Atropellado de Coco (Coconut and Sweet Potato Dessert)
Atropellado de coco is a traditional Yucatecan dessert, containing coconut and sweet potato.
Ingredients
- Sweet potato
- Sugar
- Cinnamon
- Water
- Ground coconut
Steps
- Bake or steam sweet potato until soft, then mash it.
- Combine sugar, cinnamon, and water over medium-low heat to make a syrup.
- Combine the sweet potato mash and sugar syrup.
- Mix in ground coconut until it forms a workable dough.
- Form dough into balls or other shapes and serve.
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Adapted from “Atropellado de Coco (Coconut and Sweet Potato Dessert)” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.