Coconut Recipes

Coconut macaroons with crisp golden edges and a soft, chewy middle, made from just egg whites, sugar, and desiccated coconut, with a hint of almond. Naturally gluten-free and quick to bake.

Light and fluffy Christmas snowball cookies. Lighter and lower fat than most Christmas cookies and faster to make (no need to refrigerate overnight).

Sad cake, a chewy, gooey Bisquick cake of brown sugar, pecans and coconut that rises tall then sinks in the middle, exactly as it should. Dense and toffee-rich, it is irresistible warm with ice cream.

Sri Lankan fish curry (Malu Hodhi) simmered in coconut milk with turmeric, coriander, fennel, and curry leaves. A fragrant, mildly spiced seafood curry ready in 35 minutes.

A basic, but delectable cake made with pecans, coconut and cream cheese.

Moist pineapple 7-Up cake made with yellow cake mix, pineapple pudding, and real Seven-Up soda. Topped with a homemade coconut-pecan frosting loaded with crushed pineapple. A retro Southern sheet cake classic.

Sri Lankan curried leeks simmer in two rounds of coconut milk with turmeric, green chilies, and curry leaves. A creamy, mild vegetarian curry that comes together in 40 minutes.

Lemon curd coconut macaroons with bright citrus centers spooned into chewy meringue cookies. Five ingredients, no flour, naturally gluten-free.

Mounds candy bar cake with chocolate cake layers filled with gooey marshmallow-coconut filling and covered in chocolate frosting. A semi-homemade showstopper.

Hawaiian baklava reinvents the Greek classic with tropical macadamia nuts, pecans, and toasted coconut between buttery phyllo layers, soaked in honey-lemon syrup. Pacific island flavors meet Mediterranean technique.

Peanut butter amaranth logs are no-bake protein-packed snack bars with toasted amaranth, coconut, peanut butter, tahini, and honey. Hand-rolled and chilled, no oven needed beyond a quick grain toast.

Orange sourdough muffins with banana, shredded coconut, and a tangy starter base. A clever way to use sourdough discard for tropical-flavored breakfast muffins.

These addictively delicious cookie balls are made with oats, creamy peanut butter, cocoa powder, coconut flakes and honey. Unlike those store-bought unhealthy cousins, these cookie balls not only taste great, but also good for you.

Moist spice cake loaded with four cups of chopped apples, raisins, cinnamon, and nutmeg, baked in a sugar-dusted pan until the fruit turns tender and sweet.

I baked this for work. Everyone RAVED. It's October and it seemed like a holiday-ish dessert. I will have to make it again for the upcoming holidays.

Pina colada pound cake folds crushed pineapple, shredded coconut, and coconut rum into a buttery bundt, then soaks the warm cake in a rum-pineapple glaze. Tropical dessert all year.