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BEIJINHOS DE COCO – COCONUT KISSES

April 11, 2011 By Manu 21 Comments

Beijinhos de Coco

This is not an Italian recipe.  It is a Brazilian coconut sweet usually served during birthday parties.  Clint ate this at work as one of his ex colleagues was Brazilian and brought it to share with all the co-workers… and as always when my husband likes some food, he asks me to replicate it.  I liked them to so much that I gifted them to my friends for Christmas together with Baci di Dama and Salame di Cioccolato.  So… here goes the recipe.  You can decorate these sweets by rolling them in sugar, which is the original way to eat them.  I found them too sweet for my liking as the condensed milk is already quite sweet, so I substituted the sugar coating with some coarsely shredded dry coconut.
Sharing this recipe with Hearth and Soul Hop by Kankana, Melt in your Mouth Monday by Jane and Whatcha Makin’ Wednesday by Cheryl.

 

Ingredients (makes approximately 25):
1 tin (395 gms) condensed milk
150 gms finely grated coconut
2 tbs (30 gms) unsalted butter
Coarsely shredded coconut or sugar to decorate

Put condensed milk, butter and coconut in a pot and cook it on a very low flame stirring constantly with a wooden spoon till the mixture leaves the sides of the pot.

Let it cool on the bench top by spreading it over a sheet of baking paper.

When it is cool enough (but not cold, or it will get too hard), make some small balls by rolling the coconut mixture with your hands (make sure you grease your hands with some vegetable oil so that the balls do not stick to them).

Then roll them in coarsely shredded coconut (or granulated sugar) to decorate them.

Serve them in small paper cups.

Beijinhos de Coco

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Beijinhos de Coco

I am very happy to say that Foodgawker recently published 2 pictures from Manu’s Menu: Egpplant Patties and Beijinhos de Coco!  I am soooo honored and happy about this! THANK YOU so much!!!!

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  1. Medeja says

    April 11, 2011 at 9:28 pm

    Just like indian coconut ladoos 🙂 really easy and delicious treat

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  2. Sandra's Easy Cooking says

    April 11, 2011 at 11:23 pm

    This is similar to Ferrero Raffaello almond coconut treat..I love how you made this sweet treat, looks delicious and beautiful!

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  3. Beth Michelle says

    April 12, 2011 at 12:10 am

    I love your photos! These are so beautiful! Perfect for a cocktail party. I love small bites.

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  4. Jill Colonna says

    April 12, 2011 at 2:51 am

    Manu, they look delicious and a bit like our Scottish Snowballs but we roll them in cocoa powder. Yours are so classy with that beautiful shredded coconut. Baci baci !

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  5. Hester Casey - Alchemy says

    April 12, 2011 at 6:28 am

    Gorgeous little sweets. I can see my little nieces rolling up their sleeves to help make these wonderful candies. Their mom’s birthday is coming up soon so these would be a perfect treat on the day.

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  6. Tina(PinayInTexas) says

    April 12, 2011 at 12:22 pm

    Yummy treats! They look like the Filipino Yema Balls minus the coconut. 🙂

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  7. [email protected] says

    April 12, 2011 at 3:10 pm

    Oh yum! And they look so easy!

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  8. Nuts about food says

    April 12, 2011 at 8:02 pm

    I have part of the jar of condesed milk I used for my lime tart left over… this looks like a good idea.

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  9. Christy says

    April 13, 2011 at 12:16 am

    Your coconut kisses look crazy delicious. I love that it is quick, easy, no bake and gluten free too! Thanks for sharing this with us at the hearth and soul hop!

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  10. Eugene @ Food and Scent says

    April 13, 2011 at 2:26 am

    Thank you for sharing your kisses!

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  11. Quay Po Cooks says

    April 13, 2011 at 3:54 am

    I love that you put the coconut kiss in colorful mini paper cups. They make a pretty gift.

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  12. Gourmantine says

    April 13, 2011 at 5:37 am

    These little delights look fabulous and love the clean, elegant presentation, looks perfect for high tea party!

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  13. April @ The 21st Century Housewife says

    April 13, 2011 at 7:10 am

    I love your photographs – they are outstanding! And your Beijinhos de coco sound amazing. What a wonderful foodie gift! Thank you for sharing these with The Hearth and Soul Blog Hop!

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  14. Tiffany says

    April 13, 2011 at 12:09 pm

    I was so excited to see Portuguese in the title of your post!!! WOOOO HOOOO! I love beijnhos (and their cousins… brigadeiros!!!). Yours look beautiful and congrats on your foodgawker posts!

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  15. Kankana says

    April 13, 2011 at 4:14 pm

    Manu, this is so funny. I just finished talking to my mother in law and she gave me a sweet dish recipe which Arvind happens to like a lot. Guess what, it’s almost like yours 🙂 I will make that soon and post it and will let ya know.

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  16. Nami @ Just One Cookbook says

    April 13, 2011 at 5:07 pm

    SO CUTE! I enjoyed looking at the step by step pictures. Coconut balls are coated by more coconut… What a great satisfaction…but it will be perfect if I can have a bite of it! You took very beautiful photos of food, and I really enjoy them.

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  17. Trisha says

    April 15, 2011 at 1:37 pm

    These look lovely, i’ve bookmarked this recipe. I love the paper cups – what pretty colors!

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  18. Divya Yadava says

    April 17, 2011 at 1:18 pm

    Hey Manu! These look awesome. They remind me of Indian coconut ladoos I used to have when I was a kid. Thanks for bringing back memories!

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  19. Liz says

    April 19, 2011 at 10:06 am

    Oh, boy, coconut and more coconut! No wonder Clint loved these…I would, too!

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  20. sonia says

    February 21, 2015 at 4:36 am

    Hi many… Tried these n they were perfect. Thank you for sharing

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    December 16, 2018 at 3:03 pm

    […] fudge-like treat that will be sure to please!  It’s very similar to Brazilian brigadeiros or beijinhos.  (The differences being that brigadeiros are cocoa centered, beijinhos are coconut milk centered […]

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