Bahia Oven Cocada Recipe

Coconut is a sweet made from coconut and sugar and is very popular with many people! This candy is very well known in Bahia's trays and in some recipes it usually gets a touch of cloves and cinnamon, leaving it with an even more striking flavor!

Coconut can be served in several ways: on a platter, spoon, in molds, with a firmer or more creamy texture... the important thing is that it tastes wonderful! The recipe we are bringing here is the Bahian cocada made on the stove and finished in the oven, giving a more caramelized and golden touch to the sweet!

Are we going to learn how to prepare this delicacy so appreciated by all? So, follow now the photos with step by step of this recipe here at TudoReceitas!

Ingredients for making cocada baked in Bahia:

 1 cup of water (240 milliliters)

 2½ cups of grated dry coconut

 1½ cups of sugar (240 grams)

 1 tablespoon of honey

 cloves

 cinnamon stick in small pieces

How to make Bahia oven cocada:

For this recipe, give preference to natural dry coconut, as this will guarantee a more striking flavor to the sweet. After breaking the coconut, remove its white pulp and, with the help of a knife, peel off all the brown shell that covers it.

Grate the coconut into pieces on a coarse grater and set aside.

In a pan, still with the fire off, dissolve the sugar in the water.

Add the honey, turn on medium heat and wait for the liquid to come to a boil. From time to time stir to prevent the sugar from being on the side of the pan and burn.

Tip: Honey will help to prevent the syrup from becoming sugary and granular.

When the syrup reaches the point of yarn (this can take about 20 minutes) it will be ideal for making the recipe.

Tip: To see if you have reached the point of string, lift the syrup with a spoon and pour it back into the pan, noting that the syrup will come down like a string, without interruption.

Lower the heat and add the grated coconut, cloves and chopped cinnamon stick to the syrup, mixing gently. Stir only once in a while, leaving the coconut to cook for about 10 minutes or until the syrup dries a little and lightly peels off the bottom of the pan. Turn off the heat and let it cool for a few minutes.

In a large oiled baking dish, mount individual coconuts with the help of 2 scoops, pressing to form firm mounds. Refrigerate to harden a little for a few minutes.

Tip: At this point preheat the oven to 200 degrees. If you wish, you can spread all the coconut candy on a greased platter to bake in the oven and cut later.

Take your coconuts to bake in a preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until they start to brown on the sides and surface lightly! Allow it to cool before removing from the pan, using a spatula.

Tip: It's important to keep track of the time to avoid the sugar caramelizes too much and the coconut candies from burning.

Serve the coconuts individually in molds, if you prefer! On warmer days, leave them in the fridge until serving time as they will be very tasty cold.

Your baked Bahia coconut candy is ready to be savored! We hope you enjoyed the recipe and bon appetit!

Looking for more coconut candy recipes? See how to do it:

Creamy baked coconut candy

Cornmeal cake with fluffy coconut

Cake With Coconut Pineapple Ice Cream

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