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How to Make Coconut Ice with only 6 ingredients A little sweetness at home – delicious and so tempting with a chocolate flavor.
Why is it coconut ice?
It was originally created in Britain but is popular in New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa. The name is thought to have come from the appearance of the white looking like ice. You can also find this in the USA but under the name of Neapolitan Coconut with the addition of a chocolate layer!
How to Make Coconut Ice with only 6 ingredients
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Resting Time: 3 hours
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 4 hours
- Yield: 36 squares depending on size 1x
- Category: Cake, Cupcakes, Cookies and Tarts
- Method: Moderate
Description
Ingredients
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- 3 1/2 cups desiccated coconut
- 1 tin sweetened condensed milk
- 3 cups sieved icing sugar/confectioners sugar
- 1/2 Teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup Nestlé cocoa powder **
- 1 tbsp milk**
Instructions
- Line a 24 cm baking tin with parchment paper and grease with a little butter.
- Add all ingredients in a bowl except the last two listed, (**cocoa and milk).
- Stir well until all is incorporated.
- Halve the mixture and spread it out flat and evenly in the tin using your hands.
- Add cocoa and milk to the other half of the mixture.
- Stir well to combine then layer this over the white layer in the tin.
- You can also use a few drops of food coloring of your choice for the second layer.
- Refrigerate for a minimum of 3 hours or overnight.
- Once set, cut into bite-sized squares using a knife dipped in boiling water and wiped dry.
- 36 squares depending on the size.
Notes
Prepared, tried, and tested by Gail from The Recipe Hunter: Tried and Tested Recipes from Home Chefs
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 10.9 g
- Sodium: 4.4 mg
- Fat: 4.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 12.6 g
- Fiber: 1.3 g
- Protein: 0.7 g
- Cholesterol: 0.4 mg
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