Chocolate Flavored Honey Balls – East Indian Chocolate Snow Balls

This play on the traditional East honey balls or snow balls uses chocolate and
maple syrup.Who said ethnic foods can't taste delicious?

Servings: 20 Honeyballs

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Prep Time
10 hours

Cook Time
30 minutes

Total Time
10 hours, 30 minutes

Dessert

Indian East Indian

Instructions

1 Beat the egg whites to a stiff froth and set aside.
2 Next add in the yolks and sugar, followed by the sojee (semolina) and the
coconut juice/coconut milk/milk, and mix till the mixture is smooth.
3 Proof the yeast in warm water and add it to the mixture.
4 Mix in the cocoa powder and leave the mixture to rest overnight. (Or for 6 to 8
hours.)
5 In the morning, make a sugar syrup with 100 grams sugar and add once it starts
to boil, turn the stove off and add the 250 ml maple syrup to it.
6 Find your honey ball pan, add a few spoons of ghee to it and heat it.
7 Add the chocolate honey balls to the sugar-maple syrup mix and let them fluff up
before serving.
8 Soak the honey balls in the sugar syrup till they’re fluffy and serve. (They can
be eaten hot or cold and taste amazing either ways.)