Coconut-Pecan Frosting

Recipe Ingredients

2 tablespoons	30ml	Butter or stick margarine
1/3 cup	48g / 1.7oz	Finely chopped pecans
2/3 cup	106g / 3.7oz	Packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons	30ml	Cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Salt
1 cup	237ml	Fat-free sweetened condensed milk
1 tablespoon	15ml	Light-colored corn syrup
2 tablespoons	30ml	Egg yolks (large)
1/2 cup	46g / 1.6oz	Flaked sweetened coconut - toasted
2 1/2 teaspoons	12ml	Vanilla
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Coconut extract

Recipe Instructions

Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add chopped pecans, and saute until the pecans are browned (about 2 1/2 minutes). Remove mixture from heat, and stir in sugar, cornstarch and salt.

Add milk, syrup and egg yolks and stir well. Cook 2 minutes over medium-high heat or until thick, stirring constantly.

Remove from heat and stir in flaked coconut and extracts. Pour mixture into a bowl; cover and chill until slightly stiff ( about 15 minutes ).

Source:
Cooking Light - March 1998

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