Coconut Recipes

Green tomato soup with garlic, ginger, and cumin pureed smooth and finished with coconut milk. An Indian-inflected way to use up unripe tomatoes from the late-summer garden, garnished with yogurt, cashews, and cilantro.

This tasty dish has a yellow sauce made from red chili peppers, lemon grass and galangal.

Tropical pineapple cookies sweetened naturally with banana and pineapple juice concentrate, no refined sugar added. Coconut and orange zest deliver island flavor in every bite.

Tropical oatmeal Hawaiian bread with crushed pineapple, shredded coconut, and rolled oats. A moist, no-fat loaf with island flavors and a chewy oat crumb.

Bread machine coconut oat bran bread with canned pears, whole wheat flour, rolled oats, and almond extract. A unique, lightly sweet loaf with tropical and fruity flavors.

No-bake coconut bon-bons loaded with pecans and sweetened condensed milk, dipped in a glossy chocolate shell. A classic holiday candy that's simple to make and even harder to stop eating. Makes 2 dozen.

No-bake French cocoa balls rolled in cocoa and powdered sugar. Just five ingredients, no cooking, and ready in 15 minutes. A simple chocolate truffle-style candy with pecans.

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.

Lemon macaroon pie with coconut, fresh lemon juice, and almond extract in a from-scratch butter crust. Topped with vanilla whipped cream and lemon slices.

Lemon and coconut roulade spread with melted chocolate and rolled with whipped cream and fresh berries. A flourless sponge that's lighter than it looks.

Loaded oatmeal cookies with whole wheat flour, coconut, pecans, chocolate chips, and butterscotch chips. Vanilla pudding mix is the secret to extra-soft cookies.

Wholesome coconut oat sticks made with whole-wheat flour, rolled oats, cashews, and coconut. No eggs, no butter, no added sugar. A crunchy, nutty snack that's vegan-friendly and simple to shape by hand.

Otak otak: Southeast Asian fish mousse with a lemongrass-galangal-chili spice paste and coconut milk, wrapped in banana leaves and grilled. Each packet holds a shrimp inside a fragrant, spiced fish paste.

Sri Lankan fish mustard curry simmers fish in coconut milk with cardamom, clove, cinnamon, and turmeric, then finishes with a sharp ground mustard and lime paste. A tangy, aromatic curry ready in about 30 minutes.

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.

Layered orange pineapple cake with a crunchy coconut-pecan praline topping, whipped cream frosting, and crushed pineapple baked inside. A showstopper from a box mix.