Homemade Always Pantry
Something sweet to share
Baking & Drinks
Chocolate, cane sugar, tart jamaica, and tamarind for sweet moments and refreshing drinks.
- Mexican Chocolate
- Piloncillo
- Dried Jamaica
- Tamarind
Inside this collection
Meet the ingredients
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Baking & Drinks
Dried Hibiscus / Jamaica
Dried jamaica calyces for a ruby-red, tart infusion used in agua de jamaica. Choose plain dried jamaica when the recipe expects you to steep and sweeten it yourself.
Baking & Drinks
Mexican Chocolate
Sweetened chocolate made for warm drinks and cooking, often sold as firm tablets and flavored with cinnamon.
Cook with it: Authentic Mole Poblano Recipe – Traditional Chicken Mole from Puebla, Mexico
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Piloncillo
A solid cane-sugar sweetener made by concentrating sugarcane juice, commonly sold in cones for Mexican cooking.
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Baking & Drinks
Tamarind Pulp or Concentrate
Tamarind adds a tangy fruit note to drinks, sauces, and sweets. Pulp and concentrated products differ in strength and added ingredients, so match the recipe’s format before measuring.
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