Special Buko Ice Candy (Filipino Coconut Popsicle)

I love Ice Candy! It reminds me when I was a young girl eating these. It brings back so much childhood memories...

Ingredients: 1 pc young coconut, scraped into strings, I used frozen shredded young coconut 2 cups coconut water, I used canned coconut water with pulp 2 tbs cornstarch 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk 1-1/2 cups evaporated milk or fresh milk 1 tsp vanilla extract, optional

Procedure: In a saucepan, combine cornatrch into coconut water and stir until dissolved.

Heat the mixture on medium heat until it starts to boil and turn to low and simmer for about 3-5 minutes just until it thickens like syrup.(adding cornstarch is a method to make the ice becomes smooth and smooth).

Pour mixture into a large mixing bowl, add the sugar and stir until fully dissolves. Let it cool down a little bit before adding the remaining ingredients.

Add in sweetened condensed milk, fresh milk and vanilla extract if desired. Stir thoroughly until well blended and add coconut strings and mix well. Test the taste of your mixture and add sugar if needed.

Use a funnel and ladle and pour the mixture into each ice candy wrapper about 5 inches high.

If you don't have a funnel you can use a pitcher. Tie the top tightly and trim the plastic if desired.

Arrange Ice Candy in the freezer and freeze until frozen Serve anytime. Enjoy!

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