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Lucuma bonbons

Published: Mar 1, 2022 · Modified: Jan 23, 2024 by Pilar Hernandez · This post may contain affiliate links.

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Lucuma is a fruit native to Chile and Peru. The flavors resemble caramel. These Lucuma bonbons are made with lucuma pulp brought from Chile. They are delicious.
Lucuma bonbonsYou can get lucuma pulp (sweet like apple butter) online in the USA at Tu Chile Aquí. Sometimes, you can find frozen lucuma pulp, Goya brand, in Latin supermarkets, like Fiesta in Texas. The frozen version doesn't have sugar, so you must cook the pulp with sugar until caramelized.

Another option is to get lucuma powder online or at Whole Foods or natural supermarkets. It is trendy on smoothies.

I have never seen Lucuma fruit in the USA. I remember my grandmother cutting it and scooping the pulp to make butter or to add to whipped cream for one of our most traditional cakes: Lucuma meringue cake.

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Bombones de lúcuma

Lucuma bonbons

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  • Author: Pilar Hernandez
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 15
  • Category: Candy
  • Method: Raw
  • Cuisine: Chilean
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Description

A different candy.


Ingredients

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  • ¼ cup lucuma puree or 3 tablespoons lucuma powder
  • ¼ cup ground almonds or almond meal
  • chocolate sprinkles to roll

Instructions

  1. Mix lucuma puree with the almond meal until you get a paste. Form the balls with your hands.
  2. Roll in the chocolate sprinkles and place them in paper cups.
  3. Serve the same day or refrigerate.
    Bombones de lúcuma
Lucuma bonbons

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  1. KTB says

    December 24, 2016 at 9:24 am

    I made these for my husbands grandmothers 90th birthday. I wanted something from Chile to remind her of her home...they were a huge hit! So easy!

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    • Pilar Hernandez says

      December 25, 2016 at 5:53 am

      Wonderful!

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