Coconut Balls (coquitos)

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (18 ounce) can grated coconut in heavy syrup
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 drain syrup from coconut. reserve syrup.
• 2 mix coconut, brown sugar, and vanilla in a medium size saucepan.
• 3 cook over medium heat for a few minutes then allow to cool.
• 4 make small balls on buttered cookie sheet and set aside.
• 5 mix coconut syrup and sugar in small saucepan and cook over medium heat.
• 6 stir frequently until it becomes dark brown.
• 7 pour over balls and allow to cool.