Creole Ambrosia

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 oranges
• 1 fresh coconut
• 2 tablespoons superfine sugar

Recipe

• 1 peel the oranges, removing all the pith, then slice thinly, picking out seeds with the point of a knife. do this on a plate to catch the juice.
• 2 pierce the "eyes" of the coconut and pour away the liquid, then crack open the coconut with a hammer. ( i do this outside on a stone surface).
• 3 peel the coconut with a sharp knife, then grate half of the flesh coarsely, either on a hand grater or on the grating blade of a blender or food processor.
• 4 layer the coconut and orange slices in a glass bowl (it just looks prettier), starting and finishing with the coconut. after each orange layer, sprinkle on a little sugar and pour on some of the reserved orange juice.
• 5 let the ambrosia stand for 2 hours before serving, either at room temperature or if it's hot weather in the fridge.