It is common for Filipinos to have merienda in between the major meals of the day. First merienda time of the day is somewhere between breakfast and lunch, the second merienda is around 3 or 4 PM while some others also have what we call midnight snacks. There are a variety of food one can choose from for these snacks. You cn go for tea, coffee, bread, cake, or you can go hardcore pinoy style with kakanin like biko, cassava cake and what have you.
I found this recipeon facebook and thought I'd serve this for merienda.
The procedures are straightforward. All you need to do is to mix half a cup of condensed milk, 1/2 cup of flour, 1/4 cup of cornstarch, 1 tsp of baking powder, a pinch of salt, and half kilo of steamed and mashed sweet potatoes. After mixing them well together, scoop 1 tbsp of the mixture and form them into small balls. Fry them until they're golden brown. And that's it! You can then dip them in chocolate sauce.
For the chocolate dip, all you need to do is grate 2 tablets of tablea, add 1/2 cup of water and bring to a boil on low heat. You may then add 1/2 cup of condensed milk. Make sure to stir continuously. Add butter and a pinch of salt. Once you see the sauce has already thickened, turn off heat and it's ready to serve.
If for some reason your homemade chocolate dip gets downed by two kids and a toddler, you can go ahead and microwave a few pieces of dark chocolate bars and that's it!
