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These delicious Azorean African, cocoa and coconut balls (bolas Africanas) are simple to make and a traditional sweet in the island of S. Miguel, Azores.

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Preparation time:

15 min

Cooking Time:

30 min

Ready In:

45 min

Level of Difficulty:

Very Easy

Servings:

8

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Azorean Bolas Africanas Recipe - Portuguese Recipes

Azorean Bolas Africanas Recipe

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Sun, Dec 12, 2021

5 out of 5 with 5 ratings

Views: 11438 - Comments 7

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Ingredients

1 liter of milk500 gr or 2 and 1/2 cups of sugar3 tablespoons of cocoa powder2 tablespoons of butter400 gr or about 3 cups of packed hard bread200 gr or 2 cups of grated coconut Get Portuguese ingredients

Directions

Heat the milk with sugar until it boils and pour over the crumbly bread.
Stir well with a wooden spoon until the bread is broken down.
Add 150 gr of grated coconut, the butter and cocoa powder to the preparation and mix well.
Heat the preparation in a pan always stirring, it takes a good few minutes.
It's ready when the mixture is dry and when you can see the bottom of the pan when stirring.
Remove from the heat, allow it to cool completely and form small balls.
Roll the balls in grated coconut.
Place in paper cups and serve.

Recipe Credit: receitas-nani.blogspot.com
Photo Credit: Paula Costa

Comments

Lorena D. - 1 Year ago

Very good!! Easy to make!!

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Eddy

They are incredible Lorena.

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Barbara Macedo - 1 Year ago

Good receipe to use for Christmas gift giving.

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Eddy

Barbara, just a warning, I tried to control how many I ate because I am diabetic, but oh so hard, they are so good. 👍👍

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Eddy - 2 Years ago

My wife made these today and they are amazing.

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Maria - 2 Years ago

What kind of bread. Thanks Maria

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