Coconut Ice
Source of Recipe
SFI - Oct 2003
List of Ingredients
4 cups Pure Icing Sugar
1/2 tsp Cream of Tartar
7 cups Desiccated Coconut
2 x 390g cans Sweetened Condensed Milk
2 - 3 drops Red Food Colouring (or desired colour)
1 tsp Vanilla EssenceRecipe
Grease & line 2 x 18cm (base) square cake pans with baking paper.
Sift icing sugar & cream of tartar into a large bowl. Add coconut & condensed milk. Mix well to combine. Remove half the mixture to a separate bowl.
Add food colouring to one bowl. Add vanilla to the other. Stir each mixture until well combined.
Divide vanilla mixure evenly between the 2 pans. Press firmly into pans. Divide the coloured mixture evenly between the 2 pans & press onto vanilla mixture. Cover with plastic wrap. Refridgerate for 3 hours or until set.
Remove coconut ice from pans & cut into 3cm squares. Store in an airtight container.
Makes approx 60 pieces