Canjica
Canjica, from above
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Canjica

White hominy simmered in milk with peanuts, coconut and cinnamon. Festa junina in a bowl.

75 minTime
10 gProtein each
mildSpice
Festa junina2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayHominy simmered in milk with peanuts, coconut and cinnamon.
The original
335kcalsame
10 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
75minutessame

Canjica.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

8 servings
Hominy700 g cooked white hominy
Milk4 cups
Condensed milk (sweetened condensed milk)⅔ cup
Sugar¼ cup
Peanuts½ cup, roasted and crushed
Desiccated coconut (unsweetened shredded coconut)½ cup
Whole spices2 cinnamon sticks, 4 cloves
Cinnamon powderto dust

Method

3 steps
  1. 1Simmer hominy with milk, sugar, cinnamon and cloves 30 minutes.
  2. 2Add condensed milk, peanuts and coconut; simmer 15 minutes.
  3. 3Serve warm dusted with cinnamon.
Serve it like this

Ladle into mugs or bowls, dusted with cinnamon and peanuts.

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