Our Favorite Coconut Desserts

Southern Living

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

Photo: Jennifer Davick

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

Photo: Lee Harrelson

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

Beth Dreiling Hontzas / Styling Rose Nguyen / Food styling Marian Cooper Cairns

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

Photo: Oxmoor House

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

Photo: Lee Harrelson

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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