Snacks & baking
Queijadinha
A soft little Brazilian cake made with grated coconut, fresh cheese and condensed milk, baked in individual moulds. Very popular at teatime and in bakeries in Minas Gerais, it is eaten lukewarm or at room temperature.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Moules
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C and butter some muffin or small flan moulds, then dust them with breadcrumbs.
- Blend the cream cheese, condensed milk, eggs, melted butter and vanilla until you have a smooth cream.
- Add the cornflour and the desiccated coconut, then mix with a spatula.
- Divide the mixture among the moulds, filling them three-quarters full.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the edges are golden and the centre still wobbles slightly.
- Leave to cool for 10 minutes in the moulds, then unmould carefully.
- Dust with icing sugar and, if you like, cinnamon or desiccated coconut before serving.
Variations and tips
Chocolate version. Add 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder to the mixture for a chocolate queijadinha.
Using what's easy to find here. If you can't find maizena, use the same amount of cornstarch, which is available everywhere.
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Original Ecomely recipe.