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Cinco De Mayo Coconut Custard Recipe


Cinco De Mayo Coconut Custard Recipe
This is a great dessert to add to your Cinco de Mayo menu! The cooking time is the approximate time the custard needs to chill in the fridge.

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Ingredients
  • 1/2 c. sugar
  • 1/2 c. water
  • 3" long cinnamon stick, broken up
  • 3 & 1/2 oz. flaked coconut
  • 3 c. milk
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/4 t. vanilla
  • 1/2 c. whipping cream
  • 2 T. sliced almonds for garnish
  • Sliced mango and banana for garnish

Directions
  1. Simmer sugar, water and cinnamon for 10 min.
  2. Strain and discard the cinnamon pieces.
  3. Add coconut to mixture and cook, uncovered about 5 min. or until the syrup is nearly absorbed, stirring frequently.
  4. Stir in 2 1/2 c. of the milk and cook until mixture is hot.
  5. In a bowl, beat the eggs with the remaining milk.
  6. Temper the eggs by slowly stirring in about 1 c. of the hot milk mixture while stirring constantly. Pour it all back into the saucepan.
  7. Cook and stir until mixture thickens but do not boil.
  8. Stir in vanilla.
  9. Pour into individual serving dishes & chill until firm.
  10. Whip the cream (sweeten with a bit of powdered sugar & vanilla if desired) and top the custard with the whipped cream.
  11. Garnish with almonds and slices of fresh mango and banana if desired.

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Comments


I gotta try this.


I love anything coconut and/or custard. A great combination!


Cinco de Mayo is coming up and this sounds like a great recipe.


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