These coconut candies are popular in Brazil and I highly recommend them. They are absolutely delicious. If you like coconut as much as I do, you may eat a dozen or so of these Beijinhos de Coco.
They are easy and simple to make and have amazing flavor!
Enjoy!
Ingredients
(Makes about 12)
1 (14oz) can sweetened condensed milk
2 tablespoons coconut milk
2 tablespoons butter, plus more for your hands
1/2 cup coconut flakes, plus more for decoration
Directions
1. Place all the ingredients in a medium sauce pan over low heat and cook for about 12 to 15 minutes, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon.
2. Pour the mixture on a greased baking pan. Let it cool for at least 1 hour.
3. With buttered hands, make equal size small balls with the mixture. Roll each beijinho in the coconut flakes.
4. Place in baking paper cups and store in the refrigerator overnight before serving.
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Oooo yum – and it doesn’t look complicated (although mine wouldn’t turn out as nice).
One of my favorite candies…and gorgeous when they melt in my mouth…eat only a dozen?? More
Have a great week,
Gera
I am not a big candy eater, but if they are coconut I will be after them. I just love anything coconut! I’ve been absent from your blog, but I just saw some of the latest posts you’ve been publishing and that was enough to make me hungry! Those albondigas look amazing!
Anything with coconut and sweetened condensed milk is always good!
Looooooove anything with coconut, this looks simple and yummy!
oh yum adore coconut
Thank you everyone!
i’m currently heavily obsessed with coconut, so my heart just did a little pitter-patter. what a stellar recipe–i’m gonna try it immediately!
I am amazed that candies that good can only require 2 or 3 ingredients!
I love coconut, so I absolutely need to make these! Thanks for a great recipe!
Just used coconut milk for the first time the other day. I would love to try it in this recipe. I know this would be a winner recipe!
Condensed mil and coconut.Im in heaven. Could much on these all day long!!! So simple to make too! Love Brazillian food.
I adore coconut. These little balls look like bites of heaven!
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They are like our “besitos de coco”. I am loca for coco.
Scrumptious! I need to make these tonight for dessert – I have all the ingredients on hand!
Oh! I haven’t had beijinhos de coco for so long…you brought me memorie of my childhood
I really miss beijinhos, usually you see them in birthdays in Brazil.
Oh, I am not a big candy eater, but I am definitely trying these treats, cannot wait to make them.
These bit size candies look so awesome!!
Yummie treats!
I am so making these for my world fair project on Colombia, they look like such a treat! =)
Thank you guys for all the wonderful comments!
I tried making these but the sauce was not firm to make them into a ball. I had to scoop them with my spoon into the baking cups and it only made 10 not 12. Did I do something wrong?
Angie- You have to let the mixture sit for a while , before you can make the little balls.
i’ve been trying to find a recipe for these brazilian coconut milk candy i had last christmas. it taste like coconut flavored marshmellow with a sweet crunching topping. any ideas what im talking about?
I tried this recipe and also had trouble with the consistency. The flavor was wonderful but the candy never set up enough to form balls. So I poured spoonfuls into the containers and we ate them like shooters.
I live in Brazil an this is one of my favorites candy! nham!