Coconut Drops
Coconut drops are Caribbean sweets made by cooking coconut with brown sugar and spices, then spooning the thick mixture into portions to cool and set.
Prep
15m
Cook
25m
Serves
12
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Ingredients
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- 350gCoconut Meat (grated)
- 200gBrown Sugar
- 120mlWater
- 2gGinger Powder
- 2gCinnamon Powder
- 1gNutmeg Powder
- 5mlVanilla Extract
- 2gSalt
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Method
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- 01
Place the coconut meat, brown sugar, water, ginger powder, cinnamon powder, nutmeg powder, vanilla extract, and salt in a saucepan.
- 02
Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until the sugar thickens into a syrup and the coconut mixture becomes sticky and glossy.
- 03
Continue cooking until the mixture holds together when stirred and no longer looks watery.
- 04
Spoon small mounds onto a lined tray and let them cool completely until set.
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