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Atropellado de Coco (Coconut and Sweet Potato Dessert)

Atropellado de coco is a traditional Yucatecan dessert, containing coconut and sweet potato.

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"Atropellado de Coco (Coconut and Sweet Potato Dessert)" from the Wikibooks Cookbook (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Atropellado_de_Coco_(Coconut_and_Sweet_Potato_Dessert), revision 4587410), by its contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Atropellado_de_Coco_(Coconut_and_Sweet_Potato_Dessert)&action=history), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

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Ingredients

Method

  1. Bake or steam sweet potato until soft, then mash it.
  2. Combine sugar, cinnamon, and water over medium-low heat to make a syrup.
  3. Combine the sweet potato mash and sugar syrup.
  4. Mix in ground coconut until it forms a workable dough.
  5. Form dough into balls or other shapes and serve.