Name: Chocolate Tamales Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1 can sweetened condensed milk; 1.5lbs of masa (ground white corn); ¼ cup of cocoa powder; ½ teaspoon of cinnamon or vanilla (optional); ½ cup melted 60-70% dark chocolate; 1 cup of milk chocolate (cut into chunks or chips); 30 Dried corn husks (or pieces of parchment paper cut into 5”x5” squares)

Description

Sweet dark chocolate tamales.

Tools: Corn husks, steamer, extreme high quality chocolate, or medium quality chocolate

Ingredients

Scale

1 can sweetened condensed milk
1.5lbs of masa (ground white corn)
¼ cup of cocoa powder
½ teaspoon of cinnamon or vanilla (optional)
½ cup melted 60-70% dark chocolate
1 cup of milk chocolate (cut into chunks or chips)
30 Dried corn husks (or pieces of parchment paper cut into 5”x5” squares)

Instructions

If using corn husks you must soak these in boiled water until they soften; about 15 minutes. Remove and shake off excess water.
Grab your steamer or colander and prepare with water and begin to heat.
Combine everything (except the milk chocolate chips) and mix with a hand held mixer or stand mixer.
Mix until the consistency is creamy, about 5 minutes. Add the milk chocolate chips/chunks and mix 10 seconds; just to combine.
Prepare your tamales. Please refer to the images above for folding ideas. There are 3 ways to wrap tamales; you have to decide which way you will wrap them to know where you will locate the masa.
1. Candy wrapper. You need 2 small-medium husks. You also need to rip some ‘string’ from some other husks for tying.
2. Stand up. Find 1 large husk and only fold the end that had the thin part. You will have to steam these standing up so they don’t spill.
3. Double husk. Take two small-medium husks and put them end to end; the end being the sides with a straight line. You will, close then fold both ends.
You have to decide how much you want in each tamale- I like to use ¼ cup but you can do up to ½ cup. If you want to stuff them, have a little extra chocolate to put in the center before you close them.
Once you have wrapped all of your tamales put them in your steamer and steam for 15-20 minutes. Time depends on the size of your tamales and steamer.
After 15 minutes take one tamale out and check to see if it’s firm. The best way to do this is to take one out using tongs then opening one end; they should be firm but can still look wet. If you wait until they look dry, they will be too dry.
Remove from the steamer and eat. These can be eaten the next day but they taste best when they are fresh.

Keywords: tamales, chocolate tamales