St. Croix Tamarind Balls
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Ready In: 15 mins
Yields: 24 candies
Ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup tamarind pulp
- 1 cup white sugar or 1 cup brown sugar
- garlic powder (optional)
- black pepper (optional)
- cayenne pepper (optional)
Directions
- Remove tamarind flesh from the seeds, by scraping with a knife or by rubbing the seeds and sugar against the sides of the bowl with a wooden spoon. (Or, much easier, use tamarind paste!).
- Mix the tamarind flesh with the sugar, and roll into a smooth ball, about 3/4 inch in diameter, with a tamarind seed in the center.
- Roll the ball in granulated sugar, and store in an airtight container.
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