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Sweet Coconut Rice
Side Dish Thai

Sweet Coconut Rice

4.5

Prep
5 min
Cook
20 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Stir rice, coconut milk, and water together in a saucepan. Dissolve sugar into the liquid.
  3. 3 Bring the mixture to a simmer then reduce heat to medium-low. Cover the saucepan and simmer until the majority of the liquid has been absorbed by the rice, 15 to 20 minutes.
  4. 4 Leaving the saucepan on the burner, turn the heat off and let rice steam until sticky, 5 to 10 minutes more.
  5. 5 Garnish with shredded coconut.

By Melucy

Ambrosia for a Crowd
Side Dish

Ambrosia for a Crowd

5.0

Prep
20 min
Cook
Total
260 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine pineapple, mandarin oranges, and cherries in a large trifle bowl. Sprinkle pudding mix over top. Fold in whipped topping and sour cream. Add coconut and mix until well combined. Place in the refrigerator until firm, 4 hours to overnight.
  2. 2 Sprinkle marshmallows on top before serving.

By Carblover

Holiday Ambrosia Salad
Side Dish American

Holiday Ambrosia Salad

4.7

Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Total
510 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain, transfer to a large bowl, and cool.
  2. 2 Whisk sugar, eggs, flour, salt, and reserved pineapple juice together in a saucepan until smooth. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture thickens. Pour over cooled pasta, and toss to coat evenly. Cover and refrigerate overnight, or at least 8 hours.
  3. 3 Stir pineapple chunks and mandarin oranges into orzo mixture. Mix in coconut if desired. Stir in frozen whipped topping until evenly blended. Chill until serving.

By Dad

Savory Coconut Rice
Side Dish Asian

Savory Coconut Rice

4.5

Prep
10 min
Cook
22 min
Total
37 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place rice in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Add grated ginger, kosher salt, red chili flakes, and turmeric. Pour in water and coconut milk. Whisk until mixture is well combined (do not stir again).
  2. 2 Place pan over medium-high heat and bring to a simmer. When mixture starts to bubble and reaches a low simmer, place bay leaf on the surface, cover tightly, and reduce heat to low. Cook for 18 minutes without taking off the lid. Remove pan from heat and let sit 5 minutes, covered. Fluff rice with a fork.

By John Mitzewich

Cream Cheese Fruit Salad
Side Dish American

Cream Cheese Fruit Salad

4.8

Prep
15 min
Cook
Total
75 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Beat cream cheese and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Mix in whipped topping on high speed until incorporated.
  2. 2 Fold in pineapple, fruit cocktail, bananas, apple, coconut, pecans, raisins, and cherries.
  3. 3 Transfer to a serving bowl, cover, and chill for at least 1 hour before serving.

By Amy

Turnip with Coconut
Side Dish Indian

Turnip with Coconut

4.2

Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat the oil in a skillet over high heat; cook the mustard seeds in the hot oil until the seeds no longer are crackling. Stir the asafoetida powder into the mustard seeds; add the turnips, turnip leaves, and onion to the skillet. Season the mixture with the paprika, turmeric, and salt. Pour the water over the mixture, place a cover on the skillet, reduce heat to medium, and cook until the turnip is cooked yet remains crunchy, 5 to 7 minutes. Return heat to high to cook off any excess water. Mix the coconut into the mixture just before serving.

By rubiabecka

Frog Eye Salad
Side Dish American

Frog Eye Salad

4.7

Prep
15 min
Cook
20 min
Total
575 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Combine pineapple juice, sugar, eggs, flour, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a saucepan. Stir and cook over medium heat until thickened.
  3. 3 Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice. Let cool to room temperature, about 1 hour.
  4. 4 Bring a large pot of water to a boil; add oil and remaining 2 teaspoons salt. Add pasta and cook until al dente, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water.
  5. 5 Combine cooked pasta, cooled egg mixture, mandarin oranges, pineapple tidbits, crushed pineapple, and whipped topping in a large bowl; mix well. Refrigerate until chilled, 8 hours to overnight.
  6. 6 Before serving, add marshmallows and coconut; toss and serve.

By Judy Awe

Caribbean Zucchini Bread
Side Dish Caribbean

Caribbean Zucchini Bread

4.7

Prep
20 min
Cook
40 min
Total
85 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9x5-inch loaf pans.
  2. 2 Whisk all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg together in a large bowl. Beat brown sugar, white sugar, bananas, eggs, oil, applesauce, and vanilla together in a separate large bowl. Stir flour mixture into banana mixture. Fold zucchini, walnuts, and coconut into batter until well combined; divide between the prepared pans.
  3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Cool loaves in the pans for 25 minutes before removing from the pans and transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

By tahoegirl

Tomato Bhath (Tomato Rice)
Side Dish Indian

Tomato Bhath (Tomato Rice)

4.3

Prep
15 min
Cook
25 min
Total
40 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Make the masala podi by heating 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium heat; fry the chana dal, urad dal, dried chile peppers, coriander seeds, and cumin seeds in the hot oil until fragrant and beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Grind the mixture with the coconut into a fine powder using a mortar and pestle.
  2. 2 Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet. Fry the peanuts and mustard seeds in the hot oil until the peanuts begin to brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the onions, green chile peppers, curry leaves, and asafoetida powder to the peanut mixture; cook and stir until the onions are browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir the tomatoes, turmeric, sugar, and salt into the mixture; continue cooking until the tomatoes are soft, about 10 minutes more. Season with the masala podi. Crumble the rice into the skillet, using the back of a spoon to separate the individual grains. Cook and stir until the rice is mixed into the dish and hot, 5 to 7 minutes. Garnish with the cilantro to serve.

By SUSMITA

Steamed Pandan Tapioca Pearl Cakes
Dessert Thai

Steamed Pandan Tapioca Pearl Cakes

Prep
15 min
Cook
40 min
Total
55 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Toss the coconut and salt together in a small bowl; set aside.
  2. 2 Blend the pandan leaves with 3/4 cup water in a blender or food processor until smooth; strain through a piece of cheesecloth. You should get about 1/2 cup pandan juice.
  3. 3 Bring 3 cups water and the tapioca pearls to a boil in a sauce pan; cook at a boil until the pearls are translucent and soft, about 10 minutes. Stir the sugar and tapioca flour into the mixture until the sugar is completely dissolved; add the pandan juice and stir until you have a thick batter. Remove from heat and pour into foil cups.
  4. 4 Bring a couple inches of water to boil in a large pot. Place a few of the cups at a time in a steamer insert and place over the boiling water. Steam until the cakes are cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes. Top the cakes with the coconut to serve.

By wiley

Thai Steamed Banana Cake
Dessert Thai

Thai Steamed Banana Cake

4.6

Prep
20 min
Cook
20 min
Total
40 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Toss coconut with ¼ teaspoon salt in a bowl; set aside.
  2. 2 Sift tapioca flour, rice flour, and arrowroot starch together in a separate large bowl; stir in coconut cream until flours are incorporated into cream, at least 10 minutes. Stir in sugar until completely dissolved. Add mashed bananas; mix well. Stir in coconut milk and ⅛ teaspoon salt; mix well.
  3. 3 Pour batter into a square baking pan or individual aluminum foil cups; top with reserved coconut.
  4. 4 Place a large steamer basket into a saucepan; fill with 1 ½ inches water, no more than just below the bottom of the basket. Bring water to a boil. Add baking pan or foil cups to the basket, cover, and steam until cake is cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes.

By wiley

Amazing Simple Thai Tofu
Dinner Thai

Amazing Simple Thai Tofu

3.7

Prep
Cook
Total

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil and sesame oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium, and cook green onions for one minute. Add tofu, and continue cooking 4 minutes more, sprinkling with soy sauce halfway through. Gently stir in the peanut butter and ginger, being careful not to break the tofu, until well incorporated.
  2. 2 Remove from heat, and toss in coconut. Transfer to a serving dish, and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

By ROSEGRABOWSKI

One-Bite Thai "Flavor Bomb" Salad Wraps (Miang Kham)
Dinner Thai

One-Bite Thai "Flavor Bomb" Salad Wraps (Miang Kham)

5.0

Prep
45 min
Cook
5 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine coconut, peanuts, shallot, ginger, lime zest and juice, brown sugar, fish sauce, and water in a small saucepan, swirl to mix, and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the mixture reduces by about half and starts to thicken up.
  2. 2 Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature before using. Sauce will get thicker once cooled. If sauce is too thick, thin out with a little bit of water. If it's too runny, simply put it back on the heat and reduce it a little more.
  3. 3 To make the wraps, place a heaping teaspoon of chicken in a spinach leaf, top with a big pinch of toasted coconut, a few peanuts, a Thai basil leaf, one piece of lime, one piece of Thai chili, one or two pieces of shallots, and one or two cubes of ginger.
  4. 4 Top with 1 teaspoon of the sauce and wrap everything into one neat bite. These must be eaten in a single bite to get all the flavors working properly together.

By John Mitzewich

Thai-Inspired Fruit Salad
Lunch Thai

Thai-Inspired Fruit Salad

3.0

Prep
60 min
Cook
10 min
Total
70 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Cover a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
  2. 2 Cook and stir butter, cashews, 3/4 cup sugar, dried mint, cayenne pepper, cumin, and coriander in a skillet over medium-low heat until sugar has dissolved and cashews are browned, 7 to 10 minutes.
  3. 3 Spread cashews over the prepared baking sheet to cool.
  4. 4 Place lemon juice and 1/2 cup sugar in a blender. Blend until sugar is dissolved. Add coconut milk and ginger; blend until smooth.
  5. 5 Combine watermelon, cantaloupe, kiwi, apple, raisins, and shredded coconut in a large bowl
  6. 6 Pour coconut mixture over fruit and gently toss to coat.
  7. 7 Sprinkle cooled cashews over fruit salad.

By Ohana Family

Coconut Crust
Dessert

Coconut Crust

4.6

Prep
5 min
Cook
15 min
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  2. 2 Mix coconut and butter together in a bowl until well combined. Press mixture into an 8- or 9-inch pie plate.
  3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 15 minutes.

By Carol

Coconut Macaroons II
Dessert

Coconut Macaroons II

4.0

Prep
Cook
Total

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
  2. 2 In large mixing bowl, combine coconut, sweetened condensed milk and extracts; mix well.
  3. 3 Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto aluminum foil-lined and generously greased baking sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned around the edges. Immediately remove from baking sheets. Store loosely covered at room temperature.

By ROBIN JOYE

Coconut Syrup

Coconut Syrup

4.6

Prep
10 min
Cook
30 min
Total
40 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In a heavy saucepan, combine coconut cream, flaked coconut and brown sugar. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Transfer to a blender, and puree until smooth. Serve immediately.

By Hunter StClaire

Simple Coconut Macaroons
Dessert American

Simple Coconut Macaroons

3.9

Prep
15 min
Cook
10 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  2. 2 Mix coconut, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla in a medium bowl until well combined. Drop batter by teaspoonfuls onto prepared baking sheets, spacing about 1 inch apart.
  3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until edges are lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove cookies from baking sheets using a moistened spatula and cool on wire racks until firm, about 20 minutes. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

By Gayle Marie Larson

Qumbe (East African Coconut Candy)
Snack African

Qumbe (East African Coconut Candy)

4.0

Prep
15 min
Cook
5 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine 2 cups grated coconut and coconut milk in a bowl until thoroughly mixed.
  2. 2 Place sugar in a saucepan over medium heat; cook, stirring frequently, until sugar is melted, about 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in coconut mixture and almond flour until well combined; cool until easily handled.
  3. 3 Roll coconut mixture into bite-size balls. Pour 1/4 cup grated coconut into a bowl and roll balls in coconut until coated. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 15 minutes.

By Annie Douglass Lima

Fresh Pineapple Dessert
Dessert

Fresh Pineapple Dessert

4.4

Prep
10 min
Cook
5 min
Total
15 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack at about 6 inches from the heat source.
  2. 2 Slice the top and bottom off the pineapple. Cut into quarters and remove the core from each piece. Lay each section skin side down and, using a sharp knife, separate the fruit along the skin, allowing the fruit to rest on the skin for presentation. Cut the fruit into slices for easy eating. Place on a baking sheet and sprinkle each section with 2 tablespoons each of brown sugar and coconut.
  3. 3 Broil until the coconut is toasted, about 5 minutes.

By LEWIKE01

Pineapple and Coconut Jam

Pineapple and Coconut Jam

4.5

Prep
5 min
Cook
25 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Grind pineapple chunks in a food processor. Stir pineapple, reserved liquid, and brown sugar together in a saucepan; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until sugar dissolves and mixture thickens, about 20 minutes.
  2. 2 Stir coconut into pineapple mixture, return to a simmer, and cook until flavors blend, about 5 minutes more. Store in a sealable jar or container.

By Rieko

Fried Pie Crust

Fried Pie Crust

4.6

Prep
Cook
Total

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine butter, coconut, flour and brown sugar in a sauce pan. Cook on medium heat until a rich brown color, stirring frequently.
  2. 2 Pour into pie plate and press out to edges evenly with a fork.
  3. 3 Allow to cool before filling.

By stormycook

Brownie Mix in a Jar III
Dessert

Brownie Mix in a Jar III

4.3

Prep
30 min
Cook
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Mix together flour, salt and baking powder. Set aside.
  2. 2 Layer ingredients in order given in a 1 quart sized wide mouth canning jar. Add flour mixture last. Press each layer firmly in place.
  3. 3 Attach this message to jar: Butterscotch Brownies 1. Empty jar of brownie mix into large mixing bowl. Use your hands to thoroughly blend mix. 2. Add: 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened at room temperature. DO NOT USE DIET MARGARINE. Mix in 2 eggs, slightly beaten and 2 teaspoons vanilla. 3. Mix until completely blended. 4. Spread batter into a sprayed 9 x 13 inch metal pan. 5. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 25 minutes. Cool 15 minutes in baking pan. Cut brownies into 1 1/2 inch squares. Cool completely in pan. Makes 2 dozen brownies.

By Lisa