Coconut Pralines - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups sugar
2 1/2 cups coconut, grated
1 cup coconut milk (regular whole milk OK)
1 tablespoon butter

Preparation

Combine sugar-coconut - milk in a heavy pot -bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil-stirring until the mixture comes to the soft-ball stage-about 239\u00b0 degrees on a candy thermometer.
Remove from heat- add butter - beat until mixture begins to sugar.
Drop in small mounds on wax paper.
Cool - gently lift with a thin knife. Store in an airtight container.