Desserts

Cajeta de coco

A smooth, brown confection made from grated coconut slowly cooked with sugar and milk. Cut into small squares or rolled into balls, it keeps for several days and is eaten as a dessert.

50 min
8 servings
Medium
Moderate
🇳🇮 Nicaragua

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Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

1 tsp Vanilla extract

Optional extras

50 g Crushed cashews

On the side

Coffee

Nutrition facts

509 kcal per serving

Protein: 4.3 g
Carbohydrates: 43.3 g
of which sugars: 42.3 g
Fat: 33.6 g
of which saturated fat: 29.2 g
Fiber: 7 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

Heat the milk with the cinnamon in a saucepan over medium heat, without letting it boil.
Add the grated coconut and sugar, then stir.
Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, for 30 to 40 minutes, until the mixture pulls away from the sides and turns brown.
Remove the cinnamon, then stir in the vanilla and salt.
Spread the mixture onto a sheet lined with parchment and let it cool for 1 hour.
Cut into squares and store in an airtight container.