ends.

Discard the silk from the corn and rinse the husks.

Soak the corn husks in hot water while preparing the ingredients.

Trim the corn kernels off the cobs using a sharp knife, yielding about 8 cups of corn kernels.

Blend the corn kernels in a blender or food processor until smooth.

In a separate bowl, whip the butter, sugar, and vanilla until creamy.

Mix in the blended corn and add baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and cornstarch.

Mix for 10 to 15 minutes until well incorporated and fluffy, adding corn flour if the mixture is too runny.

Assemble the tamales using the corn husks, placing the tamale in a lay down position with the flap down.

Fill the steamer with water before adding the tamales and place a corn cob in the middle to hold them in place.

Cover the tamales with leftover husks to help steam them.

Steam on high heat until boiling, then reduce to low medium heat for 1 to 1.25 hours.

Let the tamales cool for 10 to 15 minutes before unwrapping.

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