Jamaican coconut drops (simple method)

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar provides a lower glycemic index.

fresh coconut

🥗Healthier: desiccated coconut

💰Cheaper: canned coconut

Desiccated coconut is easier to find and store.

Remove the meat from the coconut shell using a table knife.

Cut the coconut into long strips and then into small squares or rectangles.

Peel, rinse, and grate the ginger using the small part of the shredder.

Add 3 cups of water to a pot and bring to a boil.

Add the chopped coconut and grated ginger to the boiling water.

Add 2 cups of brown sugar, 1/2 tsp of nutmeg, and 1/4 tsp of cinnamon to the pot.

Cover the pot and reduce heat to medium, allowing it to boil for 20 minutes.

Remove the cover and continue boiling until the mixture thickens and the syrup reduces.

Add vanilla flavor to the mixture while it boils down.

Stir constantly until the sugar forms a syrup and the mixture becomes sticky.

Drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto a greased baking pan before it hardens.

Let the drops set for about a minute before serving.

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