Cocadas:

Popular on the coast, cocadas are sticky balls of shaved coconut held together with a caramelized sugar. This sticky, chewy treat is often sold on the streets by people who make them at home to earn a little extra money.

INGREDIENTS:
• 500 g of sugar.
• 250 grams of grated coconut.
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch.
• 1 tablespoon butter.
• 1/2 cup milk.
• A little bit of ground cinnamon.

PREPARATION:

1.      stir all ingredients and  put them at fire stirring to prevent sticking, until hard ball point.

2.       Then  removed the mix  by spoonfuls onto aluminum foil and let cool.
If you want dark, the best option is to added caramel..