TAMARIND BALLS/EXOTIC CARIBBEAN SNACK

tamarind pulp

🥗Healthier: date paste

💰Cheaper: dried apricots

Date paste offers similar sweetness and texture.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey provides natural sweetness with a different flavor.

coconut flakes

🥗Healthier: almond flour

💰Cheaper: oats

Almond flour maintains texture while being lower in carbs.

Crack open the tamarind and remove the shell and vein.

Discard the shell and vein, keeping the tamarind pulp with seeds.

Add 2 cups of white sugar, 1 cup of brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon of salt to the tamarind pulp.

Add 1 tablespoon of green seasoning, 0.5 teaspoon of hot sauce, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, 1 tablespoon of garlic, and 0.5 teaspoon of ginger to the mixture.

Mix the ingredients together to form a paste with the tamarind pulp.

Massage the sugar and seasoning into the tamarind until it forms a dough.

Add more sugar as needed to help bind the mixture together.

Form the tamarind mixture into small balls, dusting them with sugar as you go.

Place the tamarind balls on a sugar-dusted tray to set.

Garnish with fresh tamarind before serving.

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