Caribbean Tamarind balls
Sweet-sour tamarind rolled into glossy candy — the Caribbean childhood treat that still puckers.
- Total
- 30 min
- Serves
- 4
Two ingredients, one island institution: tangy tamarind pulp kneaded with sugar and rolled into glossy candy balls that hit sweet, sour and almost-salty all at once. They're the roadside treat every Caribbean childhood remembers. Pucker, smile, reach for another — that's the cycle.
Ingredients
- 16 ounces Tamarind Pulp
- 1 1/2 cups Sugar
Instructions
- Add tamarind pulp and 1 cup granulated sugar to a bowl and mash together with a spoon or fork. Take small amounts of the tamarind and sugar mix and shape them into small balls by rolling them in your hands. Make them the size of a marble or slightly bigger, as you like.
- Add the remaining sugar to a flat surface, like a plate or a sheet pan. Roll the tamarind balls in granulated sugar until they're well-coated.
- You can eat the tamarind balls immediately, or you can let them set for a few hours or overnight. Allowing them to set will give them a firmer texture and more crystallized sugar coating. Enjoy.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 300
- Protein
- 1 g
- Fat
- 0 g
- Carbs
- 75 g
Adapted from myforkinglife.com. Rewritten and re-photographed by MealIdeas.
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