Recipes with coconut, shredded (desiccated)
158 recipes
Olive Oil Brownies with Coconut
Olive oil brownies with coconut, made dairy-free with fruity olive oil instead of butter, deeply chocolatey from cocoa and two chocolates, with a layer of shredded coconut baked right through the middle and on top.
Homemade String Hopper Sweet Rolls
Homemade string hopper sweet rolls, delicate steamed rice-flour noodle disks wrapped around a sweet coconut treacle and cinnamon filling. A soft, lightly sweet Sri Lankan steamed treat for breakfast or tea.
Homemade Milk Rice with Coconut Stuffing
Milk Rice is a traditional specialty food item of Sri Lanka made for special occasions. Some Sri Lankans believe it is a lucky food. It is simple to make and very tasty.
Too-Easy Truffles
Foolproof chocolate truffles made with cream cheese, no tempering or ganache fuss. Just melt, mix, chill, and roll into balls coated in nuts or coconut. An easy, make-ahead candy for gifting or the holidays.
Homemade Pocket Triangles
Buttery shortcrust pockets folded around a caramelized coconut filling studded with dates, raisins, and cashews, baked golden. A Sri Lankan sweet pastry with crisp edges and a chewy, nutty center.
Homemade Sweet Appetizer
An easy to make, simple recipe. Sweet and delicious.
Homemade Coconut Rotti -Srilanka
Sri Lankan coconut roti (pol roti), a rustic pan-fried flatbread packed with shredded coconut, fresh chili, and curry leaves. No yeast, ready fast, and made to scoop up fish or chicken curry.
Crispy Easter Nests
Feel too lazy to bake any cookies or cake for Easter. Make these crispy Easter nests that will for sure satisfy everyone. They are easy to make, and taste delicious.
Rich Orange-Chocolate Truffles
Orange chocolate truffles, a cream-based ganache with fresh orange zest and extract, rolled into four different coatings: ground pistachios, cocoa powder, shredded coconut, and chocolate jimmies. Easy holiday candy.
Key Lime Pie with Tropical Fruits
A light and delicious key lime pie is topped with fresh strawberries and star fruit, and drizzled with key lime syrup. It' not only an eye-pleaser, but also a belly pleaser.
Mound Bars
Sweet coconut-filled bars with a graham cracker crust topped with melted chocolate. So easy and so good.
Double Peanut Snowballs
Crispy and crunchy. These snowballs are made with peanut butter, chunks of peanuts, raisins and puffed rice cereal. They are delicious treats for kids or grown-up :)
Oatmeal Whole Wheat Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies
Whole wheat flour, oats, most olive oil or grape-seed oil and small amount of butter make these cookies much healthier but still packed with deliciousness.
Homemade Sago Biscuits
Homemade sago biscuits press together just four pantry staples, sago, desiccated coconut, sugar, and breadcrumbs, into crisp, golden rounds. A simple, eggless Sri Lankan teatime biscuit with toasty coconut flavor.
German Chocolate Cake
Three-layer German chocolate cake with coconut-pecan frosting, rich cocoa layers, and drizzled chocolate topping. Classic American dessert for birthdays and celebrations.
Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chewy oatmeal cookies loaded with shredded coconut and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Brown sugar and shortening give these a soft center with lightly crispy edges.
Olive oil brownies with coconut, made dairy-free with fruity olive oil instead of butter, deeply chocolatey from cocoa and two chocolates, with a layer of shredded coconut baked right through the middle and on top.
Homemade string hopper sweet rolls, delicate steamed rice-flour noodle disks wrapped around a sweet coconut treacle and cinnamon filling. A soft, lightly sweet Sri Lankan steamed treat for breakfast or tea.
Milk Rice is a traditional specialty food item of Sri Lanka made for special occasions. Some Sri Lankans believe it is a lucky food. It is simple to make and very tasty.
Foolproof chocolate truffles made with cream cheese, no tempering or ganache fuss. Just melt, mix, chill, and roll into balls coated in nuts or coconut. An easy, make-ahead candy for gifting or the holidays.
Buttery shortcrust pockets folded around a caramelized coconut filling studded with dates, raisins, and cashews, baked golden. A Sri Lankan sweet pastry with crisp edges and a chewy, nutty center.
An easy to make, simple recipe. Sweet and delicious.
Sri Lankan coconut roti (pol roti), a rustic pan-fried flatbread packed with shredded coconut, fresh chili, and curry leaves. No yeast, ready fast, and made to scoop up fish or chicken curry.
Feel too lazy to bake any cookies or cake for Easter. Make these crispy Easter nests that will for sure satisfy everyone. They are easy to make, and taste delicious.
Orange chocolate truffles, a cream-based ganache with fresh orange zest and extract, rolled into four different coatings: ground pistachios, cocoa powder, shredded coconut, and chocolate jimmies. Easy holiday candy.
A light and delicious key lime pie is topped with fresh strawberries and star fruit, and drizzled with key lime syrup. It' not only an eye-pleaser, but also a belly pleaser.
Sweet coconut-filled bars with a graham cracker crust topped with melted chocolate. So easy and so good.
Crispy and crunchy. These snowballs are made with peanut butter, chunks of peanuts, raisins and puffed rice cereal. They are delicious treats for kids or grown-up :)
Whole wheat flour, oats, most olive oil or grape-seed oil and small amount of butter make these cookies much healthier but still packed with deliciousness.
Homemade sago biscuits press together just four pantry staples, sago, desiccated coconut, sugar, and breadcrumbs, into crisp, golden rounds. A simple, eggless Sri Lankan teatime biscuit with toasty coconut flavor.
Three-layer German chocolate cake with coconut-pecan frosting, rich cocoa layers, and drizzled chocolate topping. Classic American dessert for birthdays and celebrations.
Chewy oatmeal cookies loaded with shredded coconut and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Brown sugar and shortening give these a soft center with lightly crispy edges.
