Coconut recipe collection

Santa Claus cookies are soft drop cookies with bright lemon zest, baked then frosted and decorated into jolly Santa faces. A Christmas cookie tray classic for kids.

Santa Claus cookies decorate flat sugar cookies with red sugar caps, miniature marshmallow tassels, currant eyes, cinnamon candy noses, and coconut beards. A festive holiday craft cookie kids can help build from baked rounds.

Savannah ice cream cake stacks coconut cake layers with strawberry, chocolate, and orange ice creams, finished with whipped cream and chocolate glaze. A Southern showpiece dessert for special occasions.

Soft pineapple cookies with crushed pineapple and chopped nuts or coconut in a tender, cake-like drop cookie. A tropical twist on the classic cookie jar favorite.

No-bake strawberry-shaped confections made from crushed coconut macaroons, sweetened condensed milk, strawberry Jello, and almond extract. Rolled in Jello crystals for a sparkly finish.

Sweet avocado mousse blends ripe avocado with lemon yogurt and coconut rum, then folds in whipped egg whites for a pale green, silky chilled dessert topped with chopped pistachios.

Put very ripe unpeeled bananas in a plastic bag in the freezer. Remove as needed to make this easy blender drink or dessert.

Wattakka, the Sri Lankan curried pumpkin classic. Cubed pumpkin simmered in coconut milk with curry leaves, turmeric, garlic, and chili. Served back in its own roasted shell.