Haupia Again!

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 3 -5 cups fresh coconut, grated, enough to yield 3 cups of coconut milk
• 2 cups boiling water
• 5 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 4 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 pour boiling water over grated coconut and let stand 15 minutes.
• 2 strain through pot strainer cloth or cheesecloth of at least double thickness, twisting cloth and squeeze out as much milk as possible.
• 3 if this does not yield 3 cups milk, pour more boiling water over the coconut and squeeze through cloth again until you get the 3 cups.
• 4 mix cornstarch, sugar, salt and coconut milk and boil.
• 5 stir constantly until thickened and free of lumps, using whisk.
• 6 pour into shallow pan and let cool. refrigerate to set.