Haupia - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. milk
1 c. sugar
1 pt. whipping cream
1 can shredded coconut
2 Tbsp. unflavored gelatin
1/2 c. water
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Stir sugar into milk; heat until sugar dissolves.
Soak gelatin in water.
Dissolve in hot milk.
Cool, then chill until mixture starts to thicken.
Whip cream until stiff; add vanilla. Fold cream into custard.
Sprinkle a few spoonfuls of the coconut evenly around the bottom of a medium size ring mold.
Add the rest of the coconut to the creamed mixture, folding it in gently.
Put into refrigerator overnight, covered with plastic wrap or foil.