Grandma's Mexican Cocadas Recipe
The cocadas are a traditional sweet in Mexico that you can prepare today at home if you like a quick and sweet appetizer, they are easy to prepare, although you need a considerable amount to be satisfied.
How to make Mexican cocadas?
You can add a little vanilla or any essence you want to the cocada mixture, this is very similar to milk candies with the difference that grated coconut is added, having this on its own a different preparation, to curdle everything together it is preferable to use egg.
Nutritional information
- 🍽️ Category: Desserts
Mexican Kitchen- 🔪 Preparation: 60 minutes
- 🍲 Cooking: 75 minutes
- 🔥 Calories: 200 kcal
- 👫 Servings: 4 people
Steps to make Recipe in the United States
Ingredients
- 20 small chopped almonds
- 12 eggs
- 2 cups of water
- 2 liters of milk
- 1 1/2 kg of sugar
- 1/2 kg grated coconut
Preparation
- Step 1: Place the full milk in a pot and let it heat over medium heat, add the amount of sugar mentioned and stir until you notice that it thickens a little.
- Step 2: In another pot, boil the grated coconut together with 1.2 kg of sugar in an approximate amount of 2 cups of water, when the coconut is cooked you can combine both preparations.
- Step 3: In a container add 12 egg yolks and beat these at fast power, you can add them to the mixture carefully and stirring.
- Step 4: When everything boils again remove from heat and let cool.
- Step 5: Make little balls with a small portion of this sweet and place some almonds to decorate them, then take them to the oven just to brown them on top.
Recommendation
You can decorate with almonds or other types of nuts as long as you can chop them small and these are not added directly to the sweet, since when heated you could burn the mixture inside.
Fun facts
The cocadas are a small and circular sweet that is prepared in Mexico especially for the national holidays, although any occasion is good to enjoy these delicious sandwiches, it is a simple recipe that does not require much work or effort.