Dessert for 4

Coconut Quindim

Name: Coconut Quindim
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Latin American
Ingredients: 2 tbsp butter; 10 egg yolks; 100 g caster sugar; 300 ml coconut milk; 50 g desiccated coconut; 1 tsp vanilla extract

$5.65for 455 minServes 4

These coconut custards combine egg yolks and sugar, then bake gently in a water bath until softly set.

Photo: TheMealDB

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 1 oz$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.40Typical price
	Eggs, 10$0.30 each typical	10	$3.00Typical price
	Coconut milk, 11 oz$0.14/oz typical	11 oz	$1.51Typical price
	Shredded coconut, 1.75 oz$0.30/oz typical	1.75 oz	$0.53Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$5.65

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

55 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$typical cost tier

Latin American Vegetarian Gluten-free Budget Desserts

Typical price

$1.41 per serving$5.65 for 4

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Ingredients

2 tbsp butter
10 egg yolks
100 g caster sugar
300 ml coconut milk
50 g desiccated coconut
1 tsp vanilla extract

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and butter a 6-cup muffin pan.
Whisk the egg yolks, sugar, coconut milk, desiccated coconut, and vanilla until smooth.
Divide the mixture among the muffin cups.
Place the muffin pan in a larger baking pan and add hot water halfway up the cups.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the centers are set.
Cool the custards for 10 minutes, then loosen and turn them out.

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