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Two-Ingredient Mexican Coconut Candy

April 20, 2016

 

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There’s a few different variations on Mexican coconut candy. I’ve seen a really pretty version that is striped and tri-colored – green, white, and red – not unlike the stripes on a Mexican flag. It’s a very neat candy to look at, but it’s a bit labor-intensive to make.

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Another variation on Mexican coconut candy is called cocadas. They’re soft and chewy candies that are oven-baked to golden brown. Seeing as though cocadas provide a similar flavor profile to the tri-color version of the candy, but are much simpler and quicker to make, I decided to test-run a recipe for cocadas!

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Wow, these little candies are amazing! Lots of coconutty deliciousness, and they’re incredibly soft and chewy. But you absolutely must adore sugar. If you’re only mildly a sweet-tooth, you may want to skip these.

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They remind me a lot of macaroons, but they’re possibly even sweeter. It makes perfect sense though that they would be little sugar-bombs, since they only contain two ingredients: shredded sweetened coconut, and sweetened condensed milk. Yep, that’s it!

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However, I had leftover chocolate ganache in the house, so I decided to give these Mexican coconut candies a dunk. Why not? They tasted like Mounds bars!

That step is completely optional, of course, but if you happen to have leftover ganache or melted chocolate sitting around, then I highly recommend it!

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The semi-sweet chocolate really cuts through how sweet these are. It is a delightful and welcome contrast! I doubt it’s very traditional to dunk cocadas in chocolate, but it was totally delicious nevertheless.

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With two ingredients, 30 seconds of mixing, a few minutes to fill the muffin cups, and 10-15 minutes of baking, you really cannot beat the speediness of this Mexican Coconut Candy recipe!

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  1. Medha @ Whisk & Shout says

    April 20, 2016 at 12:22 pm

    I love how simple this candy is to make 🙂 I am also such a huge fan of condensed milk !

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      April 30, 2016 at 10:36 am

      Me too. Is it wrong to eat it by the spoonful? It’s dessert itself!

      Reply
  2. Helen Fern says

    April 26, 2016 at 10:17 am

    Thanks for sharing on the “What’s for Dinner” link up!

    Reply
  3. Courtney says

    April 27, 2016 at 5:25 am

    I love coconut and these look so perfect and easy!

    Reply
  4. Nance in Reno says

    April 27, 2016 at 12:30 pm

    Hmm, I think using unsweetened shredded coconut would work great and cut down on the sweetness.

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      April 27, 2016 at 7:33 pm

      Sure! You could definitely do that! I like the sweetness, but I do think some people would prefer to cut down on it. I also don’t find unsweetened coconut all that easily, but that’s a great idea!!

      Reply
  5. Jennifer | The Deliberate Mom says

    April 28, 2016 at 10:26 am

    I love anything coconut but add a bit of chocolate and you’re speaking my love language!

    This looks fabulous! I’ve got to try it!

    Pinning to my Deliberate Desserts board.

    Thanks for sharing and linking up to the #SHINEbloghop.

    Wishing you a lovely day.
    xoxo

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      April 30, 2016 at 10:33 am

      Thank you so much, Jennifer!

      Reply
  6. Jody Cowan says

    April 29, 2016 at 12:25 pm

    Coconut and chocolate is my favorite! I can’t wait to make these, I’ll have to be careful and not eat them All! Thanks for sharing! I’m glad I found you on the Pretty Pintastic Party!

    Reply
  7. Anna @ Anna Can Do It! says

    April 29, 2016 at 1:51 pm

    How cute are these!? So simple, but looks so tasty, I love this idea! Great recipe! – Love, Anna

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    • Sarah says

      April 30, 2016 at 10:31 am

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  8. Amber says

    April 30, 2016 at 5:55 pm

    I could eat an entire plateful myself. Thanks for linking up with us at the Best of the Blogosphere!

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    • Sarah says

      May 8, 2016 at 9:37 pm

      Thank you!!

      Reply
  9. Gina says

    May 1, 2016 at 9:29 am

    These are one of my favorite Mexican candies! Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
  10. Quinn Caudill says

    May 2, 2016 at 8:36 am

    So simple but look so good. Thanks for sharing with us at Throwback Thursday. Pinned and shared!

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  11. Frugal Hausfrau says

    May 3, 2016 at 11:07 pm

    It was so fun to learn about these!! Thanks for linking up with us on Throwback Thursday!

    Mollie

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      May 8, 2016 at 7:06 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  12. Ashley says

    June 2, 2016 at 5:00 am

    Wow, just 2 ingredients! Will have to try these, pinned!

    Reply
  13. Chris says

    July 11, 2016 at 10:17 pm

    Add 1 egg and 1 tap of almond essence. Bomb!!!

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      July 22, 2016 at 10:15 am

      Awesome – thanks for the tip!!

      Reply
  14. Martha says

    January 7, 2018 at 7:45 pm

    Nobody around here likes coconut except me, so I don’t have an excuse to make these. Darn it!

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      January 8, 2018 at 9:59 pm

      Coconut is full of healthy fats!! Can that be a good excuse? 🙂 🙂 🙂

      Reply
  15. GrandTina says

    March 26, 2019 at 8:59 am

    These are so good!
    I live in Egypt and we don’t have sweetened coconut flakes here just unsweetened which was perfect.
    I don’t have a mini muffin tin so I used a cookie scoop and made little mounds.
    I can’t see paying $7 for a bag of chips so I used left over BC chocolate frosting.
    Coconut is sometimes hard to find, too, but when I do find it I’ll buy extra to make these.
    Thank you for the recipe.

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    • Sarah says

      March 26, 2019 at 7:40 pm

      That’s wonderful! I’m so glad you like these – I think they are terrific without chocolate too, and I love how easy these are. Fabulous idea to use a cookie scoop! Thank you so much for sharing your tips and your feedback. I really appreciate it. 🙂

      Reply
  16. Crevel Europe says

    April 14, 2020 at 12:10 am

    I can’t wait to try this. I was so excited to see this recipe!!!!. Thanks for sharing this.

    Reply

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