A popular Brazilian delicacy, especially during birthday parties, is condensed milk boiled with butter and coconut flakes and shaped into little candy balls. The two sexes adore it.
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Additional Time: | 2 hrs |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs 50 mins |
| Servings: | 10 |
| Yield: | 10 candies |
Ingredients
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tablespoon butter, plus more for pan
- ¼ cup sweetened flaked coconut
- sweetened flaked coconut for decorating
- whole cloves for decorating
Instructions
- Bring milk and butter to a simmer in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Continue to cook, stirring often, until the milk has reduced to half and thickened, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in the 1/4 cup coconut, and allow to cool a bit before pouring into a buttered bowl. Chill in the refrigerator until cold, about 2 hours.
- With buttered or oiled hands, form milk mixture into tablespoon-sized balls, and roll in coconut flakes. Stick a clove into each beijinho as decoration.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 152 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 24 g |
| Cholesterol | 16 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 69 mg |
| Sugars | 22 g |
| Fat | 5 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
They were ok. Like other reviewer said…it taste like a soft flavored tootsie roll covered in coconut. Not something I would make again. Took to the office and it was underwhelming. Friend who is from Brazil said mainly for children’s birthdays. Maybe more a kids treat.
It was fantastic! It really made my day…………..
I made this recipe, I risk my self adding a grape inside of each one and it turns great, apparently the grape help the sugar level go a little bit down.
Use a full cup of coconut and cook for 20-25 min stovetop to make it even more scrumptious.
Great recipe! I’ve made them twice now, and can’t get enough of them.
Tasted good but did not come out like a ball .
very good but need to cook over low for a lot longer to get right consistency.
I first tasted these when we had some good friends from Brazil come to dinner. She brought them as a hostess gift. They were delicious. She explained briefly how to make them, but without a specific recipe. This recipe sounded like the instructions she gave me. They tasted exactly like hers, except that hers contained more coconut, so I added almost a cup instead of 1/4 cup. Yummy!
Delicious! Goes well with a dash of choc syrup on the side. Be careful not to burn the milk!!!
You should use way more coconut, maybe a whole cup, otherwise, it will taste just like cooked condensed milk. Other option is to add some coconut milk to the condensed milk prior to cook.
Delicious! Although I wasn’t expecting it to be so condensed milk tasting, (which duh why wouldn’t it) the taste grew on me. Yum!
I have made these candies a few times and this is a great recipe. I add a couple more tablespoons of butter. My mother-in-law is from Brazil and really likes this particular recipe, and she has been making these candies for years. If you want to make Brazilian coconut candies, you don’t need a different recipe. You do have to cook the milk quite a while, until it is the consistency of carmel. Also, it has to be very cold for forming the balls.
Absolutely delicious! Very easy to make. Thanks BR Cook.
I just made these and am a bit unsure about the consistency of them! I liked the way they tasted even if it was a bit odd cos i ‘m not used to the taste of condensed milk, but i’m concerned i siddn’t simmer for long enough. I don’t know if they should they have a bite or be squishy.
I liked these more than Brigadeiro. Very good recipe for homemade candies.
These are delicious! Made for my Brazilian husband and he couldn’t get enough. The recipe was easy to follow and simple. I sprayed Pam on my hands and had no problems with sticky hands.
I love this! It is the most requested treat at parties, along with brigadeiros. Great recipe!
my husband liked them the kids and I did’n. they just taste like sweetend condensed milk not to exciting
This recipe brings me good memories from when i was a child growing up in Brazil. A must have in birthday parties for kids!