Coconut Delight

Name: Coconut Delight
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 1 can condensed milk; 1 tsp cardamom powder; 1/4 cup icing / powdered sugar; 1 tsp rosewater; 1 tsp rose syrup; 4 cup desicated (finely grated) coconut; pitted dates; 1/3 cup desicated (finely grated) coconut; food colouring of your choice. my preference is pink or green; coloured almonds finely chopped

Navitha @cook_2926118

Tasty delight, perfect to satisfy a sweet craving.

Navitha @cook_2926118

Tasty delight, perfect to satisfy a sweet craving.

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Ingredients

coconut balls
1 cancondensed milk
1 tspcardamom powder
1/4 cupicing / powdered sugar
1 tsprosewater
1 tsprose syrup
4 cupdesicated (finely grated) coconut
stuffing
pitted dates
for decoration
1/3 cupdesicated (finely grated) coconut
food colouring of your choice. my preference is pink or green
coloured almonds finely chopped

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Steps

1

In a medium bowl, add condensed milk then stir in the cardamom powder.
2

Add in rose water and rose essence then icing / powdered sugar and mix until dissolved.
3

Lastly mix in the coconut until well combined.
4

For Rolling as part of decoration:
5

Prepare coconut for rolling by combining 1/3 cup of coconut with a few drops of food colouring and mix well.
6

To make the stuffed balls:
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Take small amount (about 1 teaspoon full) of coconut mixture and roll into a ball between your palms then flatten by pressing down.
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Now take a piece of date (about 1/4 tsp) and place onto centre of flattened ball. (I like to roll the date into a small ball then place it)
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Close coconut mixture over the date and roll into a ball again.
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Drop coconut ball into coloured coconut and roll to cover with a layer of coloured coconut.
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Decorate with coloured almond bits or as you prefer with a piece of cherry, etc.
12

Makes approximately 50. Store in airtight container in fridge.