Central America Cocada, (coconut homemade sweets)

Cocada with Condensed Milk

1 can sweetened condensed milk

2 equal measures of sugar (use the empty can to measure the sugar)

1 lb freshly grated coconut (or frozen grated coconut, which you can find in Latino markets; it tastes very much like fresh coconut)

1 can evaporated milk

1 can filtered water

4 whole cloves

1 cinammon stick

1 cookie sheet with wax paper

Mix all ingredients together, except the sweetened milk and the coconut, bring it to a boil, once the water turns golden take the cinammon and the cloves out of the water, pour the coconut and the sweetened condensed milk in the water and cook in low heat, keep mixing until the mixture sticks on the spatula and you can see the bottom of the pot, turn off the heat and pour the coconut pudding over the wax paper and spread to one inch thick, and let it cool, once is cold, cut into a 2 inch squares.
(Yields about 20 cocadas)