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Chip Chip (Trinidad)

At a Glance

Prep
10 minutes
Cook
20 minutes
Total
30 minutes
Servings
12 serving(s)

Categories

  • Candy
  • Dessert
  • Caribbean
  • Trinidadian
  • Boiling
  • Easy

Dietary

  • Low Protein
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian

Allergens

  • Tree nuts

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 12. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 464.9 per serving 5578.8 for selected servings
Fat 18.3g per serving 219.6g for selected servings
Sugar 72.7g per serving 872.4g for selected servings
Protein 1.9g per serving 22.8g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 78.2g per serving 938.4g for selected servings

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Equipment

Saucepan, spoon, greased cookie tray

Ingredients

  • 4 cups brown sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 4 cups thinly sliced coconut (with brown husk)
  • 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract

Instructions

  1. Boil sugar and water to from a light syrup.

  2. When bubbles the size of small pearls appear, add coconut and cream of tartar.

  3. When the coconut mixture leaves the side of the pan easily (No syrup must be running out), remove from the heat and beat with a spoon for 3-5 minutes.

  4. Add the almond extract and food colouring if desired.

  5. Drop by spoon onto a greased cookie tray.

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Source: https://www.food.com/recipe/chip-chip-trinidad-194197

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