Recipe for cooking coconut mounds
Desserts to Go with Coffee and Tea :: Candies and Confections
Coconut Mounds
2 Tbsp. butter
3 Tbsp. water
1 tsp. vanilla extract or flavoring
2 c. sifted powdered\sugar
1/2 c. dry powdered milk
3 c. coconut
Chocolate chips or chocolate coating
Melt butter in a 2-qt. saucepan. Remove from heat. Add water and vanilla extract or flavoring.
Mix confectioners\sugar and dry powdered milk. Add to butter mixture, about 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in coconut. Drop teaspoonsful onto wax paper. Let stand until firm, about 10 minutes.
Melt chocolate chips or chocolate coating and swirl on top, then chill.
Makes 36.
NOTE: You can substitute other flavorings for the vanilla extract, and add food color to match - strawberry extract and pink food color, mint extract and green food color, etc.
sugar and dry powdered milk. Add to butter mixture, about 1/2 c. at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in coconut. Drop tsp.ful onto wax paper. Let stand until firm, about 10 min..
Melt chocolate chips or chocolate coating and swirl on top, then chill.
Makes approximately 36.
NOTE: You can substitute other flavorings for the vanilla extract or flavoring, and add food color to match - strawberry extract or flavoring and pink food color, mint extract or flavoring and green food color, etc.
