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Sweet Masa Bites with Hazelnut Chocolate Dipping Sauce

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Ingredients

Makes
48
  • ¼ cup hazelnut-flavored syrup
  • ½ cup chocolate syrup
  • 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup whipping cream, whipped to soft peaks
  • ½ cup whole milk
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 20 corn tortillas, torn into small pieces
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 quarts vegetable oil, for frying

Ingredients for 48 servings (3.2 kg) · the original recipe

Method

  1. 1

    Hazelnut chocolate dipping sauce: Combine syrups and vanilla.

  2. 2

    Gently fold in whipped cream.

  3. 3

    Refrigerate until needed.

  4. 4

    Masa bites: Place milk, eggs, salt, and sugar with the tortillas in a food processor, and pulse until chunky paste is achieved.

    Food processor
  5. 5

    Move to a mixing bowl and stir in the butter. Work fast to prevent melting.

  6. 6

    Pour oil into a 6-quart Dutch oven and heat to 375°F.

    Oven
  7. 7

    Roll tortilla mixture into 1 to 1½-inch balls. Fry, 6–8 at a time, until crisp and golden brown, about 2–3 minutes.

    Stovetop
  8. 8

    Drain on a cooling rack set above a sheet pan and let cool 1–2 minutes.

  9. 9

    Serve warm with the hazelnut chocolate dipping sauce.

Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.

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