Portuguese Recipe ∼ Portuguese Coconut Cakes (Bolos de Coco)

My grams makes these sweet little treats all the time. Easy and quick.

Ingredients

• 1 ¾ cups shredded coconut
• ¾ cup white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 3 muffin cups with paper liners.
2. Mix coconut, sugar, eggs, and lemon zest together in a large bowl. Scoop coconut mixture into lined muffin cups.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until firm and golden, 15 to 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories624
• carbohydrateContent63.5 g
• cholesterolContent186 mg
• fatContent40 g
• fiberContent9.1 g
• proteinContent10.1 g
• saturatedFatContent32.6 g
• sodiumContent90.2 mg
• sugarContent54.4 g