Canned Milk Powder And Coconut

It is a typical sweet of the gastronomy of Venezuela. But you don’t have to travel to this Latin American country to be able to enjoy canned milk powder and coconut, you can prepare it at home. It’s easy and doesn’t require a lot of ingredients. You dare?

Recipe 1 for canned milk powder and coconut

Sweet but with a different touch due to the grated coconut, one of the stars of this recipe. If you like its flavor and aroma, you will love this preserve.

Ingredients:

600 grams of sugar
250 cc of water
120 grams of powdered milk
200 grams of grated coconut
1 teaspoon of vanilla essence

preparation:

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First, in a bowl, place the grated coconut and mix with the powdered milk. Reservation.

Then, heat the water with the sugar in a saucepan over high heat until it starts to boil. Mix well to form the “soft ball” point.
Remove from the heat and while stirring, gradually add the grated coconut mixture with powdered milk, finally add the vanilla essence.
If possible, beat with electric stirrers at low speed for a few minutes, so that the mixture is well homogeneous.
Pour into a pan lined with parchment paper and spread well using a spatula.
Finally, refrigerate for at least 3 hours and then cut into squares (individual portions).

Coconut milk powder canning recipe 2

In this case, you will use the whole coconut (the fruit) instead of the grated one. You can get it in some markets or fairs, so it will not be a problem.

You need:

2 coconuts
2 liters of milk
1 can of condensed milk
1 and ½ kg of sugar

How do you prepare?

First extract the pulp from the two coconuts, remove the inside and grate.
Then, in a saucepan, heat one of the liters of milk with the coconut over medium heat until it softens.
Then, pour in the rest of the milk and add the sugar while stirring.

When the mixture has homogenized, add the condensed milk and continue beating so that it integrates well (until the mixture does not come off easily from the saucepan).
Finally, remove from the heat and when it has cooled a bit, spread in a mold with paraffin paper or similar, put in the fridge for about 3 hours and then cut into squares or the shape you want, for each portion.