COCONUT
3 1/2 dl milk (may be lowfat)
2 1/2 dl cream
2 1/2 dl sweetened coconut syrup
1 tbsp fresh or dried grated coconut (optional) Stir everything together and pour in the ice cream maker. Freeze in the machine until stiff. The quantities are right for the popular Italian Caddy ice cream maker which makes about 1 pint.
TROPICAL COCONUT
Put a spoonful in your mouth and close your eyes. Grass skirts, waves lapping on the shore, ukelele music. It's not a dream.
Take 1 1/2 cups of half and half and add 3 cups of shredded coconut. In a saucepan bring this mixture to a boil and then simmer for five minutes. Strain through a fine strainer and discard the coconut, saving the cream. Then mix a 2 qt batch of the Old Time Vanilla mix, using this half and half preparation for the half and half in the recipe. Then add 1/3 tsp coconut extract and freeze in an ice cream freezer.