Maté Doce

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Ingredients:

• 5 T Sugar
• 3 T Chocolate Power 
• 3 T Water
• 1 Liter Milk
• 1 1/2 Cup Coconut
• Bomba (Portuguese) / Bombilla (Spanish)
• A tube or drinking straw with a strainer at one end, especially for drinking maté (tea) and is a custom to share with others

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 Directions:

1. Mix sugar, chocolate powder, & water together
2. Add milk when sugar, chocolate, & water form a paste
3. Boil for 10 minutes & stir occasionally
4. Pour coconut into a thick cup
5. Insert bomba into coconut
6. Pour hot mixture into a tall cup
7. Cool for 5-10 minutes
8. Drink & share

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Recipe provided by Geiciely & Karla, members of Star of Bethlehem in Dourados, MS, Brazil. A hot drink on a cool winter day.