Vietnamese Coconut Candy Gac Fruit Flavor (Mứt dừa gấc) Recipe

 

Ingredients

2 Mature Coconuts (25 oz Coconut Meat)

10 oz Sugar

1/2 cup Gac Fruit Meat

Salt

Open 2 mature Coconuts.  Get the meat out, clean the meat until you have only the white flesh.  Peel the meat into ribbon strips. Place in a bowl with water and add in a pinch of Salt. Let it soak for 15 minutes.  Drain out the water. Set aside to dry.  

Place coconut in a large bowl, you should have about 25 oz. of Coconut Meat.  Add in 1/2 cup Gac Fruit meat.  Mix well.  Set aside for 15 minutes. 

After 15 minutes, add in 10 oz. Sugar.  Set aside for 2 hours. After 2 hours, place in a large wok.  Cook on medium heat.  Add in 1 tsp. Salt.  Mix well.  Stir constantly until the coconut caramelized.  Remove from heat and enjoy.