Coconut Crème Fudge Food

COCONUT CRèME FUDGE

Steps:

• Line 8- or 9-inch square pan with aluminum foil, extending foil over edges. Spray foil with no-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
• Combine sugar, butter and evaporated milk in nonstick 4-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat until butter is melted and mixture comes to a boil. Continue cooking until mixture reaches 230°F on candy thermometer or small amount dropped into ice water forms a fine, thin thread. Remove from heat.
• Stir in marshmallow crème and white baking chips until chips are melted and mixture is smooth. Add 2 1/2 cups coconut and coconut flavoring; mix well. Spread mixture into prepared pan. Sprinkle fudge with 1/2 cup toasted coconut. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.
• Lift fudge out of pan, using foil ends. Cut into 1-inch squares. Store refrigerated.

COCONUT CREAM FUDGE BITES

Steps:

• Line 8-inch square pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Microwave white chocolate, 6 Tbsp. butter and water in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted; stir with whisk until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended.
• Add dry pudding mix; stir 2 min. Add sugar, 1 cup at a time, stirring after each addition until blended. Stir in half the coconut; press onto bottom of prepared pan.
• Microwave semi-sweet chocolate and remaining butter in large microwaveable bowl 1-1/2 min. or until butter is melted; stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Spread over fudge layer in pan; sprinkle with remaining coconut. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm. Use foil handles to lift fudge from pan before cutting into squares.

COCONUT FUDGE

Steps:

• Line a baking dish with aluminum foil.
• Mix sugar, sweetened condensed milk, coconut cream, and butter together in a pot; bring to a simmer until temperature of milk mixture reaches 225 degrees F (110 degrees C), about 30 minutes.
• Stir coconut extract, ginger, vanilla extract, and bitters into milk mixture; continue simmering until temperature reaches 236 degrees F (113 degrees C), about 10 minutes. Remove pot from heat and let fudge stand for 2 minutes.
• Pour fudge into the prepared baking dish; refrigerate until set, about 2 hours.

COCONUT-FUDGE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spread 1/2 cup coconut on cookie sheet (ungreased). Bake 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Lightly grease a 9-inch pie pan and either press macaroons into pan forming a crust or make a graham cracker crust.
• Bake crust at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes. Cool.
• In mixing bowl, at high speed, beat 2 1/2 cups cream with 1/4 cup plus 1 T sugar until almost stiff. Reserve.
• In large bowl, mix dry pudding with milk and extract. Stir in toasted coconut. Fold whipped cream into pudding mixture.
• Heat fudge sauce until just warm. (Two minutes in microwave). Spread 2 cups pudding mixture into crust. Spread 1/2 of fudge sauce over pudding layer. Top with remaining pudding mix; then top with rest of fudge sauce. Cover with plastic wrap and chill at least two hours.
• Just before serving, beat remaining cream and sugar until stiff peaks form. Spread over pie. Sprinkle with toasted coconut.

COCONUT CREME CHOCOLATES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix marshmallow creme, coconut, vanilla and salt until blended. Refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour., Shape mixture into 1-in. balls. Place on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate, covered, at least 3 hours., In a microwave, melt chocolate and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip coconut balls in chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set.