Name: Papaya Balls
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 papaya, peeled and grated; 1 teaspoon lime zest; 2 teaspoons lime juice; 3 cups sugar (approximately. use 3/4 cup sugar per every cup of papaya); green food coloring or red food coloring

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This recipe comes from a friend of mine from Trinidad. She serves these candies every Christmas.

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ingredients

1 papaya, peeled and grated
1 teaspoon lime zest
2 teaspoons lime juice
3 cups sugar (approximately. use 3/4 cup sugar per every cup of papaya)
green food coloring or red food coloring

directions

Squeeze excess juice out of the grated papaya.
Measure the papaya: to every cup of papaya, add 3/4 cup sugar.
Mix the papaya, sugar, lime peel and lime juice in a saucepan.
Cook slowly over medium/low heat until the mixture "gels".
Add a few drops of food coloring.
Cool.
Shape into balls and roll the balls in granulated sugar.

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review by realbirdlady

1/17/2009

Chewy tropical candy. (Note that the nutrition information isn't really correct, because the recipe amount of sugar is only for one cup of papaya, not a whole fruit.) I got about six cups of squeezed grated pulp from a large papaya, so used 4 1/2 cups of sugar. I used about two tablespoons of lime juice. I heated the syrup mixture to soft ball, which is a good bit past where it starts to gel. The candy was a little sticky but malleable after cooling slightly. I just made the balls and let them finish cooling overnight, without rolling in more sugar.

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photo by Kim D.

10/27/2004

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review by Kim D.

10/20/2004

My step-son was doing a report on the Caribbean and I decided to make this candy to go along with his oral report. I had a little trouble getting the mixture to gel. I thought it was finally there and allowed it to cool, but the consistancy wasn't right for rolling into balls. I reheated and added about 1 T. of arrow root starch and cooked about 5 more minutes, on medium-high heat (stirring constantly). That seemed to help, but once it cooled, it was still difficult to roll. The finished product reminded me of a gum drop in appearance. I don't like papaya, but I thought it tasted pretty good for papaya. My stars are not based on taste, but on the difficulty I had with the recipe.

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creation by Mercy

10/11/2004

This recipe comes from a friend of mine from Trinidad. She serves these candies every Christmas.