Coconut recipe collection

This moist and rich cake will have your mouth watering from the minute its in the oven, to the second it comes out!

This recipe is from my father-in-law Ed Stang. He just dumped in whatever goodies are on hand; they always taste great.

Eggplant simmered in spiced coconut milk with mustard seeds, turmeric, cumin, coriander, and a splash of vinegar. A fragrant South Asian-style vegan side dish.

One butter cookie dough, eight different cookies. Drop cookies, snowballs, butter fingers, cinnamon balls, chocolate mint creams, and more from a single batch.

Vintage spice cake layered with sweet stewed figs and crowned with vanilla frosting and toasted coconut. This retro two-layer beauty transforms humble ingredients into pure nostalgia.

No-flour fruitcake packed with pecans, walnuts, dates, candied cherries, pineapple, and coconut bound with sweetened condensed milk. Baked low and slow in a tube pan.

Impossible coconut pie: a self-crusting blender pie that magically separates into a crust on the bottom, custard in the middle, and toasted coconut on top. No pastry, no rolling, just pour and bake.

Almond paste macaroons studded with coconut and walnuts, piped into rosettes and crowned with candied cherries. Chewy, fragrant Italian-style cookies for the holiday tin.

First-rate carrot cake folds shredded carrots, crushed pineapple, coconut, and walnuts into a moist buttermilk batter. Topped with orange-spiked cream cheese frosting for the ultimate spring dessert.

Baked white fish topped with a fresh coconut chutney made from cilantro, mint, jalapeño, cumin, and lime. A vibrant Indian-inspired weeknight dinner ready in 40 minutes.

A scrumptious rice dish made with coconut milk, vegetable stock and a pinch of turmeric.

Frying pan cookies cook chopped dates, eggs, butter, and sugar into a sticky caramel, then fold in crisp rice cereal and walnuts before rolling into balls coated in coconut or powdered sugar. A no-bake retro cookie with serious chew.

Low-fat fudgy chocolate cake made with buttermilk, strong coffee, and cocoa powder, topped with a glossy cooked chocolate icing. No butter needed.

Futari: an East African pumpkin and sweet potato stew simmered in coconut milk with cinnamon and cloves. A vegan side dish from Tanzania and Kenya, naturally gluten-free.

Moist, delicious and packed with goodness. Great for breakfast or snack.

German chocolate brownie cookies marry fudgy cocoa cookies with the classic coconut-pecan caramel topping. Brown-sugar dough loaded with chocolate chips, crowned candy-bar style.