How to Make Tasty Brazilian coconut kiss(Beijinhos de coco)

Brazilian coconut kiss(Beijinhos de coco). 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.

In Brazil, Beijinhos de Coco and chocolaty Brigadeiros decorate the table at most birthday parties. Beijinhos are a simple blend of sweetened condensed milk, coconut and butter. When rolled in sugar, they are picture-perfect bite size treats. You can have Brazilian coconut kiss(Beijinhos de coco) using 4 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Brazilian coconut kiss(Beijinhos de coco)

1. It's 1 cup of powdered coconut.
2. Prepare 1/2 cup of milkmaid.
3. Prepare 5-6 pieces of cloves.
4. Prepare 1 tsp of butter.

These little coconut treats are called Beijinhos - beijinhos literally mean "little kisses" in Portuguese. They are the coconut equivalent of Brigadeiros which are made exactly the same but with chocolate and very popular for kids parties in Brazil. I also like to make it as a little treat every so often! Beijinho de Coco is a Brazilian sweet which is actually prepared for children birthdays.

Brazilian coconut kiss(Beijinhos de coco) instructions

1. 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..
2. 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..

But it's not only delicious for the little ones also for everyone and its quite a traditional candy in Brazilian's birthday parties, this coconut kiss is prepared simply with sweetened condensed milk, dessicated coconut, butter. Brazilian coconut kisses (beijinhos de coco — also known simply as beijinhos or branquinhos) are traditionally made from a mixture of sweetened condensed milk, coconut flakes, and butter (sometimes egg yolks). After briefly cooking, they are rolled into balls, dredged in coconut flakes or sugar, and decorated with a single clove on top. Bring milk and butter to a simmer in a saucepan over medium-low heat. This is a cousin of the chocolate drop, brigadeiro, instead of chocolate there is coconut.

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