457 tropical recipes

Easy no-bake pineapple pie with crushed pineapple folded into lemon pudding and whipped topping in a pie shell. Light, creamy, and tropical with just 20 minutes of hands-on time.

Banana Coconut Bread with rum-soaked currants, warm cinnamon and fresh nutmeg, and sweetened coconut baked into the loaf and crisped on top. A deeply flavored tropical quick bread.

Caribbean grilled chicken skewers marinated in dark rum, brown sugar, lime, ginger, and peanut butter. Sweet-tropical heat served over rice with boiled sauce and cilantro.

Three-layer coconut cake made effortless with cake mix and instant pudding, loaded with shredded coconut and toasted pecans for tropical flavor and tender crumb.

Tropical cheesecake with a coconut-almond crust, creamy pineapple filling, and fresh fruit on top drizzled with chocolate. A showstopping dessert worth the overnight chill.

Tropical banana pineapple bread with crushed pineapple, chopped nuts, and cinnamon. This big-batch recipe makes two full loaves with just 10 minutes of prep.

Frozen tropical cocktail with rum, pineapple juice, and coconut cream, rimmed in strawberry puree and coconut, then floated with dark rum. Five minutes to paradise.

Layered parfaits with Kahlua-soaked macaroon cookies, vanilla ice cream, crushed pineapple, rum, and toasted coconut. A boozy tropical frozen dessert ready in 30 minutes.

Pisang goreng (Indonesian fried bananas) in a light egg batter, served over vanilla ice cream with a warm brown sugar rum sauce. A tropical dessert.

Hot pineapple punch heats unsweetened pineapple juice with white wine, lime juice, sugar, and nutmeg. A warm tropical cocktail garnished with cinnamon sticks and pineapple.

Tropical Venezuelan sparkling wine punch bursting with passion fruit, citrus slices, and bubbles. Mix, chill, and serve this festive tisana over ice for easy entertaining.

Sweet pineapple and plump raisins toss with crunchy carrots in a maple-lemon dressing for a refreshing tropical slaw that's ready in 10 minutes flat.

Baked chicken legs paired with cool mango chutney and coconut carrot rice. Sweet, spicy, and nutty flavors come together in this easy tropical-inspired dinner.

Tropical ceviche with red snapper and shrimp marinated in lime, orange juice, and passion fruit puree with jalapeno and cilantro. A Latin American showpiece appetizer.

Pina colada cheesecake with cream cheese, rum, coconut extract, pineapple juice, and a vanilla wafer coconut crust. A tropical no-bake cheesecake set with gelatin.

Shrimp and citrus fruit salad served in hollowed pineapple boats with avocado, grapefruit, and orange in a lime-white wine dressing. A showstopping tropical presentation.