Always a favourite for school fairs & coffee mornings, this cavity-inducing creation firmly remains a family favourite, one that my Granny Chris was famous for. So much so that my cousins & I even made a couple of batches to enjoy & reminiscence on the evening of her funeral. It's an extremely easy recipe to follow and doesn't involve any fancy condensed milk or icing sugar, nor do you need to knead it or use any elbow grease at all; it's just your bog standard whole milk & granulated sugar, chucked in a pan! In fact, when Granny Chris first gave me this recipe she didn't even use actual amount for ingredients, instead telling me it was "a bag of coconut, a bag of sugar & half a pint of milk," leaving it open to interpretation to wherever you shopped!
The one thing she never added to her 'recipe' she gave me was Bobby hairs: Bobby was her soppy excuse for a dog who used to stand in the garden, refusing to come in, knowing if he waited long enough he'd be in for a sausage or some cheese. And Granny Chris, being the lovely soul she was would always oblige him. His hair also always made it's way into everything. I obviously don't recommend adding dog hair to this recipe but if you want to get real serious about your Granny Chris' Coconut Ice, that's an essential extra for the authentic stuff!
What You Need.
500g bag of Granulated Sugar.
Half a Pint of Whole Milk.
200g of Dessicated Coconut.
Few drops of pink food colouring (optional).
Large pan & wooden spoon.
Baking Tray (I use approx. 12"x7")
Method.
- Grease your baking tray with a little butter. In a large pan mix the milk & sugar together over a low heat.
- When the sugar have dissolved and there's no more granules, add the coconut & a few drops of pink colouring (optional) to the pan.
- Bring the mixture to the boil until it start to "spit at you," stirring continuously. Continue to stir for around 10 minutes.
- After around 10 minutes the mixture will have become very thick & sticky. "When you can spoon a small amount into cold water & it remains set together, you know it's ready."
- Spoon the delicious mixture to your pre-greased tin, spreading evenly with the back of your spoon. Allow to cool & set, which will take at least a few hours.
- Cut into bars of squares & try not to eat the whole lot in one sitting!!
This recipe is so easy to follow and so insanely delicious that it's a miracle I have any teeth left! It's also great for home made hampers for Christmas presents and an ideal extra if you're doing
Diddle Diddle Dumpling's Home Made Christmas - it'll definitely be a stocking filler in our household!
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I would never even think of making this, I didn't have a clue how, but my in-laws love it! Thanks for sharing x
ReplyDeleteIt's a big favourite of ours, Donna, and so easy to make! xo
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