Desiccated coconut recipes

These cupcakes bring sweet bursts of joy with every bite, perfect for a celebration or party

Kids will love to help bake these cute cookie pops this Easter, topped with buttercream, desiccated coconut and chocolate chips

Treat your friends or family to these chicken bites, delicious with mango chutney and rice - and good cold the next day too

Try this grown-up take on a crumble. Pears stand up well to a nutty crumble topping, while the rum cuts through the sweetness. Enjoy with clotted cream

Perfect party puddings - you can pop them all on a tray and pass them round

An elegant finishing touch for your dinner party dessert, from Gordon Ramsay

Combine the fabulous flavours of a Sri Lankan curry with the comfort of a British stew to make this sumptuous vegan dish accompanied by coconut dumplings

A baked Brazilian dessert with creamy coconut set custard, similar to flan

These easy-to-make alcoholic ice lollies are guaranteed to put you in a weekend mood, with white rum and creamy coconut...

This recipe suits any greens you have to hand – from shredded kale to brussels sprouts. For the less adventurous, less chilli can be used

Shape a mix of peanut butter, flaxseeds, pecans, raisins and coconut into balls for a healthy, energy-boosting snack

Contrast breaded chicken with squash, tomatoes and aubergine flavoured with spicy Thai red curry paste

An easy vegan version of a Thai noodle curry, packed with vegetables, coconut milk, chilli and spices to make a flavoursome, warming family meal

Coated in coconut, then pan fried, this crisp fish dish makes a speedy fish supper for two. Serve with a refreshing lettuce and cucumber salad laced with sweet chilli

Treat yourself to a nostalgic vanilla and raspberry cake, first baked in the eponymous north London district in the late 1800s, and still a British favourite

Making one large meringue is much less fiddly than doing individual ones, and you can prepare all the elements ahead

This superhealthy, stir-fried side makes a tasty vegetarian supper served with rice and dhal

Studded with whole raspberries, these scones have a burst of fruit in each bite - pack with clotted cream and jam to finish off a picnic

Cute chewy bites. Make one giant version, then stamp out the star shapes - leaving lots of bits to nibble!

Toast oats before mixing them into the dough to make these fruity cookies, a delicious hybrid of syrupy flapjacks and coconut macaroons

Festive fun for the kids, these snowy truffles are great to give as gifts and fun to make in school holidays

Cut this tasty traybake into bars with a layer of fruit jam in the middle - swap for raspberry, blackberry or gooseberry if you prefer

This recipe was re-tested and updated on 05 April 2011. It now uses 250g of sweetened condensed milk and works beautifully.