Continuing our 12 days of desserts series, today we are sharing Olho de Sogra (Mother in Law’s Eye). Not sure why the name, 🙂 but it’s basically a coconut truffle, the white brigadier base with coconut and dry plum as the “shell”. The taste is completely unique, you need to try it!
Ingredients:
2 cans of condensed milk
4 tbsp of butter (softened)
2 tbsp of shredded coconut
1 package of dried plums
Preparation:
Step 1
Place condensed milk and butter in a pot in low heat and vigorously stir until it will not stick to the pot anymore, boiling.
Step 2
Mix vigorously until it is not runny, but thicker, about 20min. When it’s fully cooked, add coconut and mix it.
Step 3
Spread butter on a dish and place mixture to cool it off on it
Step 4
Take a tsp of the mixture and place it inside the plum. Some Packages come pre-sliced in the center, if not, cut a 1 inch slice in the center of the dried plum.
So easy, you won’t believe it!
When I’m in a hurry and want to have it done quickly for our guests, I use the beijinho brand can found in Brazilian supermarkets. The content of the can is placed inside the plum, instead of the homemade version.
Here is the final result! I made them last Christmas and they were a hit!
Hope you’ve enjoyed our third dessert! Can’t wait to share another one with you tomorrow!
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Yummy! These truffles look so amazing!
First of all, I love your dessert tradition. How fun is that? Secondly, these look SO yummy!
I am loving your Brazilian recipes! These look so good!!
Omg i love coconut and I love truffles. During Christmas, my cousin, my mom, and me always fight over who gets the coconut filled chocolates out of the fancy chocolate box. haha
What a terrific find, I love truffles! Perfect for the holidays! I need to write this down!
These look so decadently delish! I can’t wait to try these this weekend! They will be such a unique departure from the usual dessert!
I love chocolate and coconut. Your Brazilian candy reminds me of Buckeyes, except those are made with peanut butter. Can’t wait to try your recipe, looks good.
I love truffles. I’ve never had a coconut one like this before. I’d definitely try it out though.
I have never tried a Olho de Sogra before. They look delicious and easy to make. I will have to give this recipe a try for the Holidays.
These look SO good! I love coconut and chocolate! Great combination.
This sounds like quite the snack. I need some of these as I prepare everything for the holiday get togethers.
Mmmm… truffles!
I am a sucker for those bad boys and coconut just makes it taste that much better!
I can’t eat coconut, but it is one of my wife’s favorite things. And truffles…who doesn’t love truffles!
Yummy coconut. Simple list of ingredients makes this a must try!
Wow, those look amazing! I am all about anything made with coconut!
Oh my girl I am coming over for dessert. These looks so good and I do love me some coconut. Save me a Truffle.
Oh my goodness. That looks so amazing! I love that the body of the truffle is a plum. SO different and yummy!
Those sound super yummy! After the busyness of the season winds down, I want to try these.
These look delicious. I’ve never had them before but I don’t turn down dessert!