How To Make Trini Coconut Fudge

Kez learns how Arlene prepares her oh-so-irresistible Coconut Fudge:

Yield: 8 to 12 Servings

Ingredients:

Warm Water - ½ cup

Coconut Milk Powder – ½ cup

White Sugar – 1 cup

Condensed Milk – 1 cup

Margarine - ½ tbsp + 1 tbsp

Ginger - ½ tsp (finely grated)

Coconut Essence – 1 tsp

Aromatic Bitters – 2 dashes

Coconut - ¼ cup (finely grated)

Coconut - ¼ cup (toasted)

Method:

 Line a 6inch pan with greased wax paper and set aside.

 Mix warm water and coconut milk powder together.

 Heat a medium sized pot over medium to high heat.

 Once heated, add coconut milk mixture, sugar, condensed milk, margarine and remaining coconut.

 Allow to cook for 30 mins, stirring occasionally.

 When mixture has reduced to half, add ginger, essence and bitters.

 Continue to stir and allow to cook for about 10 mins or until mixture has been reduced to half.

 Remove from heat and pour into prepared pan.

 Let cool for 2-3 mins and cut into desired squares.

 Let cool completely for about 1 ½ hours.