Coconut candy

[Sheila]

howdy ladies am looking for a recipe for coconut candy my granny made it for me all the time when i was a child,i remember she would cook it in a cast iron skillet,she would poor it out and let it set for a bit the cut it in pieces the center was chewy sometimes she would use food coloring and make it different colors i remember she said my great granny use to make it.

[Cyngbaeld]

I wonder if it was a coconut brittle? I've made peanut brittle in a cast iron pan. You put in sugar, no water or anything and stir it till the sugar melts, then put in your peanuts (you can use any nut or coconut instead) and a little baking soda. Then dump it onto a buttered cookie sheet.