Buñuelos de Yuca [Video+Recipe] Cassava 'Beignets' in Spiced Syrup

These Buñuelos de yuca are puffy and crispy on the outside, airy and creamy inside, and with a touch of spice that will have you dreaming of them for a long time.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Dominican

Keyword buñuelos dominicanos, buñuelos nicaragüense, how to make buñuelos

Prep Time 1

Cook Time 15

Total Time 1 15

Servings servings

Calories 255kcal

Author Clara Gonzalez

Ingredients

For the spiced syrup

½ cup sugar (white, granulated)
2 star anise
2 small sticks of cinnamon
1 doz cloves

For the Buñuelos de Yuca

½ pound yuca (cassava)
4 tablespoons sugar (white, granulated)
1 tablespoon salted butter (salted)
1 egg (medium)
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 teaspoons salt (divided)
1½ cup oil for frying (soy, corn or peanut)

Instructions

1. Boil yuca

Peel the yuca, chop, and rinse.
Place in a small saucepan and boil with a teaspoon of salt. When it's fork-tender (about 15 minutes, depending on size) remove from the heat and discard the water.

2. Making buñuelo batter

Cool yuca to room temperature. Remove and discard the center nerve.
Place in the food processor bowl or blender. Add butter, egg, baking powder, 1 teaspoon of salt, and sugar. Blend until it turns into a smooth batter.

3. Chilling

Pour the batter into a bowl. Cover the bowl and chill the batter for 3 hours in the fridge (or 20 minutes in the freezer).

4. Making syrup

While the batter is chilling, mix all the ingredients (sugar, anise, cinnamon, and cloves) with a cup of water and simmer over very low heat until the liquid has reduced to half.
Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature. Set aside.

5. Frying

Heat oil over medium heat in a 1 qt [1 lt] saucepan.
Scoop batter with a small spoon, shape into a roundish ball using a second small spoon. Place it into the hot oil, being careful with hot oil splatters. Scoop 3 more balls and place into the oil.
Fry four balls at a time until they turn golden brown all over (turn if needed), and you've used up the batter.
Remove from the oil and place on a paper towel to remove excess oil.

6. Serving

Place them still warm into 4 small bowls or dessert glasses, pour equal amount of syrup over them. Serve immediately.

Video

Notes

La información nutritional es por buñuelo. Makes approximately 18 buñuelos.

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