Papaya Balls

Description
This recipe comes from a friend of mine from Trinidad. She serves these candies every Christmas.



Ingredients
green food coloring or red food coloring
 * 1 papaya, peeled and grated
 * 1 teaspoon lime zest
 * 2 teaspoons lime juice
 * 3/4 cup sugar (per every cup of papaya)

Directions

 * Squeeze excess juice out of the grated papaya.
 * Measure the papaya: to every cup of papaya, add 3/4 cup sugar.
 * Mix the papaya, sugar, lime peel and lime juice in a saucepan.
 * Cook slowly over medium/low heat until the mixture"gels".
 * Add a few drops of food coloring.
 * Cool.
 * Shape into balls and roll the balls in granulated sugar.