Someone ordered some Coconut drops for the weekend. I'm not sure if you know what that is, but it is coconut cooked with sugar and ginger. It is one of those nostalgic treats I had as a child growing up in Jamaica. My mom used to always make a batch for our relatives here in the US when we came to visit.
My dad would cut the banana leaf to put the drops on the leaf to cool. Nowadays you will probably have to use non stick aluminium foil. Those were fun times. My mom makes some of the best drops around. I don't think she has made any in a while. I will have to ask her.
Below is a recipe from my cookbook - Jamaica's Forgotten Treats on how to make coconut drops. Enjoy!
Ingredients
1 tbsp ginger
2 cups brown sugar
2 medium-sized dried coconuts chopped to yield 3 cups of coconut
3 cups water
Non-Stick aluminum foil
Directions
1.Break open the coconuts (taste to ensure coconut is fresh).
2.Remove the coconut from the shell.
3.Cut the coconut into small pieces (approx. ⅛of inch)
4.In a large uncovered pot mix ginger, sugar, coconuts and water.
5.Bring to a rapid boil and reduce the flame to medium high.
6.Allow the mixture to cook until it thickens. Reduce the flame to low. Use a large spoon to continuously stir the mixture to prevent it from burning or sticking to the pot.
7.Cook the mixture until the sugar caramelizes. When the sugar begins to solidify at the bottom of the cooking pot and it is difficult to turn the mixture with the spoon, reduce the flame to the lowest setting.
8.Use a tablespoon to scoop clumps of the mixture onto the Non-Stick aluminum foil.
9.Allow to cool.
10.Yields about 12 coconut drops.
Always remember to take life one day at a time.
Below is a recipe from my cookbook - Jamaica's Forgotten Treats on how to make coconut drops. Enjoy!
Ingredients
1 tbsp ginger
2 cups brown sugar
2 medium-sized dried coconuts chopped to yield 3 cups of coconut
3 cups water
Non-Stick aluminum foil
Directions
1.Break open the coconuts (taste to ensure coconut is fresh).
2.Remove the coconut from the shell.
3.Cut the coconut into small pieces (approx. ⅛of inch)
4.In a large uncovered pot mix ginger, sugar, coconuts and water.
5.Bring to a rapid boil and reduce the flame to medium high.
6.Allow the mixture to cook until it thickens. Reduce the flame to low. Use a large spoon to continuously stir the mixture to prevent it from burning or sticking to the pot.
7.Cook the mixture until the sugar caramelizes. When the sugar begins to solidify at the bottom of the cooking pot and it is difficult to turn the mixture with the spoon, reduce the flame to the lowest setting.
8.Use a tablespoon to scoop clumps of the mixture onto the Non-Stick aluminum foil.
9.Allow to cool.
10.Yields about 12 coconut drops.
Always remember to take life one day at a time.
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