Candied Coconut

Name: Candied Coconut
Yield: Makes 2 cups
Ingredients: 2 cups unsweetened flake coconut; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; Large pinch of kosher salt; ¼ cup sugar; 1 large egg white

Preparation info

Makes
2 cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Passion for Ice Cream

By Emily Luchetti

Published 2006

About

This coconut garnish goes with just about any ice cream or sorbet flavor. Use it along with some chocolate sauce to dress up Coffee Meringues with candied ginger ice cream into a plated dessert.

Ingredients

1 large egg white
¼ cup sugar
Large pinch of kosher salt

Garnish
Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg white, sugar, salt, and vanilla extract until blended. Gently stir in the coconut. Spread the coconut in a single layer on a baking sheet.