Ideas using coconut

dartchamp, Feb 19, 8:40am
hi, does anyone know any recipes that are easy tomake using coconut base, slice or cake? but is not to sweet???

jessie981, Feb 19, 8:48am
This is really easy - Chocolate Crunch
125gr butter
1c coconut
1TBSP cocoa
1c flour
1/2c sugar
tsp vanilla essence
Melt butter & pour over dry ingredients. Press into a roll tin
Bake 20 -30 mins @ 180.
Cut while warm & ice when cold. Sprinkle coconut over the icing before it sets.

kinna54, Feb 19, 8:49am
try this one: Coconut lemon squares.:
1 cup SR Flour
1 cup coconut
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
pinch salt
1/2 cup milk
125g melted butter
Sift flour and salt, add sugar, coconut, and melted butter.
Stir in beaten eggs amd milk.
Pour into a greased baking pan. Bake in a moderate oven 160-180deg for 20-25mins.
When cold ice with a lemon icing, and cut into squares.

dartchamp, Feb 19, 8:54am
thanks kinna54 im gona give that one a go now lol

lx4000, Feb 19, 9:31am
COCONUT LOAF
In a bowl mix together
1.5 cups flour
1.5 tsp bp,
1.5 cups coconut,
1 cup sugar,
1.5 cups milk,
2 tsp vanilla essence.
Bake at 160-180 deg C for an hour or so.
You can add the juice and zest of a couple of lemons with or with out sultanas too.
Devine!!
And yip, no eggs and no butter in this one!!
I always double it:)

lx4000, Feb 19, 9:32am
Bliss Balls
1 C chopped Dates
1 C Raisins
70g Walnuts
1 Tspn Cocoa
1 Tspn Butter
1 tspn Milk
1 tspn Van Ess
Coconut to roll in
Place all into food processor and whiz till smooth.
Roll into balls.
Roll in coconut and place in fridge.
I would add cookie crumbs as they are very very sweet as is above!

lx4000, Feb 19, 9:33am
Lemon fudge slice 250g processed wine biscuits, 1/2 cup or so coconut. low heat in pan until butter melts but not boiling: 1/2 can condensed milk, 125g butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar. Mix into biscuit/coconut and press into a 30x20 tin. Top with lemon icing: 1 tsp grated lemon rind, 1/4 tsp butter, 2 cups icing sugar, and lemon juice to mix into icing texture. Chill til set.

lx4000, Feb 19, 9:35am
Muesli Bars
150g butter,1TBS Golden Syrup, 1/2c brown sugar (original recipe said to put in 1 cup sugar, I cut it down to this amount) - put in microwave to melt for 2 minutes. Then add 1.5 c flour, 1 cup rolled oats ( instead I used muesli), 1/2 cup cocnut, 1 tsp B.P, 1 cup sultanas... I didn't have sultanas so I used dried apricot chopped, some choc chips, I threw in some pumpkin seeds... Finally mix well and bake for 10 minutes

dartchamp, Feb 19, 10:12am
thanks guys i wanna try them all :)

retired, Feb 19, 6:44pm
lx4000 sounds similar to Alison Holst recipe but with hers you toast the oats and coconut and use peanut butetr and honey.Depends how long you cook the first lot of ingredients how solid you want it.My family love it.