Coconut/5 recipes

No-bake ice cream pie with a chocolate coconut crust. Four pantry ingredients, no oven required. Fill with any ice cream flavor for a summer dessert kids can help make.

Four-layer coconut cake with coconut cream pudding filling, chopped macadamia nuts, whipped cream frosting, and shredded coconut pressed all over. A showstopper from a cake mix.

Baked orange shells filled with dates, raisins, and walnuts, topped with a fluffy meringue and toasted coconut. A vintage fruit dessert that's pure elegance.

No-bake chocolate cookies with melted chocolate chips, crushed graham crackers, coconut, and chopped nuts. Three steps, 15 minutes, zero oven time needed.

South Indian vegetable kurma with coconut, poppy seeds, cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon in a creamy spiced sauce. A fragrant vegetarian curry that pairs with rice or roti.

Crispy deep-fried dessert wontons with three tropical fillings: coconut-lemon, macadamia-ginger, and banana-honey. Hand-rolled dough twisted like candy wrappers and dusted in powdered sugar.

Hawaiian bars with a buttery shortbread crust topped with coconut, dried pineapple, papaya, and macadamia nuts. Tropical cookie bars that freeze beautifully.

No-bake muesli bars with oats, crushed cornflakes, coconut, dried fruit, and peanut butter held together with a buttery honey sauce. Chilled and sliced into chewy snack bars.

No-bake marshmallow candy balls with ground candied cherries and blanched almonds rolled in shredded coconut. A vintage Christmas-tin confection that's chewy, sweet, and oven-free.

Cherry pineapple upside-down cake with brown sugar glaze, pineapple rings, maraschino cherries, and a coconut-vanilla scented cake. A retro lower-fat take on the classic.

Tried this green split peas, easy to make, whole family love it!

Cocada imperial: a silky Brazilian coconut custard pudding made with fresh coconut, homemade reduced milk, and egg yolks. A beloved tropical dessert from Portuguese colonial kitchens.

Pineapple Dream: light no-bake dessert mousse with pureed pineapple and cottage cheese set with gelatin, topped with toasted coconut. Tropical-tasting low-calorie treat for eight.

Lighter muffins made with crushed pineapple, coconut flavoring, and vanilla. Golden, tender, and not too sweet. A Weight Watchers-friendly bake that freezes well for easy breakfasts.

Porcupine quills are vintage no-flour cookies made with dates, walnuts, brown sugar, and egg whites, rolled in flaked coconut. Chewy, sweet, and naturally gluten-free.

Masoor dal: creamy Indian red lentils simmered with cumin, coriander, turmeric, cardamom, and fresh coconut milk. A vegetarian, gluten-free classic ready in 40 minutes.