Name: ROSE COCONUT CANDY
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 3 cups freshly grated coconut (from one coconut, brown skin removed); 3 cups sugar; ¾ full cream evaporated milk; 2 pandan leaves (knotted); 3 tbsp butter; 1 tsp natural rose essence; Pinch salt; 1 tsp natural red colouring (optional); Muscles for continuous stirring

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ROSE COCONUT CANDY

A delightful sweet snackpopular in the tropics

Prep Time15

Cook Time20

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: Eurasian, Peranakan

Servings: 15

Equipment

Large pot

Ingredients

3 cups freshly grated coconut from one coconut, brown skin removed
3 cups sugar
¾ full cream evaporated milk
2 pandan leaves knotted
3 tbsp butter
1 tsp natural rose essence
Pinch salt
1 tsp natural red colouring optional
Muscles for continuous stirring

Instructions

Butter a baking dish on all sides with butter.
Place all ingredients in a large pot except colouring and rose essence.
Bring to bubbling boil over medium heat. Lower heat to gentle simmer and stir until the coconut mixture leaves sides of pot.
This takes about 15-20 minutes of stirring. Add colouring and rose essence and stir to mix well.
Spread mixture out in the baking dish and cut squares, this is easier to do when warm. Coat top with a dollop of butter.
Cool for at least 30 minutes. Enjoy as a snack or a tea-time treat.