Coconut Ice

Submitted by stsx6626

"Traditional Scottish recipe. (3rd generation)"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 20-25 pieces

ingredients

• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 4 teaspoons butter
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 drops red food coloring

directions

1. Put Sugar, Milk & Butter into a saucepan.
2. Stir until Sugar is dissolved.
3. Heat to boiling point + boil for 15 minutes.
4. Remove from heat, and add the Coconut & Vanilla. Beat until creamy and mixture starts to sugar slightly at edge of saucepan.
5. Pour 1/2 into pre-butterred tray.
6. Mix food colouring into remainder, then pour into the tray.
7. Let cool slightly before marking into squares.
8. Chill, then brake into squares once set.