Cocada (Coconut Custard)
photo by wicked cook 46
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
8-10
ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
- 3 cinnamon sticks, broken up
- 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package flaked coconut
- 3 cups milk
- 4 eggs
- 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons toasted sliced almonds (optional)
directions
- In uncovered 2-quart saucepan simmer sugar, water and cinnamon for 10 minutes. Strain; discard cinnamon pieces. Add coconut; cook, uncovered, about 5 minutes or until syrup is nearly absorbed, stirring frequently.
- Stir in 2 1/2 cups of the milk; cook until mixture is hot. In bowl beat eggs with remaining 1/2 cup milk. Stir about 1 cup of the hot mixture into egg mixture; return to saucepan. Cook and stir until mixture thickens slightly but does not boil. Stir in vanilla.
- Pour into a 1-1/2 quart bowl or individual serving dishes; chill.
- Top with whipped cream and garnish with almonds, if desired.
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Followed the instructions and it did not thicken. Many of us searching for recipes don't regularly cook, so when they say things like "simmer sugar, water and cinnamon for 10 minutes" and "cook until mixture is hot" it's not helpful. Does that mean to bring it up to a simmer first then start the 10 mins, or put it on medium low for 10 mins? And does "hot" mean boiling or 150 degrees? Also, what is "thickens slightly" supposed to mean? Good recipes are _specific_ (e.g. "cook until mixture is hot (about 10 mins on medium heat")
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