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Coconut Candy

Coconut Candy Ingredients: sugars, granulated water, bottled, generic shortening confectionery, coconut (hydrogenated) and or palm kernel (hydrogenated) Directions: Prepare a baking sheet by lining with parchment pape...

Coconut Candy

Ingredients:
sugars, granulated
water, bottled, generic
shortening confectionery, coconut (hydrogenated) and or palm kernel (hydrogenated)

Directions:
Prepare a baking sheet by lining with parchment paper or waxed paper.
Lightly grease it.
In a heavy saucepan over high heat, combine the sugar and water and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally until sugar dissolves.
Cook until a syrup forms, about 10 minutes.
Stir in the coconut and continue cooking, stirring constantly, until it register s 234F (soft-ball stage) on a candy thermometer, or until a small bit dropped into a glass of ice water holds together and is quite soft when pressed between your fingertips.
Remove from heat.
Drop by spoonfuls onto baking sheet and flatten into 3-inch rounds.
When cool and firm, wrap individually in plastic wrap.
Store in an airtight container up to a week.