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Coconut ice hearts

These classic sweets are great for kids to make. If you don't have shaped moulds, use a 21cm square baking tin and cut into bite-sized squares.

These classic sweets are great for kids to make. If you don't have shaped moulds, use a 21cm square baking tin and cut into bite-sized squares.

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Cooking Time

Cook: 10 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 30

Cooking Time

Price: 5p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 10g serving contains

Energy
184kj
44kcal
2%
Fat
2.2g
Low
3%
Saturates
1.8g
Med
9%
Sugars
5.7g
Med
6%
Salt
Traceg
Low
<1%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
1840kj/440kcal

Ingredients

125g Carnation Condensed Milk

150g icing sugar

150g desiccated coconut

Pink food colouring

Method

1
Put half the condensed milk in a large bowl and stir in half the icing sugar. Add half the coconut and mix with your hands until evenly combined. The mixture should be very stiff.
2
Mix the rest of the milk and icing sugar in another bowl and add a few drops of pink food colouring. Mix in the rest of the coconut.
3
Press the mixture into heart-shaped ice cube trays or baking tins and leave for at least 2 hours.
4
Turn out of the moulds. These will keep for up to a week in an airtight container in the fridge.