Cocada (coconut Custard)

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups water
• 3 cinnamon sticks, broken up
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package flaked coconut
• 3 cups milk
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons toasted sliced almonds (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in uncovered 2-quart saucepan simmer sugar, water and cinnamon for 10 minutes. strain; discard cinnamon pieces. add coconut; cook, uncovered, about 5 minutes or until syrup is nearly absorbed, stirring frequently.
• 2 stir in 2 1/2 cups of the milk; cook until mixture is hot. in bowl beat eggs with remaining 1/2 cup milk. stir about 1 cup of the hot mixture into egg mixture; return to saucepan. cook and stir until mixture thickens slightly but does not boil. stir in vanilla.
• 3 pour into a 1-1/2 quart bowl or individual serving dishes; chill.
• 4 top with whipped cream and garnish with almonds, if desired.