Monday, March 17, 2008

Coconut popsicles

We like paletas, which is what popsicles are called here. But I think most of them have added sugar.
Yesterday, I decided to try making my own coconut ones. What I did was take the dried coconut that I had in the freezer, you can buy dried coconut in the vegetable section of the supermarket. It isn't the sweeten and moist kind you get NOB, it's dried coconut with no additives.
I added 1 cup boiling water to the approximately 200 grams (1/2 lb) coconut in my blender, and allowed it to cool. I pulsed it until the coconut was well mixed. I poured the mixture into a plastic container. After about an hour, I stirred the coconut mix so it wouldn't become a giant chunk.
When my girls were little, we made popsicles using dixie cups and popsicle sticks. Later I bought reusable plastic molds. I have seen the molds at the store,so I think I am going to invest in some.
Basically, What I did was make coconut milk but skipped the step where you drain it since I wanted the little pieces of coconut.
My coconut ice cream was perfect!

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