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Atropellado de Coco (Coconut and Sweet Potato Dessert)

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Atropellado de coco is a traditional Yucatecan dessert, containing coconut and sweet potato.

Ingredients

  • Sweet potato
  • Sugar
  • Cinnamon
  • Water
  • Ground coconut

Instructions

  1. 1
    Bake or steam sweet potato until soft, then mash it.
  2. 2
    Combine sugar, cinnamon, and water over medium-low heat to make a syrup.
  3. 3
    Combine the sweet potato mash and sugar syrup.
  4. 4
    Mix in ground coconut until it forms a workable dough.
  5. 5
    Form dough into balls or other shapes and serve.
Category
Desserts
Method
Baking
Cuisine
Mexican

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Atropellado_de_Coco_(Coconut_and_Sweet_Potato_Dessert)