Easy
Costa Rican
Cajetas de Coco
Coconut Candy
115
Total Minutes
4
Servings
Vegan
Gluten-Free
Keto
Cooking Times
25 min
Prep Time
90 min
Cook Time
115 min
Total Time
Ingredients (7 items)
2.00 cups
Fresh coconut
grated
2.00 cups
Brown sugar
packed
1.00 cup
Milk
2.00 tbsp
Butter
plus more for greasing
1.00 tsp
Vanilla extract
0.25 tsp
Salt
0.50 tsp
Cinnamon
ground
Instructions (10 steps)
1
Grease a 8x8 inch baking pan.
2
Combine coconut, sugar, and milk in pot.
3
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly.
4
Add butter and salt.
5
Continue cooking until mixture thickens.
20 minutes
6
Add vanilla and cinnamon if using.
7
Cook until mixture pulls away from sides.
5 minutes
8
Pour into prepared pan.
9
Let cool completely.
60 minutes
10
Cut into squares or diamonds.