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Coconut ice

Name: Coconut ice
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Makes about 40 pieces
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: Butter, for greasing; 397g can condensed milk; 350g desiccated coconut; 350g icing sugar; Few drops of vanilla extract; Pink or red food colouring

Published: 31 Dec 08
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Homemade coconut ice is a great recipe for children to make and to give as an edible gift at Christmas, on birthdays…

Easy
January 2009

Test kitchen approved

Makes about 40 pieces
Takes 15 minutes to make, plus overnight setting and drying

Homemade coconut ice is a great recipe for children to make and to give as an edible gift at Christmas, on birthdays…

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Ingredients

Butter, for greasing
397g can condensed milk
350g desiccated coconut
350g icing sugar
Few drops of vanilla extract
Pink or red food colouring

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Method

You will need a 23cm x 20cm x 4cm deep cake tin. Rub a little butter over the inside of the tin, then line the tin and 2 of the sides with baking paper.
Pour the condensed milk into a big bowl. Add the coconut, icing sugar and vanilla extract and mix really well. Spoon half of the mixture into the square cake tin, then flatten it by pressing with damp fingers.
Add a few drops of pink or red food colouring to the mixture left in the bowl and mix evenly. Spoon the coloured mixture over the top of the white layer and use damp fingers to smooth the top.

Loosely cover and put in a cool place overnight to set and dry out. Use the baking paper to lift the coconut ice from the tin, then cut into about 40 pieces. Store in an airtight tin in a cool place for up to 3 weeks.