Northgate Virtual Cooking Class - Tamal Dulce de Fresa (Dec. 23)

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil adds a unique flavor while reducing saturated fat.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk reduces calories and is dairy-free.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness with a unique flavor.

strawberries

🥗Healthier: raspberries

💰Cheaper: frozen strawberries

Raspberries provide a different berry flavor while frozen strawberries are often less expensive.

Boil a pot of water, using about 8 cups, or enough to fill just below the steamer level.

Soak corn husks in warm water until pliable, cutting a few strips to tie the tamales later.

In a bowl, mix room temperature cream cheese with 1/2 cup of strawberry jam until combined.

Fold in 1/2 cup of chopped strawberries and 1/4 cup of toasted coconut into the cream cheese mixture.

Spread strawberry masa onto a soaked corn husk, leaving space on the edges.

Add a small amount (about 1/2 teaspoon) of the filling in the center of the masa.

Fold the sides of the husk over the masa and pinch the edges to enclose the filling.

Roll the bottom of the husk up to secure the tamale.

Repeat with remaining husks and filling.

Place tamales upright in the steamer once the water is boiling, cover, and steam for an unspecified time until cooked through.

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