575 cocoanut recipes

Poke is a Pacific Islands banana and arrowroot pudding baked in squares and soaked in fresh coconut milk. Naturally gluten-free, lightly sweet, with a chewy-silky texture.

No-bake church window cookies with mint and regular chocolate chips, colored marshmallows, nuts, and flaked coconut. Slice-and-serve treats that look like tiny stained glass rounds.

Coconut macaroons with crushed pineapple, toasted almonds, and sweetened condensed milk. Tropical, chewy drop cookies with a hint of lemon zest and almond extract.

Peanut butter amaranth logs are no-bake protein-packed snack bars with toasted amaranth, coconut, peanut butter, tahini, and honey. Hand-rolled and chilled, no oven needed beyond a quick grain toast.

Hawaiian bon bons made with melted white chocolate, macadamia nuts, flaked coconut, and orange zest, spooned into paper cups and chilled. The 4-ingredient candy that tastes like a tropical vacation.

A basic, but delectable cake made with pecans, coconut and cream cheese.

Frosty chocolate pudding boosted with melted unsweetened chocolate, topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and toasted coconut. A quick semi-homemade dessert with extra-rich chocolate flavor.

Lighter muffins made with crushed pineapple, coconut flavoring, and vanilla. Golden, tender, and not too sweet. A Weight Watchers-friendly bake that freezes well for easy breakfasts.

No-bake fig squares with crystallized ginger, nuts, lemon juice, and toasted coconut layered between thin fruit-and-nut paste. A naturally sweet confection with zero oven time.

Kissing in the clouds cookies: crisp coconut and popcorn meringues with a Hershey's kiss pressed into the center. A fun, fluffy retro dessert kids love to make.

This extra-sweet, but scrumptious snack is the best substitute for dessert if you don't feel like making a cake.

Five cup fruit salad with mandarin oranges, pineapple chunks, sour cream, mini marshmallows, and flaked coconut. A creamy, no-cook retro side dish that chills overnight.

Peaches and cream rice salad with chicken-flavored rice pilaf, diced peaches, whipped topping, and shredded coconut. A sweet, creamy side dish or potluck dessert salad that feeds a crowd.

Pina colada pie layers pineapple sorbet over a macadamia-coconut crust, then crowns with rum-spiked coconut frozen yogurt and fresh pineapple. Frozen tropical cocktail in pie form.

German chocolate delight milkshake blending chocolate ice cream, milk, chocolate syrup, and cream of coconut, topped with whipped cream and chopped pecans. Ready in 10 minutes.

Sumatran Coconut Cornish Game Hens butterflied, broiled, then braised in a fragrant coconut milk sauce with lemongrass, ginger, turmeric, chili, and coriander until tender and lacquered.