Coconut Candy
- 12 cup evaporated milk
- 2 tablespoons condensed milk
- 340 g sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 390 g freshly grated coconut
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon butter
- food coloring
- Place sugar, salt, and both milks in a wok on low heat and dissolve sugar.
- Add in grated coconut and cook for 2 hours, stirring often.
- Add in vanilla and butter.
- Divide into 4 parts and color each part to your liking.
- Grease four small square pans very very well.
- Place each portion of coconut into its own tray and press down firmly with the aid of some plastic wrap.
- Make sure it is compressed.
- Leave to set for a while and then turn out and cut into squares before it has fully hardened.
milk, condensed milk, sugar, salt, freshly grated coconut, vanilla, butter, food coloring
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/coconut-candy-209585 (may not work)