Welcome to what was to be my Saturday Christmas Homemade sweetie day…

I followed the instructions to the letter...I wanted a recipe that didn’t use condensed milk…my reasoning was ..well sweets are sweets but I thought I would reduce the sugar content by not using sweetened condensed milk and then sugar and then desiccated coconut.

This recipe used coconut, sugar, and milk…Perfect I thought…I couldn’t have been more wrong…

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I do wish I had my mum’s recipe for coconut ice it was sweet, coconutty and a little crumbly but held together well and was not chewy sweet nothing…

Just like Coconut ice should be…

I will not name and shame…I also will not be tagging or leaving a review…It was a sticky mess…

Now was it my fault for substituting fresh coconut?

I did have to boil it for twice as long as the recipe stated…Maybe that was it?… On this occasion, was fresh was not best???

The end result was a sticky mess although it did stay together as per the recipe …when a little was dropped into cold water…

This also proves that until you try a recipe unless you know the cook and know it has been tried and tested…They all so haven’t…This one is a prime example…

If anyone has a foolproof recipe for Coconut Ice which has a little crumble but is not the sticky, chewy coconut ice…I am talking old fashioned grandma’s recipe…Please share it with me as I now just want a Good Coconut Ice EVEN more than I did…

That’s all for now ..Enjoy your weekend xxx

Lastly, remember not everyone is fortunate and some people dread this time of year be aware and if you can add a little cheer please share your joy but also remember the other 364 days of the year pass your smile around and be kind… 

About Carol Taylor: Enjoying life in The Land Of Smiles I am having so much fun researching, finding new, authentic recipes both Thai and International to share with you. New recipes gleaned from those who I have met on my travels or are just passing through and stopped for a while. I hope you enjoy them.

I love shopping at the local markets, finding fresh, natural ingredients, new strange fruits and vegetable ones I have never seen or cooked with. I am generally the only European person and attract much attention and I love to try what I am offered and when I smile and say Aroy or Saab as it is here in the north I am met with much smiling.

Some of my recipes may not be in line with traditional ingredients and methods of cooking but are recipes I know and have become to love and maybe if you dare to try you will too. You will always get more than just a recipe from me as I love to research and find out what other properties the ingredients I use contain to improve our health and wellbeing.

Exciting for me hence the title of my blog, Retired No One Told Me! I am having a wonderful ride and don’t want to get off, so if you wish to follow me on my adventures, then welcome! I hope you enjoy the ride also and if it encourages you to take a step into the unknown or untried, you know you want to…….Then, I will be happy!

Thank you once again for reading this post I hope you all have a great weekend 🙂 xx