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Coconut Drops

This is my granny's recipe for Coconut Drops! This snack has a signature rough exterior with a dense but moist interior and is traditionally made only with grated coconut and spices. More recent recipes have included raisins, cherries and mixed fruits.
Coconut Drops or Rock Cake is a popular sweet, coconut based, baked snack that can be found in bakeries across Trinidad & Tobago and the Caribbean.
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Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Caribbean, Tobago, Trinidad
Keyword: baking, bread, cake
Servings: 12
Author: Chrisal

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups Cuisine All Purpose Flour
  • 2 cups freshly grated coconut
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ cup raisins / currants
  • ¾ cup brown sugar adjust to preferences
  • ½ cup coconut milk / water
  • ¼ cup cold butter cut into small cubes
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp nutmeg
  • ½ tsp coconut or vanilla essence
  • ½ cup Cuisine Raisins optional
  • ¼ cup Cuisine Mixed Cherries optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease pan or cookie sheets
  • Sift flour and add in all dry ingredients - baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cinnamon, coconut, raisins. Make sure it is well combined.
  • Add butter and cut in with hands or a fork and set aside. Using the cold butter will give it a crumbly texture.
  • Mix essence and milk together then make a small well in your dry ingredients and add the wet ingredients to it. Mix well (but not over mix) - the dough will be firm and tacky.
  • Add raisins and mixed cherries to batter
  • Using an ice cream scoop or 2 spoons, scoop out the mixture  (about 2 inches in diameter or how big or small you'd like) unto the baking sheet and ensure they do not touch.
  • Add a maraschino cherry on top (optional)
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown
  • At about 17 mins or so, take them out and glaze with a simple syrup of sugar and water (1:1 ratio of sugar dissolved in warm water) and put back in oven for about 2 or 3 mins.
  • When they're out, sprinkle with sugar as a final step (optional)

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