Preparation Time: 15 mins  |  Cooking Time: 30 mins  |  To: 6-8 people

INGREDIENTS:

  • 500 g of sugar
  • 250 ml of water
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 300 g of grated coconut
  • 15 egg yolks
  • 200 g melted butter
  • butter (to grease the pan)
  • Sugar (to sprinkle the mold)

PREPARATION:

Add the water with the sugar and cinnamon stick in a pan and heat until it boils.

Add the boiling syrup to the coconut, stirring constantly.

Add the melted butter and mix everything well.

Grease a mold with butter and sprinkle with sugar

Stir the coconut mixture a little and pour it into the mold.

Place the tray with the quindão in the oven, add boiling water until it covers the bottom and bake in a bain-marie, in the preheated oven at 200ºC, for around 30 minutes.

Once cooked, remove from the oven, let it cool slightly, run a knife around the shape and remove from the mold.