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Coconut Desserts & Sweets Recipes

Baked Apples with Cinnamon and Oatmeal Topping

Baked Apples with Cinnamon and Oatmeal Topping
Baked Apples with Cinnamon and Oatmeal Topping
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Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Preheat oven to 350° F.

In a skillet heat 4 tablespoons coconut oil, then add sliced apples and cook for about 10 minutes. Move to casserole dish.

Heat remaining 2 tablespoons coconut oil, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, maple syrup, and oatmeal in skillet. Cook about 5 minutes, until oatmeal browns a little.

Top apples with oatmeal mixture, and bake for about 30 minutes.

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Gluten Free Lemon Blueberry Scones

Gluten Free Lemon Blueberry Scones
Gluten Free Lemon Blueberry Scones
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Servings: 8
Preparation Time: 35 minutes

Scones:

Lavender Glaze:

Make Your Own Almond Flour:

*You can grind your own almond flour by placing whole almonds in a blender/food processor and blending until you get a fine meal.

Make Your Own Coconut Milk:

**For the freshest coconut milk make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

In a small bowl, combine flax seed and warm water. Let rest about 5 minutes then stir gently.

In large mixing bowl, combine almond flour, arrowroot starch, coconut flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Cut in shortening and honey until you get pea-sized crumbles. Slowly add in flax seed mixture, lemon zest/juice and coconut milk until dough forms. If dough is too dry, add a little more milk – 1 teaspoon at a time. Fold in blueberries.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Pat dough into a large circle on baking sheet about 1 inch thick – cut into triangles. Bake at 375° F for about 20-25 minutes or until cooked through and slightly brown. Remove from oven and let cool about 15 minutes to allow the scones to finish setting.

Meanwhile, combine glaze ingredients in a small blender or mixing bowl with whisk. Blend or whisk until smooth. Drizzle over cooled scones and serve.

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Mamaw’s Pecan-Coconut “Papaya” Pie

Mamaws Pecan-Coconut Papaya Pie
Mamaw’s Pecan-Coconut “Papaya” Pie
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Servings: 8
Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Crust:

Filling:

  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • pinch salt
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup coconut flakes
  • ½ cup pecans, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Blend crust ingredients together till crumbly using a pastry blender. Press firmly into pie pan.

Stir filling ingredients together, then pour into pie crust. May decorate with pecan halves if desired. Bake 30 minutes or until filling is set.

Serve warm or cold. May top with whipped cream.

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Recipe originally by Margaret Bird Burns, Terri’s Mamaw. Published with permission. 

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No Bake Pumpkin Truffle Squares

No Bake Pumpkin Truffle Squares
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Servings: 24
Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Dry:

  • 3/4 cup honey graham crackers, crushed
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin spice
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ginger spice
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon spice
  • 3/8 teaspoon pink salt

Moist:

Topping:

Crush graham crackers by hand or by placing them in a plastic bag and using a wooden spoon to beat them into a crumble. You can use a food processor but the consistency/texture will be more fine so you will only need 1/2 cup that way.

Mix the crushed graham crackers with the remaining dry ingredients and combine well.

Scoop out and reserve 1 tablespoon of the dry mixture to use as the final topping and set aside remaining dry mixture.

Mix together all moist ingredients, blending/stirring until smooth and all coconut cream has been well incorporated.

Add the remaining dry mixture to the moist mixture and stir until well incorporated. Pour into an 8×6 dish and smooth with a rubber spatula until evenly distributed. Set aside.

For the topping, place the chocolate and coconut cream concentrate in a double boiler on medium low heat and stir continuously until smooth. Then remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract until fully incorporated.

Pour the melted chocolate over the pumpkin mixture in the pan and smooth until evenly distributed over the top. Next, evenly sprinkle the reserved graham cracker over top, cover and place in the refrigerator for 1 – 1 1/2 hours or until the chocolate topping is firm.

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Crispy Coconut-y Chocolate Chip Cookies

Crispy Coconut-y Chocolate Chip Cookies
Crispy Coconut-y Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Servings: 24 cookies
Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Combine flour, baking soda, salt, cane sugar, and oatmeal in a large bowl and mix thoroughly.

In a medium bowl combine coconut oil, vanilla extract, and eggs and mix thoroughly.

Slowly add wet ingredients to dry and stir until well combined. Add chocolate chips and stir in evenly.

Scoop dough into balls and drop onto a cookie sheet that has been greased with coconut oil, press each cookie down slightly. Cook for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool before removing from tray.

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Gluten-Free Cinnamon Cookies

Gluten-Free Cinnamon Cookies
Gluten-Free Cinnamon Cookies
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Servings: about 100 cookies
Preparation Time: 20 minutes

  • 1/2 cup grass-fed butter
  • 3/4 cup coconut oil
  • 3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons organic sucanat
  • 6 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 2/3 cups tapioca starch
  • 6 cups rice flour
  • 3-4 tablespoons cinnamon powder
  • handful chocolate chips
  • handful raisins

Mix butter, coconut oil, and sucanat together until creamy. Add eggs to the mixture. Add dry ingredients.

Slowly add water until the mixture is wet enough to be shaped into a soft dough. Scoop dough by the tablespoon onto a prepared baking sheet, shape dough into cookies by hand.

Bake at 375° F for 30 minutes or until golden brown.

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Gluten Free German Spice Cookies

Gluten Free German Spice Cookies
Gluten Free German Spice Cookies
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Servings: 12
Preparation Time: 15 minutes

  • 1/2 cup almond flour
  • 1/4 cup coconut flour
  • 1/4 cup arrowroot starch
  • 1 tablespoon psyllium husk powder*
  • 1/3 cup raw honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 cup palm shortening, or grass-fed butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon peel, grated
  • 1/4 teaspoon anise extract

*If you do not have psyllium husk powder, replace with 1 egg.

*You can grind your own almond flour by placing whole almonds in a blender/food processor and blending until you get a fine meal.

Preheat oven to 350° F.

In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients. Mix on low speed until combined and dough comes together.

Gently roll dough into 1″ balls. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for about 10 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.

Let cool completely. Store in a sealed container.

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Gluten Free Apple Almond Cinnamon Oatmeal Muffins

Gluten Free Apple Almond Cinnamon Oatmeal Muffins
Gluten Free Apple Almond Cinnamon Oatmeal Muffins
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Servings: 18
Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Grease 18 muffin cups with coconut oil.

Combine all dry ingredients and all wet ingredients separately. Then combine the wet with the dry.

Fill muffin cups halfway and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

Top freshly baked muffins with a little maple syrup or raw honey, if preferred.

*Home Made Coconut Cashew Milk – recipe here. Homemade Coconut Milk – recipe here.

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