coconut candy

[Devany]

Rusty, I would make a syrup by boiling sugar in water, then add coconut and cook a bit more without letting it reach hard ball stage, maybe even add a bit of vanilla, then put it on a pan lined with silpat or buttered parchment (makes clean up much easier.) Then bake for a short while on low heat and cool. Have you ever made candied ginger? That is the way I do it, except I use a dehydrator for the final step, as ginger has a lot denser texture and holds more moisture than coconut would. What you are left with is a slightly chewy piece of candied fruit that lasts for months without going bad. I also remove the ginger slices from the syrup and roll in XX sugar (aka baking sugar) when doing ginger. And guess what? Whatever liquid is left makes great ginger syrup that can be use alone or to make ginger ale (just add soda water). Same with the coconut syrup!

Aloha au i Hawai`i,
devany

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