Brazilian sweet potato pie

Brazilian sweet potato doce

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Three ways to prepare Brazilian sweet potato pudding: with gelatin and milk, with coconut milk and condensed milk, or simply sweetened.

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Sweet potato candy comes in several variations in Brazil. Mashed sweet potatoes are cooked with sugar, then shaped and crystallized.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time1 hr 30 min
  • Resting12 hr
  • Total14 hr
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodSlow cooking
  • Estimated cost$53.06 $4.42 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

12 people

Gelatin version

  • $18.60
  • $1.55
  • $0.40
  • $0.14
  • $0.95
  • $0.95

Version with coconut milk

  • $18.60
  • $1.17
  • $0.25
  • $0.76

Simple version

  • $9.30
  • $0.39

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 12 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. For the gelatinous version, cook everything over low heat until the mixture separates from the saucepan.
  2. Pour une recette, grease a container, then sprinkle with sugar. ≈ 2 min
  3. The next day, cut the pieces into small pieces and coat them in refined sugar. ≈ 8 min
  4. For the version made with coconut milk, cook until the mixture is soft and creamy.
  5. For the simple version, bake the sweet potato with its skin until it is tender, then peel it and mash it into a puree.
  6. Add the sugar and continue to cook until the mixture reaches the correct consistency – it should be able to be easily scooped from the pan.
  7. To shape, take a spoonful and place it on a smooth surface using a knife. ≈ 10 min
  8. To crystallize, leave it to dry in the sun until a thin crust forms. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Brazilian sweet potato doce

  • 2 kg of cooked and mashed sweet potatoes$18.60
  • 2 kilograms of sugar$1.55
  • 2 glasses of milk$0.40
  • 1 tablespoon of butter$0.14
  • 8 sheets of red gelatin$0.95
  • 8 sheets of white gelatin$0.95
  • 2 kg of cooked and mashed sweet potatoes$18.60
  • 1.5 kg of sugar$1.17
  • 250 ml of milk (1 cup)$0.25
  • 100 g of shredded coconut$0.76
  • 1 kg of sweet potato$9.30
  • 500 g of sugar$0.39

Total$53.06

that's $4.42 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 kg of cooked and mashed sweet potatoes
  • 2 kilograms of sugar
  • 2 glasses of milk
  • 1 tablespoon of butter
  • 8 sheets of red gelatin
  • 8 sheets of white gelatin
  • 2 kg of cooked and mashed sweet potatoes
  • 1.5 kg of sugar
  • 250 ml of milk (1 cup)
  • 100 g of shredded coconut
  • 1 can of sweetened condensed milk, or 1 container of coconut milk
  • 1 kg of sweet potato
  • 500 g of sugar

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