Fresh Coconut Fruits

Name: Fresh Coconut Fruits
Yield: 80
Ingredients: 2 cans of sweetened condensed milk; 300 g of finely grated fresh coconut; 1 tablespoon of unsalted butter; 1 envelope of flavorless gelatin, melted in a bain-marie; Food coloring red; Crystallized sugar

1
2 cans of sweetened condensed milk
2
300 g of finely grated fresh coconut
3
1 tablespoon of unsalted butter
4
1 envelope of flavorless gelatin, melted in a bain-marie
5
Food coloring red
6
Crystallized sugar

Ingredients

1
2 cans of sweetened condensed milk
2
300 g of finely grated fresh coconut
3
1 tablespoon of unsalted butter
4
1 envelope of flavorless gelatin, melted in a bain-marie
5
Food coloring red
6
Crystallized sugar

Directions

1
In a saucepan, combine the sweetened condensed milk, coconut, and butter
2
Place over heat, stirring constantly until it comes away from the sides of the saucepan
3
Let it cool slightly, shape the mixture into small coconut fruits and reserve
4
Dip the coconut fruits in gelatin with a few drops of food coloring and then in crystallized sugar
5
Yield: 80 pieces
6
68 calories per piece (Recipe by Carmen Cavalieri).