Coconut recipes

Persian-style mandarine rice with saffron, julienned carrots, slivered almonds, and sultanas in a citrus syrup. Soaked rice baked under a jeweled mandarin and saffron glaze.

A little recipe that is good as caterpillar cake for kids

A scrumptious bread pudding that will have you singing the "Pina Colada song" all day long!

Four-ingredient chocolate Bundt cake made with chocolate cake mix and softened chocolate ice cream. Incredibly moist with double chocolate richness in every slice.

Forget the store-bought granola bars that are always way too sweet and not necessarily as healthy as you think. Making your own is always the way to go, these granol bars are made with almonds, almond butter, chocolate and oats; absolutely easy to make, and they can be a filling, nutritious and delicious grab-n-go breakfast or a handy snack.

Lord Baltimore cake with three yellow cake layers, fluffy egg white frosting, and a filling of crumbled macaroons, pecans, and maraschino cherries. A Southern showstopper made easy with a cake mix shortcut.

Rich double-chocolate cake or brownies from one batter: melted unsweetened chocolate plus a fold of chocolate chips, baked thick for brownies or thin for cake. Topped with chocolate glaze.

Chocolate sauerkraut cake that sounds wild but bakes up incredibly moist and tender. The sauerkraut disappears into the cocoa batter, and a creamy chocolate frosting seals the deal.

Chocolate Velvet cake made with mayonnaise instead of butter or oil for an extra-moist crumb, topped with a broiled coconut-walnut sauce. The unexpected vintage cake that converts skeptics.

Soft pineapple cookies with crushed pineapple and chopped nuts or coconut in a tender, cake-like drop cookie. A tropical twist on the classic cookie jar favorite.

Loaded drop cookies with cream cheese, chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, walnuts, raisins and coconut. Rich dairy base creates ultra-soft centers with chewy edges in just 12 minutes.

I love fruits, healthy and tasty, I always make this yogurt fruit salads, and always use low-fat yogurt. Very great!

Frozen chocolate-covered banana pops dipped in melted semisweet chocolate and rolled in sprinkles, coconut, or nuts. A fun no-bake frozen treat kids love to make and eat.

Oatmeal raisin sheet cake spiked with cinnamon, cloves, and plumped raisins, baked thin on a sheet pan and finished with a quick poured icing. The bake-sale and potluck cake that feeds a crowd of 24.

Four ways to shape holiday butter cookie dough: cutouts with egg paint, spritz cookies, chocolate caramel marbles, and coconut macaroon wreaths. One dough, endless options.

Purple thumbs stuff plump steamed prunes with creamy peanut butter for a no-bake two-ingredient snack. Kid-friendly, naturally sweet, fiber-loaded, and ready in 20 minutes.