This is not an Italian recipe. It is a Brazilian coconut sweet usually served during birthday parties. My husband 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.
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!!!!
Hi many… Tried these n they were perfect. Thank you for sharing
Oh, boy, coconut and more coconut! No wonder your husband loved these…I would, too!
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!
These look lovely, i’ve bookmarked this recipe. I love the paper cups – what pretty colors!
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.
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.
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!
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!
These little delights look fabulous and love the clean, elegant presentation, looks perfect for high tea party!
I love that you put the coconut kiss in colorful mini paper cups. They make a pretty gift.
Thank you for sharing your kisses!
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!
I have part of the jar of condesed milk I used for my lime tart left over… this looks like a good idea.
Oh yum! And they look so easy!
Yummy treats! They look like the Filipino Yema Balls minus the coconut. 🙂
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.
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 !
I love your photos! These are so beautiful! Perfect for a cocktail party. I love small bites.
This is similar to Ferrero Raffaello almond coconut treat..I love how you made this sweet treat, looks delicious and beautiful!
Just like indian coconut ladoos 🙂 really easy and delicious treat