African Toffee
1 can coconut milk
1/2 cup sugar - you can use more if you want them sweeter
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp anise
oil for area you will be making toffee and your hands
Combine coconut milk and sugar in saucepan. Heat over medium heat until boiling. Add lemon juice and anise. Stirring fairly frequently, continue to cook over medium until candy begins to thicken and turn a brownish colour. Takes about 15-20 minutes. Take off heat. Pour onto a clean surface that has been covered with oil. Oil your hands and using spoon cut into small pieces and roll in your hands until toffee is smooth. The second batch I spread the toffee out and used a heart shape cookie cutter, cut into hearts.
*** Please note toffee is very hot and if you are rolling it out by hand it may burn your hands.
*** Please note toffee is very hot and if you are rolling it out by hand it may burn your hands.
Hubby told me that when I rolled mine, I rolled them to big in Togo the women and girls would roll them very small and sell them for 5 CFA each (about a penny). The would roll enough of them to make some money... So the can of coconut milk was about $1.50. I should have had more then 150 candies, I had about 40 the first time I rolled them... But maybe I could have sold them for more.
Enjoy
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I love reading about the food of your husbands childhood. Thank you for sharing! I think I will try these :)
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Thanks Dawn for stopping by. Let me know what you think if you try this recipe.
DeleteMarlys, this is dreamy!! YUMM We have some awesome recipes this week!! Thanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays party! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest! :)
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