Chinese Coconut Squares

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Chinese Coconut Squares

Serves 8 as Dessert.

Here's the recipe for the fluffy, snow-white, coconut-flavored gelatin squares served at Chinese dim sum.

2 tablespoons powdered gelatin

1-3/8 cups boiling water

1 5-ounce can evaporated milk

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon coconut extract

2 egg whites

Lightly oil shallow one-quart square dish. Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Stir in evaporated milk, sugar, and coconut extract. Cool to room temperature. In separate bowl, whip egg whites until it is fluffy and holds stiff peaks. Place bowl of gelatin mixture in a larger bowl filled with ice. As gelatin begins to chill and firm up over ice, fold egg whites in. Spread into prepared dish. Refrigerate until set. Cut into squares. Serve cold.

N.B.: To avoid the risk of salmonella in raw egg whites, one may substitute the appropriate amount of pasteurized egg whites, or egg whites reconstituted from a powder.

Keywords: Dessert, Pudding, Chinese, Easy

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