Tamales Dulces de Fresas

Name: Tamales Dulces de Fresas
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 500g masa harina; 300g lard or butter; 300ml warm milk; 150g sugar; 1 tsp baking powder; 200g fresh strawberries, diced; 100g raisins; red food colouring a few drops; 16 corn husks, soaked

Sweet strawberry and raisin tamales — pink masa steamed in corn husks, a Mexican dessert tradition. Beating the lard until genuinely fluffy before it's worked into the masa gives these tamales their light, airy texture.

Total time

105 min

Prep

45 min

Cook

60 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Mexican

vegetariangluten-free

Ingredients

500gmasa harina

300glard or butter

300mlwarm milk

150gsugar

1 tspbaking powder

200gfresh strawberries, diced

100graisins

red food colouringa few drops

16corn husks, soaked

Instructions

Beat lard until fluffy.

Mix masa harina, sugar and baking powder.

Add warm milk and beaten lard to masa, mix until soft dough.

Add a few drops of red food colouring and mix until pink.

Spread pink masa on corn husks.

Add strawberries and raisins down the centre.

Fold and seal, steam upright 1 hour. Serve as dessert with warm chocolate.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

736

Protein

14.7g

Fat

7.5g

Carbs

160.1g

Fiber

9.9g

Sodium

158mg

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