Mabuyu

Name: Mabuyu
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 2 cups baobab seeds with pulp; 1 cup sugar; Food coloring; Water, as needed

Mabuyu/mah-BOO-yoo/

Also known as: Baobab Seed Candy

About this dish

Tangy baobab seed candy coated in sugar and food coloring, a nostalgic Kenyan coastal snack.

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Ingredients

🌰2 cups baobab seeds with pulp

🍬1 cup sugar

🎨Food coloring

🫙Water, as needed

Method

Serves 2

Soak the baobab seeds briefly to soften the pulp.

Dissolve sugar in a little water to make a thick syrup, adding food coloring.

Toss the seeds in the colored sugar syrup.

Spread the coated seeds out to dry and harden.

Store in an airtight container until ready to eat.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Mabuyu is a traditional snack from Kenya's coastal region, made from the tart pulp-coated seeds of the baobab fruit.

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