Our Favorite Coconut Desserts
From delicious cakes to bite-sized tarts, if you have a craving for the tropical taste of coconut, we have a dessert for you!
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Four-Layer Coconut Cake
Recipe: Four-Layer Coconut Cake
Coconut shavings can be purchased in the bulk section of your local health food store or dried fruit section in the supermarket.
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Lemon Coconut Pound Cake
Recipe: Lemon-Coconut Pound Cake
This pound cake recipe starts from scratch and is as good as it looks. Pair it with a sparkling wine, like a Prosecco, to complete your dessert.
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Coconut Cream Pie
Recipe: Coconut Cream Pie
When it comes to pie recipes, this classic coconut pie recipe takes the blue ribbon. A refrigerated pie crust makes it easy, and the whipped cream and toasted coconut make it stunning.
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Coconut-Almond Cream Cake
Recipe: Coconut-Almond Cream Cake
This decadent cake is deliciously rich as well as moist. For a colorful presentation, garnish with kumquats, currants, and fresh mint sprigs.
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Coconut Cream Tarts with Macadamia Nut Crusts
Recipe: Coconut Cream Tarts with Macadamia Nut Crusts
The crisp, sturdy macadamia nut crust perfectly complements the creamy coconut custard in these stellar tarts.
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Butter Coconut Pie
Recipe: Butter Coconut Pie
With only 8 ingredients, this light yet buttery dessert is easy to make and is sure to please the whole family.
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No-Bake Coconut Balls
Recipe: No-Bake Coconut Balls
Make a batch of coconut balls and give them as gifts. As the title says, there is no baking involved and with less than 7 ingredients, it couldn't be any easier to make these treats.
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Coconut Sheet Cake
Recipe: Coconut Sheet Cake
Coconut Sheet Cake, made from a white cake mix, gets an added boost of flavor from homemade Coconut-Cream Cheese Frosting.
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