Coconut recipe collection

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.

Buttery drop cookies with orange extract and flaked coconut. Crisp golden edges, soft centers. This big-batch recipe makes 5 dozen in about 30 minutes of active time.

Buttery scones loaded with dried papaya, dried pineapple, macadamia nuts, shredded coconut, and white chocolate chunks. Island-inspired baking that's brunch-table worthy and freezer friendly.

Fruit-packed drop cookies with crushed pineapple, dried papaya, golden raisins, coconut, and orange zest. Soft, chewy, and naturally sweet from all that tropical fruit. Ready in 40 minutes.

Canned tuna simmered in homemade coconut milk with cinnamon, crushed red chili, garlic, and tart rhubarb for a sweet-spicy-tangy curry served over rice. This unexpected flavor combo is the real surprise here.

Vegan no-bake chocolate macaroons made with rolled oats, cocoa and plant milks, boiled into a fudgy dough and set in the fridge. No oven, no dairy, no eggs. A quick chocolate-oat cookie with a hint of coconut.

Classic Watergate Cake made with pistachio pudding mix, white cake mix, and 7-Up for a moist, pale green retro showstopper. Topped with a fluffy pistachio "Cover-Up" icing, coconut, and chopped nuts.

Loaded with fruit, a classic version of Christmas fruitcake

They stay moist, keep beautifully, are the perfect gift or food-bazaar item, and the recipe makes a huge batch.

A layered no-fuss dessert with a nutty baked crust, creamy cream cheese layer, and chocolate-vanilla pudding on top. Finished with whipped topping and shaved chocolate.

Chewy, loaded drop cookies hiding shredded zucchini inside a brown sugar batter packed with oats, coconut, raisins, nuts, and butterscotch chips. The zucchini keeps them soft and moist while the mix-ins bring all the crunch and sweetness.

Indian-style zucchini curry stew with tomato, ghee, coconut paste and toasted mustard seeds. Vegetarian curry that turns garden zucchini into a fragrant main.

An elegant German zucchini cake with coconut, candied cherries, rum, and lemon, lightened with whipped egg whites and finished in a glossy chocolate glaze. Baked in a traditional Rehruecken mold for a stunning presentation.

The perfect muffins for when you don't have time to sit down and enjoy a hearty breakfast.

Hubbard squash and yams simmer in coconut milk with cinnamon and cloves for a lightly sweetened West African side dish ready in 25 minutes.

My husband's baseball team prefers these cookies to chocolate chip..... if I make anything else, I have to have Alabama's too!