🇸🇨 Seychellois Cuisine

Moukat

Coconut Nougat

Prep Time 30 minutes
Servings 12
Difficulty Easy
Calories 192 kcal

Chewy coconut sweets made from grated fresh coconut cooked with sugar, vanilla, and food colouring, a traditional Seychellois festival treat.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine sugar and water in a heavy saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves completely.
  2. 2 Add grated coconut, vanilla, and salt. Stir continuously.
  3. 3 Cook on medium heat, stirring constantly, for fifteen to twenty minutes until mixture thickens and pulls away from the sides.
  4. 4 Add a few drops of food colouring if desired and mix through evenly.
  5. 5 Spoon onto parchment paper in small mounds. Let cool completely until firm and chewy.

Did You Know?

Moukat in pink and green are traditional colours for Seychellois weddings and are often given as gifts to guests.