Biribas, Brazilian cassava cookies
Small Brazilian cakes made with fresh coconut and condensed milk, flavored with lemon and topped with dried grapes.
Biribas is a specialty of Argentina, but it can be adapted in many ways. Here’s how to prepare it:
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time15 min
- Resting5 min
- Total40 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$3.33 $0.42 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $1.60
- $0.77
- $0.22
- $0.74
Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
- Mix the concentrated milk and shredded coconut. ≈ 4 min
- Add the beaten eggs, lemon zest, and a pinch of salt. ≈ 3 min
- Butter the mussels and fill them with a spoonful of pastry dough. ≈ 10 min
- Place a dry grape on each, and cook until they are golden brown, for 15 to 20 minutes.
The bill
Biribas, Brazilian cassava cookies
- 4 eggs$1.60
- A few seedless grapes$0.77
- The grated zest of a lemon$0.22
- butter for mussels$0.74
Total$3.33
that's $0.42 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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