Coconut Drops

HB-4238 · Hand-built original · Jamaican

Coconut Drops — the dish itself.

Served with its “pairs well with” suggestions: Ginger tea, Coffee.

A traditional Jamaican sweet of diced fresh coconut boiled with ginger and cinnamon, then cooked down with sugar, vanilla and nutmeg until sticky. Spoonfuls are dropped onto a prepared surface and left to cool and set.

JamaicanDessert55 minServes 6334 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: coconut

Pairs well with: Ginger tea, Coffee

Servings:6quantities adjust to match

Ingredients

4 cups of Water
2 Coconuts
2 cups Course Sugar turbinado sugar (to taste)
1/2 cup Ginger
1 tbsp Vanilla
1 pinch Nutmeg
1 Cinnamon Stick

Method

Crack open the coconuts and dice the flesh.
Add the water and the cinnamon stick to a pot.
Add the coconut and ginger and boil for 5 minutes.
Remove the cinnamon stick.
Add the sugar, vanilla and nutmeg and let the mixture boil and simmer until sticky.
Drop spoonfuls onto parchment paper or a baking pan sprayed so the drops do not stick.
Leave the drops to cool, then serve.

Prep: 15 minutes · Cook: 40 minutes · Total: 55 minutes

Nutrition (per serving, where published)

334 kcalCalories

1 gProtein

71 gCarbs

5 gFat

5 gSaturates

2 gFibre

68 gSugars

14 mgSodium