4 INGREDIENTS • 5 STEPS • 20MINS

Mexican Coconut Candies

Name: Mexican Coconut Candies
Total time: PT1200.0S
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 5 cup Sweetened Shredded Coconut; 1/2 cup Dulce de Leche; 1/3 cup Macadamia Nuts; as needed Nonstick Cooking Spray

Recipe

4.5

2 ratings

My take on classic Mexican cocadas, aka coconut candies. Only 3 ingredients for these chewy, sweet coconut heaven, perfect Cinco de Mayo treat!

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My take on classic Mexican cocadas, aka coconut candies. Only 3 ingredients for these chewy, sweet coconut heaven, perfect Cinco de Mayo treat!

20MINS

Total Time

$0.79

Cost Per Serving

Ingredients

Servings

6

us / metric

5 cups

Sweetened Shredded Coconut

1/2 cup

Dulce de Leche

1/3 cup

Chopped Macadamia Nuts

as needed

Nonstick Cooking Spray

Nutrition Per Serving

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Calories

455

Fat

27.4 g

Protein

1.2 g

Carbs

49.4 g

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step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).

step 2

In a large bowl, mix together Sweetened Shredded Coconut (5 cups) with Dulce de Leche (1/2 cup) until well combined.

step 3

Coarsely chop Macadamia Nuts (1/3 cup) and mix them in with the coconut mixture.

step 4

Lightly spray mini muffin pan with Nonstick Cooking Spray (as needed). Divide the coconut mixture into 24 mini cups packing them down tightly. Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are nicely browned.

step 5

Cool completely before removing from the pan.