Coconut Ice Sweets
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What Are Coconut Ice Sweets?
Coconut Ice sweets are a traditional English candy that require no baking and are very quick and easy to make!
Children love to make these too! Coconut ice candy is a great way to introduce children to cookery because they require no use of knives or dangerous hot ovens.
Coconut ice by jamieanne, on Flickr
Contents at a Glance
Ingredients for Coconut Ice Sweets
It's very simple, all you need is....
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350g Dessicated coconut (3.5 cups)
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405g Sweetened condensed milk
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350g Sieved icing sugar (3 cups)
icing sugar is also known as confectioners sugar -
1/2 Teaspoon of vanilla extract
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2 Drops of red food colouring
Instructions for Making Coconut Ice
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You will need a 24cm (9 1/2 inches) cake tin that is about 4cm (1 1/2 inches) deep. Line this tin with baking paper and grease it with a little butter.
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Into a mixing bowl, add the coconut, condensed milk, vanilla extract and icing sugar and stir really well until all ingredients are combined.
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Then take out half of the mixture and lay out flat and evenly in the tin
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With the other half add the drops of food colouring and mix in - add more if you want the colour to be stronger. Then layer this over the white layer in the tin.
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Refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours, it's better if you can make this the evening before and let it set overnight. Once set, cut into bite sized squares and enjoy!
Harry Potter and Magical Pink Coconut Ice
In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, there's a description in chapter 10 about the sweets sold in Honeydukes Sweet shop in Hogsmeade. Along with chocolates, toffee and nougat there's shimmering pink coconut ice, sold in squares.
If you are having a Harry Potter themed birthday party, squares of coconut ice sweets are an ideal little treat!
Get Inventive with Coconut Ice Sweets!
Who says coconut ice candy should be pink and white! You can colour it blue and white for boys, red and green for Christmas or stripes of orange and black for Halloween!
You can even use edible food glitter to get that shimmering wizard effect from the sweet shop in Harry Potter books!
Coconut Ice by Peter, on Flickr
You could even cut different shapes using cookie cutters - stars, Christmas trees, snowmen, anything goes! There are some very cute little jars and bags available to package the coconut ice in, great for gifts. A selection of these to give you some ideas are below.
Sweet Gift Packaging Ideas
Perfect for displaying your homemade coconut ice sweets!
A Lovely Book with Traditional Candy Recipes
And of course there is a coconut ice recipe!
Life Is Sweet: A Collection of Splendid Old-Fashioned Confectionery
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Amazon Product Description:
Rose and Violet Creams, Sticky Toffee Truffles, Creamy Honey and Ginger Fudge, Raspberry Marshmallows, Twinkly Blackcurrant Flowers, Peppermint Crackers-a delightfully nostalgic collection of more than 50 recipes for delicious confectionery and chocolates
In this jolly little gem of a book, sweet-shop purveyors Miss Hope and Mr. Greenwood offer 50 of their most delectable sweet recipes-delights such as toffee and fudge, coconut ice, gums, jellies, nougat and, of course, perfect handmade chocolates. Like the confectionery they sell in their shops, everything in the book recommends the use of the best ingredients, including fresh cream, butter, and natural vanilla, and no artificial flavors. Readers are also treated to a delicious array of sweet stories, historical anecdotes, and scandal, which are guaranteed to evoke chuckles. Exquisitely designed, lavishly photographed, and filled with nostalgic illustrations, with this adorable collection will have every reader to indulging their sweet tooth.
Release Date: 11/23/2009
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Are You a Coconut Ice Fan?
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HPFangirl71
May 11, 2012 @ 8:05 am | delete
- I've never heard of this but it sounds delish!! Might have to make it for my kiddos, we are all huge HP fans so it might to be fun to try just for that fact!! <3
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MemoryMistress
Mar 31, 2012 @ 11:01 am | delete
- I sure am!! The best sweet to have at home - coconut ice. Yummm
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KarenCookieJar
Nov 22, 2011 @ 4:07 pm | delete
- These are so cute, I've never heard of them before.
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allcutestuff Jul 20, 2011 @ 11:23 am | delete
- looks so good, yummy yummy lens!
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blanckj
Jun 2, 2011 @ 7:11 am | delete
- These sound and look very tasty.
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