Coconut Sugar Cakes
These old-fashioned coconut sweets are made by cooking sugar syrup with fresh coconut until the mixture turns glossy and chewy. A little ginger and vanilla give them warmth and depth without overpowering the coconut.
Prep
20m
Cook
20m
Serves
8
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Ingredients
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- 400gCoconut Meat (finely chopped)
- 300gWhite Sugar
- 150mlWater
- 15gFresh Ginger (finely grated)
- 5mlVanilla Extract
- 2gSalt
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Method
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- 01
Combine the white sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat and cook until the sugar dissolves and the syrup starts to thicken.
- 02
Stir in the coconut meat, fresh ginger, vanilla extract, and salt.
- 03
Cook the mixture, stirring often, until it becomes thick, glossy, and begins to hold its shape.
- 04
Spoon small mounds onto a lightly greased tray or sheet of parchment and let them cool until firm enough to handle.
- 05
Serve once fully set.
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