Coconut snow balls

Coconut snow balls. Recipe by Food editor: Vickie de Beer

Serves 20

• 385 g coconut
• 1 x 385 g tin condensed milk
• 5 ml (1 t) vanilla
• 2 egg whites
• a pinch of salt
• 60 ml (¼ c) icing sugar

Preheat the oven to 160 ° C. Spray a baking sheet with non-stick spray.

1 Mix the coconut, condensed milk and vanilla in a large mixing bowl.

2 Beat the egg whites until foamy. Add the salt and beat until stiff peaks form. Fold gently with a metal spoon into the coconut mixture.

3 Spoon heaped teaspoons (5 ml) of the mixture onto the baking sheet and bake for 15 -20 minutes until the top layer is light brown.

4 Cool and sieve icing sugar over.