Post #4 of the Christmas collection... Coconut Ice! This recipe is completely idiot proof, even a 2 year old could make it - so go on, give it a go! If you've not worked with food colouring before, then a helpful tip is to pour a little bit of colouring into the lid and then add it to the mixture drop by drop. You don't want too much pink... it's not a good look! Keep is light and classic!
Preperation Time: 15mins
Cooking Time: 3 hours
Serves: 40 pieces
Ingredients:
- 5¼ cups (840g) icing sugar
- 2½ cups (200g) desiccated coconut
- 395g can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 egg white, beaten lightly
- pink food colouring
Method:- 2½ cups (200g) desiccated coconut
- 395g can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 egg white, beaten lightly
- pink food colouring
1) Line a deep 19cm-square cake pan with baking paper.
2) Sift the icing sugar into a large bowl then stir in the coconut.
2) Sift the icing sugar into a large bowl then stir in the coconut.
3) Add the condensed milk and egg white. Mix until completely incorporated and you have a dough like consistency.
4) Divide the mixture in half; tint half with pink colouring.
4) Divide the mixture in half; tint half with pink colouring.
5) Press the pink mixture into pan then top with the white mixture. Cover and refrigerate for about 3 hours or until set before cutting into squares.
MERRY CHRISTMAS! xx
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