coconut candy
My mother in law showed me how to make this many years ago. When you have milk that has gone bad she told me never throw it a way that's a waste, make candy. So this recipe does not have exact amounts it goes according to how much milk you have.
prep time
15 Min
cook time
1 Hr
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For coconut candy
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2 cmilk, sour
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2 ccoconut, shredded
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3 Tbspsugar
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1 tspvanilla, or coconut extract
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cinnamon sticks (optional)
How To Make coconut candy
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1if using a bag of sweetened shredded coconut you would just add a few table spoons of sugar. If using fresh shredded or grated coconut use more sugar. Just adjust according to your taste.
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2shred coconut if using a fresh one you can pour the water from the coconut into the pot also.
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3pour milk into pot add coconut, start with 2 or 3 tbs of sugar 1 tsp of vanilla and if using cinnamon 1 sticks. -
4cook over medium low heat constantly stirring and continue cooking and stirring until mixture thickens. Taste to check sweetness and add more sugar if needed.
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5when very thick place tablespoon sized mounds on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or wax paper, refrigerate to cool. enjoy 8] you can add a little food coloring for color if you like.
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