7 Ghanaian Snack Recipes You Can Make At Home

In the world of Culinary and good eating habits, one can not do without taking in a snack, which most people especially Ghanaians take after a long meal. There are many reasons why individuals take in snacks, some Ghanaians take a famous snack in Ghana like Asaana to cool themselves under the hot temperature, mostly during the afternoon. 

But generally, snacks provide a boost of energy if several hours pass between meals and blood glucose levels drop. Helps curb your appetite to prevent overeating at the next meal. Provides extra nutrients when choosing certain snacks like fresh fruit or nuts.

Ghanaians have different kinds of snacks, which include Asaana, Kelewele, Atsomo, Lamugine, and Peanut Brittle (Nkatie Cake), just to mention a few. 

But the question is, how are these snacks prepared and what are the ingredients that go into it’s preparation? Let’s delve into some Ghanaian snack recipes that will help to prepare your snacks at the comfort of your home. 

7 Ghanaian Snacks Recipes

1.0 Asaana

Asaana is a local Ghanaian drink made from fermented corn and caramelized sugar. It tastes very good and it is highly refreshing. Often sold in local markets in the country. And this is one of the Ghanaian snack recipes you would love to know.

1.1 Ingredient

1. Fermented Cor
2. Sugar
3. Water

1.2 How To Prepare Asaana

1. Soak a dried Corn in a water for a maximum of three days for it to ferment.
2. Boil the fermented corn for about 30-40 minutes( This is to know whether the corn is ready, which is indicated by the foam on top of the corn)
3. The next thing to do is to pour sugar into a saucepan and make sugar syrup, (make sure the sugar turns to dark brown color)
4. Dry the boiled corn and add it to the saucepan containing the sugar syrup and stir.
5. Strain the chaff with a muslin cloth and store it in a fridge
6. Serve with ice cubes or milk(Optional)

2.0 Kelewele

A popular street food, Kelewele consists of fried plantains seasoned with a mixture of ginger, garlic, and hot pepper. The result is a sweet, spicy, and flavorful snack that’s incredibly addictive.

2.1 Ingredient

1. Ripe Plantain
2. Ginger
3. Garlic
4. Hot pepper
5. Salt
6. Oil
7. Onion

2.2 Steps To Follow To Prepare Kelewele

1. Heat Oil in a saucepan or frying pan
2. Slice the ripe plantain into small pieces
3. Blend your onions until smooth and stir them into your ginger and cloves
4. Pour the sliced plantain into a bowl and mix it with a mixture of onion, ginger, and cloves.
5. Add pepper and salt and mix it with plantain until the plantains are coated
6. Now fry the plantain in the hot oil until it is brown, about 5 minutes. Take the plantain from the hot oil and you are done with your Kelewele.

3.0 Lamugine

Lamugine, a refreshing drink from Northern Ghana, is made with rice water, ginger, lime, and local spices. It is mainly consumed cold with ice cubes, and it has immune-boosting and anti-inflammatory properties, making it ideal for cold days or post-eating.

3.1 Ingredients

1. Uncooked Rice or Millet
2. Cloves
3. Ginger
4. Sugar
5. Water

3.2 How To Prepare Lamugine

1. Rinse and soak rice in water overnight to soften it.
2. Drain the water and pour the rice into a blender.
3. Wash the ginge, pepre, and add to the rice in the blender.
4. Add a reasonable amount of water.
5. Blend until you obtain a smooth mixture
6. Sift the mixture
7. Add sugar and stir for a minute
8. Pour the mixture into a jug or anything that can contain it and refrigerate it
9. Add ice cubes if you want and you are done.

4.0 Sobolo

Sobolo is a popular hibiscus drink that is often enjoyed as a snack. This refreshing beverage is sweetened with natural flavors and is perfect for quenching your thirst on a hot day.

4.1 Ingredients

1. Water
2. Ginger cut up into smaller chunks
3. Cloves
4. Dried hibiscus Flowers
5. Sugar

4.2 How To Prepare Sobolo

1. Boil water add ginger, cloves and leave it for about 3 minutes.
2. Add the hibiscus flowers to the boiled water with spices and boil for another 4 minutes
3. Leave the mixture to cool and strain it, after this process add sugar to the strained mixture
4. Fill it up in a bottle and seal it. It is always recommended to leave it in the fridge to chill.

5.0 Condensed Milk Toffee

In Ghana, condensed milk toffee, sometimes called caramel toffee, is referred to as Ayigbe or Kube toffee. This is a caramel sweet snack that is created locally using sugar, butter, and condensed milk. It has a brown tint. I have to tell you, it is really good and addicting. But all in all, when you visit Ghana, you should taste it. Most of this is available at the nation’s local markets. And of course, you can’t be a Ghanaian and be ignorant about these snack recipes.

5.1 Ingredient

1. Condensed Milk
2. Frying Oil
3. Butter

5.2 Steps To Follow To Prepare Condensed Milk Toffee

1. In a non-stick pan, add your butter and condensed milk.
2. Stir consistently on low-medium heat until the condensed milk darkens and thickens. It will start to stick to the bottom of the pan as it thickens but keep stirring and mixing.
3. After about 10 minutes (more or less time depending on the pan and temperature of the stove) your candy should be darkened and very thickened.
4. When your toffee is thick and caramelized pour out onto a clean buttered surface.
5. Let cool for about 3 minutes and work quickly to cut and shape into a log or any shape of preference and cut into smaller pieces.
6. You can get up to 15-20 pieces of toffee from this amount of condensed milk.
7. When the toffee cools completely it should harden to form a toffee candy. .
8. Store in an air-tight container.

6.0 Ayigbe Toffee

One of the favorite Ghanaian snacks is Ayigbe toffee a hard candy with a coconut taste that is prepared by hand in Ghana, West Africa. It’s a terrific sweet to desire and is entirely natural.

6.1 Ingredient

1. Coconut
2. Sugar
3. Salt

6.2 How To Prepare Ayigbe Toffee

1. Get a hard coconut and get the coconut itself out of the it shelf
2. Put the coconut into a water for some time
3. Cut the coconut into small pieces
4. Put the pieces of coconut into a blender add small amounts of water and blend it.
5. Strain the water out of the coconut after blending to get your liquid-Milk
6. Put the sugar on fire
7. Add a small amount of water to the sugar and stir it for some time
8. Then add the liquid-milk strained water from the coconut to the sugar and continue to stir till it becomes brown
9. Turn the toffee onto a chopping board allow it to cool for a few minutes, cut it into smaller pieces according to your preference, and mould them into shapes.

7.0 Peanut Brittle (Nkatie Cake)

Groundnut cake or peanut cake or peanut brittle often referred to as Nkatie Cake is a popular Ghanaian snack made from fresh roasted groundnuts or peanuts and melted sugar. Nkatie cake is a locally made snack usually shaped like a square candy bar. This is by far one of my Best Ghanaian Local Snacks EVER! It is very tasty, crunchy, and a must-try when you visit Ghana. Among all the Ghanaian snack recipes this is mostly the hassle-free one.

7.1 Ingredients

1. roasted groundnut
2. granulated sugar.
3. Oil

7.2 Steps To Follow To Prepare Peanut Brittle (Nkatie Cake)

1. Peel groundnuts and pour into a bowl.
2. Crush them halfway either in a blender or earthenware bowl.
3. Pour some oil into a saucepan on fire and add sugar.

4. Stir the sugar with the oil till the sugar melts and turns brown.
5. Add groundnuts to the mixture and stir till it mixes well.
6. Get a flat tray or chopping board and smear oil on it.
7. Pour the groundnut mixture onto the tray or chopping board and use a rolling pin to make a flat design.
8. Afterward, cut the cake into smaller pieces as you want it, and keep it in a covered container, away from the air.

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