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Cocada Amarela

Name: Cocada Amarela
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Angola
Ingredients: 150g Shredded Coconut; 5 Egg Yolk; 250g Sugar; 300ml Water; 3 Clove; A pinch Cinnamon powder

Dessert

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

Coconut, egg yolks, and sugar cooked down and dusted with cinnamon — Angola's yellow coconut sweet.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Cocada amarela means 'yellow coconut sweet,' a signature Angolan dessert born where the Portuguese tradition of egg-yolk sweets met African coconut. Coconut is cooked with sugar, thickened with egg yolks, spooned into dishes, and dusted with cinnamon. It's a favorite dessert at weddings and celebrations.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At an Angolan wedding reception, yellow coconut desserts are lined up in small glass dishes as the scent of cinnamon drifts by.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Shredded Coconut 150g
Egg Yolk 5
Sugar 250g
Water 300ml
Clove 3
Cinnamon powder A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Bring the sugar, water, and cloves to a boil in a pot to make a syrup.
Remove the cloves, add the coconut, and simmer 10 minutes.
Beat the egg yolks, thin with a little syrup, and return to the pot.
Stir constantly over low heat for 5 minutes until thick.
Spoon into dishes, chill, and dust with cinnamon.

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