St. Croix Tamarind Balls

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup tamarind pulp
• 1 cup sugar or 1 cup brown sugar
• garlic powder (optional)
• black pepper (optional)
• cayenne pepper (optional)

Recipe

• 1 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!).
• 2 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.
• 3 roll the ball in granulated sugar, and store in an airtight container.