Best Cocada Brazilian Coconut Sweet Recipes

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COCADA: EASY COCONUT BARK



Cocada: Easy Coconut Bark image

Provided by Marcela Valladolid

Categories     dessert

Time 40m

Yield 24 bars

Number Of Ingredients 3

Nonstick cooking spray, for spraying baking dish
5 1/2 cups (one 14-ounce bag) sweetened shredded coconut
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 13-by-9-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Mix the coconut and condensed milk in a bowl until well combined. Spread the mixture evenly in the prepared baking dish. Bake until the coconut is completely browned with dark and crispy edges, about 20 minutes.
  • Cool slightly, then cut into squares. Serve warm or at room temperature.

QUICK AND EASY COCONUT BARK ("COCADA")



Quick and Easy Coconut Bark (

Provided by Marcela Valladolid

Categories     dessert

Time 25m

Yield 12 pieces

Number Of Ingredients 3

Nonstick cooking spray
5 1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Spray an 8 by 8-inch glass baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Mix the coconut and condensed milk in a bowl until combined. Press the mixture into the prepared baking dish, and bake until the coconut is evenly browned and crisp at the edges, about 20 minutes. Cool slightly, and cut into squares. Serve warm or at room temperature.

COCADAS (BOLIVIAN COCONUT CANDIES)



Cocadas (Bolivian Coconut Candies) image

Cocadas are a typical coconut candy or cookie that is served in Mexico, Brazil and over much of Latin America. They are oven baked but are served at room temperature to obtain their chewy and soft texture. Made with egg and shredded coconut, cocadas come in a variety of colors due to the modern use of food coloring, but the traditional ones are golden brown. They are often garnished with almonds, either whole or chopped. There are hundreds of recipes for cocadas which range in texture from the typical hard, very sweet balls to those which are almost the texture of flan. Other fruit, often dried, can be added to the cocadas to create variety. Cocadas are mentioned as early as 1878 in Peru. This is a Bolivian version, from the website BoliviaWeb. In Colombia, cocadas are sold on the streets, and particularly on the beaches, by women who carry them on large aluminum trays

Provided by kitty.rock

Categories     Candy

Time 35m

Yield 24 candies, 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 2/3 cups shredded coconut
3/4 cup condensed milk
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon almond essence
butter, to coat baking sheet (or cooking spray can be used, such as PAM)

Steps:

  • In a bowl, mix shredded coconut, egg, condensed milk, and almond essence until everything is well mixed.
  • Let rest for two or three minutes.
  • Spread butter on a baking sheet to coat.
  • Using two teaspoons, put small amounts of the mixture in the baking sheet.
  • Bake at medium temperature (European oven: 163 Celsius degrees; American oven: 325 Fahrenheit degrees) for 25 minutes or until they are golden, dry and smooth at the same time.
  • Yields 24 regular-size coconut candies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 85.6, Fat 4.7, SaturatedFat 3.8, Cholesterol 11, Sodium 42.2, Carbohydrate 10.2, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 9.7, Protein 1.3

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