Coconut Recipes

Layered cookie bars with a nutmeg-spiced graham cracker crust, chocolate chips, flaked coconut, and chopped walnuts, drizzled with marshmallow cream. Gooey, crunchy, and irresistible.

What can I say but delicious. Made this Jewish cookie the first time in my life, and I was impressed! Definitely a sweet cake. If you have a sweet tooth like I do, you will love it.

Crisp, crumbly Swedish coconut cookies leavened with baker's ammonia for an ultra-light snap. Rolled into walnut-sized balls and baked until golden. Makes 4 dozen buttery, coconut-flecked treats in under an hour.

Sugarless slice-and-bake cookies made with whole wheat flour, chewy dates, toasted coconut, fresh orange zest, and crunchy pecans. Naturally sweetened by fruit alone, these make 5 dozen crisp, nutty rounds.

These cookies are to improve breastmilk production in lactating mothers, while providing a tasty treat at the same time! Per cookie: 160 calories each, 20 carbs, 8g fat, 10g sugar, 3g protein. ***Recipe makes about 3 1/2 dozen cookies***

Pumpkin soup with coconut cream and fresh ginger, brightened with lemon juice and a pinch of chili. Pureed silky-smooth and finished with chopped coriander. Thai-leaning fall comfort that works hot or chilled.

Caruru de Camarao is a traditional Brazilian shrimp stew from Bahia with okra, coconut, ground peanuts, and fresh coriander. Rich Afro-Brazilian flavors simmered into a hearty one-pot meal.

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.

Creamy Indian chicken curry with a surprising secret ingredient: Coca-Cola. Sweet, savory, and rich with apple, raisins, and warm spices.

Surprise family at the next Thanksgiving dinner with this delicious cake that is sure to make your aunts proud.

Carrot raisin salad tosses grated carrots with crushed pineapple, plump raisins, and a yogurt-mayo dressing, then crowns it with shredded coconut. The retro diner side dish that still earns its place at every potluck.

Dense, moist pound cake loaded with Granny Smith apples, flaked coconut, and chopped pecans. No mixer needed. Bake in a tube pan for 80 minutes of pure comfort.

No country of origin, but I'm betting on Vietnam this time, mainly from the dip.

This three-layer coconut cake starts with a yellow cake mix shortcut, then gets loaded with shredded coconut, crunchy walnuts, and a from-scratch cream cheese frosting with toasted golden coconut on top. Ready in about an hour.

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.

Florida Keys bread pudding made with homemade coconut milk, day-old sponge cake, crushed pineapple, and a silky dark rum sauce. Tropical Caribbean comfort dessert.