18 Coconut Dessert Recipes
First, you might want to brush up on your coconut milks and creams. And don't forget cream OF coconut. That's a different animal, and I break down the differences here.
Let's start with recipes for coconut cookies!
- coconut chocolate chip cookies: buttery, just-the-right-amount-of-salty, brown sugar, coconut cookies with loads of chocolate chips
- coconut sugar chocolate chip cookies: made with both coconut sugar and chocolate chips sweetened with coconut sugar, these coconut sugar chocolate chip cookies satisfy that chocolate chip cookie craving
- coconut spritz cookies: crisp and buttery, use a cookie press to make these cookies in any shape
- pink snowball cookies: a nod to the nostalgic Snoballs snack cakes, these buttery coconut cookies with chocolate centers are covered in a pink glaze and pink coconut
- chocolate-dipped coconut macaroons: you can't have a list of coconut cookie recipes without macaroons; you'll want to make these
Here are our favorite coconut cake and cupcake recipes:
- favorite (easy) coconut cake: a great cake for a weeknight celebration, and it's also scrumptious enough for a special occasion
- key lime-filled coconut cupcakes: based on our very favorite coconut cake, filled with rich and tangy lime curd and topped with cream cheese frosting
- coconut cream cake with cream cheese icing: soft and moist, with a crispy edge, and full of lovely coconut flavor and topped with cream cheese icing
- nana mckee's chocolate cake with fluffy coconut frosting: a fluffy, soft, vintage cake recipe paired beautifully with coconut frosting
And here are the coconut dessert and treat recipes that aren't cakes or cookies:
- coconut-sunflower seed energy balls: these little bites are packed with flavor and have plenty of protein, fiber, and fat
- macaroon brownies: so rich, so decadent, so chewy, so PERFECT
- dairy-free coconut chocolate mousse: luscious, airy, chocolatey, fluffy...absolutely dreamy
- pineapple cream tiramisu: no coconut in the recipe title, but coconut flavor shines through
- coconut butter banana smoothie: whether it's for breakfast, a mid-morning snack, or a midday pick-me-up, this smoothie is in my regular rotation
- chocolate coconut muffins: delightfully melty when served warm but just as delicious at room temperature
- cocoa bliss balls: fluffy, sweet, and chocolatey - satisfies a sweet tooth, gives a boost through that afternoon slog, and are a perfect ending to a meal
- coconut cream pie ice cream: the ice cream that saved the day when my Thanksgiving pie was a disaster
- lemon coconut quick bread: bright, tangy, and sweet with coconut adding a bit of magic
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