Dessert for 16

Sweet Corn Tamales

Name: Sweet Corn Tamales
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 6 cups sweet corn kernels; 1 1/2 cup corn masa for tamales; 1 1/4 cup butter at room temperature; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp salt

$1.88for 480 minServes 16

Blended sweet corn, masa, butter, and sugar steam together until tender for a soft Mexican-style dessert.

Photo: mexicoinmykitchen.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Corn kernels, 30 oz$0.09/oz typical	30 oz	$2.70Typical price
	Cornmeal, 7.5 oz$0.08/oz typical	7.5 oz	$0.60Typical price
	Butter, 10 oz$0.40/oz typical	10 oz	$4.00Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$7.53

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarBaking powder and soda

Not included in the cost.

80 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
16servings as written
$typical cost tier

Mexican Vegetarian Gluten-free Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.47 per serving$1.88 for 4

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Ingredients

6 cups sweet corn kernels
1 1/2 cup corn masa for tamales
1 1/4 cup butter at room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt

Steps

Grease a 9-inch square heatproof dish with cooking oil.
Blend the corn until mostly smooth, then stir it with masa, butter, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
Pour the mixture into the prepared dish and smooth the top.
Place the dish in a large pot with 1 inch of water, cover the pot, and steam gently for 55 minutes.
Rest the tamale mixture for 10 minutes before cutting it into 16 pieces.