Jamaican Coconut Drops Recipe - Jamaican desserts with coconut

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index, while white sugar is often less expensive.

grated coconut

🥗Healthier: unsweetened shredded coconut

💰Cheaper: coconut flakes

Unsweetened shredded coconut is lower in sugar, while coconut flakes are often more accessible.

Pierce the holes of the coconut with a screwdriver and empty the coconut water.

Open the coconut using a hammer and remove the hard shell.

Wash the coconut to remove debris and chop it thinly.

Add chopped coconut to a Dutch pot with water (about a quarter of the weight of the coconut).

Add 2 tablespoons of ginger to the pot.

Add 700 grams of brown sugar to the pot.

Add 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract and 1 teaspoon of almond extract to the pot.

Boil the mixture on medium heat for about 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Remove from heat when the majority of the water has evaporated and the mixture is thick.

Line a tray with parchment paper and add the mixture onto the parchment.

Let the mixture set for half an hour until it reaches room temperature.

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