# Canjica

A delicious and creamy Brazilian traditional dessert, perfect for cold days.

- Cuisine: Brazilian
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 400 g canjica
- 2 caixinha leite condensado
- 1 caixinha creme de leite
- 1 xícara leite em pó
- 700 ml leite
- 100 g coco ralado

## Instructions

1. Place the canjica in hot water for 6 hours. Preferably doing this at night to make the next day.
2. Drain all the water and transfer it to the pressure cooker.
3. Cover with water, about three fingers above the canjica.
4. Cover the pan and let it cook under pressure. After pressure, count 40 minutes and let the pressure go out by itself.
5. Transfer to the pan.
6. Add milk, milk powder, sour cream, condensed milk, grated coconut.
7. Mix well.
8. Let it simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened.
9. Transfer to a platter.

## Equipment

- bowl
- pot
- pressure cooker
- wooden spoon

## Tips

- If you want it less sweet, just put 1 1/2 boxes of condensed milk
- If you want it with more broth, use 1 liter of milk.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/0hcMhfwoOgI?si=HjtijTlB5wYqORbb
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/26f6a1f6-2f2d-4db8-99cf-031bee10052c
- Extracted: 2025-05-17

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