Coconut candy

Have saved this recipe in my bookmarks for at least 2 years now but never got down to making it. After positive endorsement of the RotiNRice recipe by my cousin, I decided to try it.

Sources: Recipe ingredients based on https://www.rotinrice.com/coconut-candy/ but method modified from http://lilyng2000.blogspot.com/2010/01/malaysian-coconut-candy.html

Ingredients
3 tbsp butter
2 ⅔ C (227g) coconut dried coconut shreds (not dessicated coconut)
½C sugar (can reduce by ½ C cos too sweet)
½C condensed milk
½C milk
8 - 10 drops of red food coloring
2 tsp vanilla essence

Method
1. Grease a baking tray (mine is 11 by 13 inches). Line with waxed baking paper. Set aside.
2. Melt the butter in a non-stick pan.
3. Mix all the ingredients together. It will be very watery.
4. Bring to a gentle simmer and maintain a simmer. Stir continually. It will take about 25 minutes.

After 25 mins

5. The coconut mixture will turn matt instead of glossy. It will leave the side the pan and leave it clean. To test, roll a ball of the mixture and drop into a bowl of water. If it doesn't disintegrate, it's ready.

Sadly my Cusiena measuring cup fell on the floor and broke! :(

6. Pack into a pan (mine is 11 by 13 inches). Cover with a wax paper and press down to flatten using your hand.

7.  Leave to cool for 10 minutes. Score into pieces with a well-greased pizza cutter. Once completely cool, lift out of pan only a chopping board and and cut completely.