Lavender and Vanilla Coconut Ice

Prep: 15 minutes

Makes: 40 squares

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Recipe by: Copha

This delicious traditional coconut ice recipe can be flavoured to suit your tastes!

Credit: Tami McAdam

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Lavender and Vanilla Coconut Ice

Ingredients:

250g Copha

1kg icing sugar, sifted

500g desiccated coconut

3 egg whites

1 tsp vanilla essence

Lilac food colouring

Lavender flavour

1 tsp lavender flowers dried

Violets or lavender icing flowers to decorate

Method:

Line a 30cm x 15cm slab tin with baking paper
In a large bowl combine the sifted icing sugar and coconut. Mix well. Make a large well in the centre
Melt the Copha in a small saucepan over a low heat; remove and add the vanilla essence. Pour Copha into the icing sugar and coconut mixture
Whisk the egg whites until foamy but not stiff. Stir the egg whites into the mixture until well combined
Divide the mixture in half. Press half the mixture into the slab tin; to make the mixture even press with a flat based glass. Refrigerate until firm
Add a few drop of lilac colour and lavender flavour to the remaining mixture and knead well to give the coconut ice an even colour. Taste mixture and adjust flavour if required
Press the lilac mixture over the white coconut ice and press firmly. Sprinkle with lavender flowers and press firmly. Refrigerate coconut ice until firm
Using a warm knife or shaped cutter cut the coconut ice into the required shapes. Decorate and serve as required

Tips & Hints:

This coconut ice is suitable for vegetarians and gluten free
Coconut ice can be flavoured and coloured to suit any taste: Green and white (mint flavoured). Pink and white (strawberry or raspberry flavoured). Yellow and white (lemon flavoured).