Beijinho

{{Short description|Brazilian birthday party candy}} {{More citations needed|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox prepared food | name = Beijinho | image = Beijinho.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = | alternate_name = '''Branquinho''' (in Rio Grande do Sul) | country = Brazil | region = | creator = | type = Confectionery | served = | main_ingredient = Grated coconut, condensed milk | variations = | calories = | other = }} '''Beijinho''' ({{IPA|pt|bej'ʒĩɲu}}; "little kiss" in English), also known as '''branquinho''' ("little white one"), is a typical Brazilian birthday party candy<ref>{{cite book | last=Tatum | first=C.M. | title=Encyclopedia of Latino Culture: From Calaveras to Quinceaneras | publisher=ABC-CLIO | series=Cultures of the American Mosaic | year=2013 | isbn=978-1-4408-0099-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oKiSAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA429 | access-date=July 5, 2019 | page=429}}</ref> prepared with condensed milk, grated desiccated coconut, rolled over caster sugar or grated coconut and frequently topped with a clove.

Beijinho is the coconut version of the Brazilian brigadeiro. When rolled, it can be covered with granulated sugar or grated coconut. Traditionally a single clove is stuck in the top of the candy.

It is believed<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nacozinhadalu.com.br/2011/02/07/voce-conhece-a-historia-do-beijinho/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126035637/http://www.nacozinhadalu.com.br/2011/02/07/voce-conhece-a-historia-do-beijinho/ |archivedate=2012-11-26 |title=Você conhece a História do Beijinho? |language=pt-BR}}</ref> that Beijinho was originally called "Nun's kiss" and formerly made with almonds, water and sugar.

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Category:Brazilian confectionery Category:Coconut confectionery Category:Milk desserts