Coconut Recipes

Maple coconut rice pudding baked with skim milk, cinnamon, eggs, and shredded coconut for a creamy, custard-style dessert. A lighter take on rice pudding sweetened with real maple syrup.

Macaroon meets chocolate chip cookie in this co-winner in the drop cookie category, with a twist of cinnamon, nutmeg and mint; it's from Jessica Wall-Valadez of Milwaukee.

Easy sour cream apple cake with a buttery coconut crust made from yellow cake mix. Cinnamon-dusted apple slices get a tangy sour cream drizzle and bake up golden in under an hour. Serve warm.

Crispy deep-fried beef meatballs spiced with cinnamon, cloves, and curry powder swim in a rich coconut milk gravy with fenugreek and lemongrass. A bold Sri Lankan main dish.

Sri Lankan beef meatballs spiced with curry powder, ginger, and cloves get deep-fried then simmered in coconut curry gravy with lemongrass and curry leaves.

Pol mallum is a Sri Lankan coconut sambol made with grated coconut, tomatoes, onion, and curry leaves simmered with fenugreek and cinnamon. Finished with lime juice for a bright, zesty kick.

Mini carrot cakes with chutney, coconut, walnuts, and warm spices baked in mini muffin tins. Topped with cream cheese frosting for bite-sized party treats.

Honey-nut ladder loaf bread made in just 60 minutes with rapid-rise yeast. A braided bread filled with almonds, raisins, coconut, honey, and cinnamon.

Burmese-style coconut rice with grated coconut, cinnamon, turmeric, curry powder, cloves, and bay leaves stirred into cooked rice. A fragrant, warmly spiced side dish ready in 30 minutes.

Pressed angel food cake sandwiches filled with chocolate chips, marshmallows, cherry preserves, or cinnamon sugar. Made in a sandwich maker until golden and gooey. Kids love these.

Mughlai-style chilli chicken with whole cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, yogurt, saffron, coconut cream, and almonds. Aromatic North Indian curry simmered in ghee.

Citrus Molasses Candied Bananas with Coconut recipe

Pineapple upside-down muffins crowned with toasted coconut and a sticky pineapple preserve cap. Cinnamon-scented batter, individual portions, no mixer required.

Crunchy French toast coated in crushed cornflakes and flaked coconut, dipped in a cinnamon egg wash and pan-fried in butter until golden. A crispy, tropical twist on the breakfast classic.

Oatmeal cookies packed with chopped dates, sweetened coconut, and nuts in an orange juice-brown sugar dough. Three cups of oats for serious chew, plus cinnamon warmth in every bite.

Florentine cups: miniature honey-almond cereal cups with coconut, raisins, and orange zest, finished with a citrus icing drizzle. Italian florentine cookie meets mini muffin.