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Papaya Balls
At a Glance
- Prep
- 15 minutes
- Cook
- 25 minutes
- Total
- 55 min
- Yield
- 12.00 serving(s)
Categories
- Dessert
Cuisine
- caribbean or latino
Cooking Method
- Stovetop
Difficulty
- Easy
Dietary
- Vegetarian
Servings & Nutrition
Original recipe serves 12. Current scale: 1x.
Nutrition and servings are approximate based on the ingredient list. Please verify for dietary or medical needs.
This recipe for Papaya Balls brings together 1 papaya, peeled and grated, 1 teaspoon lime zest, 2 teaspoons lime juice in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 55 min to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 12 servings.
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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
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Instructions
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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