Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 6 of 9 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Coconut | 1/2 cup shredded (40g) | 283 |
| Pineapple | 1 cup chunks (165g) | 82 |
| Date | 1 date (24g) medjool | 66 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Syrup | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Pie Crust | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
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- Ingredients for Syrup
- 1 cup water
- 4 cups brown sugar or date sugar
- 1 cup orange juice, from concentrate
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh lemon rind
- 1/2 cup coconut, grated or shredded
- 1/2 cup crushed pineapple in juice
- 1 pre-baked pie crust, of your choice (optional)
- plastic wrap (if you choose squares)
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Directions
Put the water, brown or date sugar in a heavy pan.
Simmer stirring constantly for 3 minutes.
Add the pineapple juice and grated lemon peel and simmer till the syrup gets very thick.
To make the mampostial, just add the coconut and the crushed pinapple to the thick syrup and cook it, sitrring constantly until it gets very thick.
You now have 2 options on how to use this thick candy mix.
Pour it or dump it onto a non-stick cookie sheet and let it cool.
After that you can cut it in squares and wrap them on plastic wrap and refrigerate them till you are ready to eat them.
you can pour the thick candy mix from the pan into the prebaked pie crust and just chill in the refirgerator till you serve it.
This will be further removed from the traditional mampostial but is simply yummy!
These are two different variations of a delicious traditional dessert from Puerto Rico.
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