Fruity Mampostial

== Description ==
Fruity Mampostial is a delicious twist on a traditional Puerto Rican dessert.It's just a sweet easy mess to make for dessert!
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== Ingredients ==
=== Syrup ===
* 1 cup water
* 4 cups brown sugar or date sugar
* 1 cup orange juice, from concentrate
* 1 tablespoon grated fresh lemon rind 
=== Mampostial ===
* ½ cup coconut, grated or shredded
* ½ cup crushed pineapple in juice
* 1 pre-baked pie crust, of your choice (optional)
* plastic wrap (if you choose squares) 
== 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. 
=== Mampostial ===
# Just add the coconut and the crushed pineapple 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.
=== Method One ===
# 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, or
=== Method Two ===
# You can pour the thick candy mix from the pan into the prebaked pie crust and just chill in the refrigerator 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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Category:Puerto Rican Desserts
Category:Pineapple Recipes
Category:Coconut Recipes
Category:Lemon peel Recipes
Category:Pineapple juice Recipes
Category:Orange juice Recipes
Category:Brown sugar Recipes
Category:Date sugar Recipes
Category:Pineapple Desserts
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