Ridiculously Simple Coconut Ice

This recipe does not require any cooking whatsoever, but requires a setting time of at least one and a half hours.

Ingredients:

250g icing sugar
175g dessicated coconut
150ml condensed milk
Food colouring

Method:

1. Dust a pan with some icing sugar.
   
2. Sieve the icing sugar into a bowl.
3. Mix in the condensed milk and dessicated coconut and stir through until the mixture becomes stiff.
   
4. Divide the mixture into two portions.
5. Add food colouring if required.
   
6. Press down and evenly distribute one portion of the mixture into the dusted pan.
   
7. Press down and evenly distribute the second portion of the mixture into the filled pan.
8. Leave to set in a cool area.
9. Cut the coconut ice into cubes or bars with an oiled knife.
   

Tips:

Wrap the coconut ice in greaseproof paper, or use greaseproof paper layers and store in an air tight container.

You might want to try adding some flavouring to your coconut ice - I know a lady who makes peppermint coconut ice!