Omani Sweets: Chaklama

This is a great treat to make with your kids for Eid! :-) 

Serves: about 40 small balls 

Ingredients - Checklist: 

O 4 cups coconut powder

O 1 tsp vanilla sugar 

O 1 tsp baking powder

O 1 tbs melted butter 

O 1 tin Nestle sweetened condensed milk (397 g)

Preparations: 

• Melt the butter in a little saucepan. 
• Mix the coconut powder, vanilla sugar, baking powder and melted butter together in a large bowl. 
• Pour in the milk and mix everything together with a wooden spoon until a soft, crumbly dough forms. 
• Preheat your oven to 180 C celsius. 
• Cover an oven tray with a sheet of baking paper. 
• Shape the dough into small balls and place them on the baking paper, leaving spaces between each ball. 
• Bake for about 10-15 minutes. (Until the balls turn golden brown.)
• Allow to cool and serve.