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Tamales de Dulce
Sweet pink tamales with raisins and coconut — a beloved Mexican dessert eaten at Christmas. Beating the butter until genuinely fluffy before mixing it 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
300gbutter, softened
300mlwarm milk
150gsugar
1 tspbaking powder
100graisins
80gdesiccated coconut
pink food colouringa few drops
16corn husks, soaked
Instructions
1
Beat butter until fluffy.
2
Mix masa harina, sugar and baking powder.
3
Add warm milk and butter to masa.
4
Add pink food colouring, mix until uniformly pink.
5
Spread on softened corn husks.
6
Add raisins and coconut.
7
Fold, seal and steam 1 hour. Serve as dessert.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.
Calories
1390
Protein
16.4g
Fat
81g
Carbs
161g
Fiber
12.2g
Sodium
174mg
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