# Balas Baianas

A popular Brazilian dessert made with coconut, condensed milk and caramel.

- Servings: 10 servings
- Total time: 46 min
- Cuisine: Brazilian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 can condensed milk
- 100 gm desiccated coconut
- 1 heaped tbsp butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 0.5 cup cold water
- 1 squeeze lemon juice

## Instructions

1. In a frying pan, mix one can of condensed milk, 100 gm of desiccated coconut and one heaped tbsp of butter.
2. Keep mixing until it comes together and easily separates from the pan.
3. Pour the mixture into a plate, cover it with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a couple of hours.
4. Roll the chilled mixture into balls and place them back in the fridge.
5. Make the caramel by mixing one cup of sugar, half a cup of cold water, and a squeeze of lemon juice.
6. Heat the mixture until it turns an amber color.
7. Dip each coconut ball in the caramel, moving quickly.

## Equipment

- frying pan
- wooden spatula
- plate
- bowl
- plastic wrap
- small saucepan
- whisk
- toothpicks

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@fatimahomran/video/7439134636611095826?lang=en
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c6996648-eb72-4195-af15-e2df7f7d71e5
- Extracted: 2025-01-18

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