# Bella Bayana

Bella Bayana is a Brazilian coconut bonbon, featuring a sweet coconut filling coated in burnt sugar.

- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: Filipino
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Butter
- Sweetened condensed milk
- 0.66 cup Shredded sweetened coconut
- 1 cup Sugar
- 0.5 cup Water
- 1 tbsp White distilled vinegar

## Instructions

1. Melt the butter.
2. Add about 2/3 of a cup of shredded sweetened coconut to the melted butter.
3. Fold the coconut into the butter and cook until the mixture thickens and pulls away from the pan.
4. Transfer the mixture into a glass dish and spread it out.
5. Refrigerate the mixture for about an hour.
6. Grease your hands.
7. Take about a tablespoon of the cooled mixture and roll it into a ball.
8. Insert cake pop sticks into the rolled balls.
9. Combine 1 cup of sugar, half a cup of water, and a tablespoon of white distilled vinegar in a pan.
10. Stir and heat the sugar mixture until it turns a nice brown and amber color to create burnt sugar.
11. Dip each ball into the burnt sugar, fully covering it.
12. Place the coated bonbons on parchment paper to drip and cool.

## Equipment

- Glass dish
- Parchment paper
- Cake pop sticks

## Tips

- Cook the coconut mixture until it thickens and pulls away from the pan.
- Grease your hands before rolling the mixture into balls.
- Keep a close eye on the burnt sugar as it changes color quickly.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/14eLLyNYMEb/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c5f56a13-6a5b-486b-a3ef-17e71e888b11
- Extracted: 2026-05-16

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