Coconut Drops
Coconut drops are a Saint Lucian coconut sweet cooked with sugar, ginger, spice, and citrus peel, then spooned out to cool and set.
Prep
10m
Cook
20m
Serves
12
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- Antigua & Barbuda
- Jamaica
- St. Lucia
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Before you start
Ingredients
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- 180gBrown Sugar
- 120mlWater
- 200gDesiccated Coconut
- 2gCinnamon Powder
- 2gGinger Powder
- 5mlVanilla Extract
- 10mlLime Juice
- 1gSalt
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Method
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- 01
Line a tray or large plate and set it aside.
- 02
Place the brown sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat until the syrup reaches about 118°C (244°F).
- 03
Stir in the desiccated coconut, cinnamon powder, ginger powder, and salt and cook, stirring, until the mixture is thick and glossy.
- 04
Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract and lime juice.
- 05
Drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto the lined tray and leave them to cool completely until set.
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