Coconut Recipes

Coconut almond balls coated in milk chocolate with a whole almond on top. A homemade candy made with shredded coconut, corn syrup, and microwave melted chocolate.

Buttery pecan shortbread cookie balls dipped in vanilla frosting and rolled in tinted coconut. Melt-in-your-mouth tender, baked low and slow, and perfect for holiday cookie exchanges. Makes 48.

Indonesian sambal ikan transforms tuna into a spicy-sweet coconut relish with shallots, garlic, and candlenuts. Serve hot or cold as a bold condiment or side dish.

Thai green chicken curry with coconut cream, eggplant, basil, and green curry paste. An authentic Gaeng Kiow Wahn Gai with rich, aromatic coconut sauce.

Indonesian curried crab simmers cracked whole crab in a rich coconut curry built on a fresh-ground paste of galangal, lemongrass, chili and candlenuts, balanced with sour tamarind. Fragrant, fiery, gloriously messy.

This is an outstanding dish! I followed it exactly and it was just superb.

Fish fillets steamed in foil parcels with a fragrant Malaysian coconut paste of shredded coconut, garlic, ginger, cumin, coriander, and curry powder. A 30-minute Southeast Asian steamed fish recipe.

Creamy and tangy coconut milk, Thai red curry paste and coconut milk make this delicious stir fry that has chunks of flavorful chickens and veggies. A quick yet tasty week day dinner.

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

Tom Kha Gai, the classic Thai chicken coconut soup with galangal, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, and fish sauce. Aromatic, creamy, and bright with fresh lime juice and serrano chiles.

Saus kacang is an Indonesian peanut sauce made with ground chili, garlic, shrimp paste, peanut butter, tamarind, and coconut milk. The classic satay dipping sauce.

Thai jungle curry (kaeng paa) is the fiery, coconut-free curry, a brothy, herbaceous bowl of pork, eggplant, and long beans simmered with curry paste, kaffir lime, and basil. Light, intense, and ready fast.

Sambal goreng telor, Indonesian hard-boiled eggs simmered in a spicy coconut milk and red pepper sauce with galangal. A quick 20-minute Southeast Asian egg dish.

Whole fish sauteed in rich coconut milk with green pepper, tomato, and celery. A Caribbean-style coconut fish dish using sea bass or red snapper, ready in 30 minutes.

Lemon Pasta Salad with Peppercorn-Coconut Glaze recipe

Tom kha gai is a Thai chicken coconut soup infused with galangal, lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves, finished with fish sauce, lime and serrano chiles. Light, fragrant and ready in under 30 minutes.