Coconut Candy

Name: Coconut Candy
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 25 candies
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 1 whole coconut; 4 tbsp granulated sugar; 1 cup water

Yinyinlola Ademodi Fasina @Snow_tasty_nibbles

Ibadan

Coconut candy was made from fresh coconut meat. It is "back to school" season. Children are resuming back to schools and I remembered my childhood days. Coconut candy was a favourite snack that I was fond of.
It is sweet and chewy and can be kept for a month in air tight containers.

Yinyinlola Ademodi Fasina @Snow_tasty_nibbles

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Ingredients

20 mins

25 candies

1whole coconut
4 tbspgranulated sugar
1 cupwater

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Steps

20 mins

1

Crack the coconut carefully to collect the coconut water. Keep the coconut water
2

Remove the coconut meat from the shell and rinse in clean water
3

Grate the coconut meat with big hole grater.
4

In a clean pot, pour the coconut water and clean water. Add the sugar and stir together.
5

Allow the mixture to boil until it becomes caramelized.
6

Add the grated coconut and continue to stir until colour turns light brown.
7

Set aside and allow to cool a bit.
8

Shape into balls or squares and place on tray or flat surface until it solidifies.
9

Candilicious!!! Crack the nut and enjoy the candy.