Tags: Cheese, Food.
Queijadinha (or queijada) is a kind of sweet which originated in Portugal and is common in Brazil. This candy was essentially improved during the colonial period in the farms of colonial Brazil and it was very influenced by the African slave culture. There are many types of queijadinhas but the traditional one is prepared with these main ingredients: grated coconut and cheese sweetened condensed milk sugar butter and egg yolks.