Bala Baiana | Brazilian Coconut Bon Bons

By Nish Kitchen · nishkitchen.com

Makes 20 bon bons

35 min + setting time

Chewy coconut balls coated in light caramel, made by cooking condensed milk with butter and coconut, then dipping in hot sugar syrup.

400 g / 14 oz (1 can) sweetened condensed milk	Cook coconut filling, stirring, 6–8 min	Cool, roll into 20 balls, chill 15 min	Dip balls in caramel, set on tray
50 g / 1.75 oz unsalted butter
2 cups / 160 g desiccated coconut
1 cup / 200 g granulated (caster) sugar	Cook caramel to light brown, 3–4 min
¾ cup / 180 ml water
1 teaspoon white vinegar

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