Ingredients
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1 coconutshell and retain the coconut water
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100 gr Brown Sugarmore or less as preferred
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4-5 tablespoons maple sauceor honey (more or less as preferred)
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2 cups Water
Directions
Coconut candy is one of the oldest traditionally made sweets in West Africa. This recipe helps you to discover how to create a really delicious dessert the best of ingredients—the coconut.
Preparation Time: 10 minutes.
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Serves: 2-3 people
How to Make Coconut Candy:
- Break the coconut and remove the shell. Save the coconut water. Scrape the flesh off the shell and finely grate the it using a cheese grater.
- Heat 2 cups of water in a pot, add the saved coconut water and the sugar. Then add the grated coconut flesh. Cook on a low-moderate heat, stirring continuously until browned and all the water has evaporated. Add the maple syrup and stir well.
- Then, while still warm, carefully spoon the emerging coconut candy into your preferred shape/mould. Set aside to cool. (The candy in this recipe has been made into flat, round biscuit shapes, see picture.)
- Serve the candy warm with ice-cream.
