Desiccated Coconut is a by-product of the ever-versatile coconut tree. It is made of dried mature coconut flesh which was grated to achieve the fine or semi-coarse texture. In the recent years, desiccated coconut has gained traction in the market mainly because of the following reasons:
- The growing vegetarian population
- Its health benefits
- Its nutty flavor
Most of the time, desiccated coconut is consumed by those in the baking and desserts industry. This just shows that this little product, desiccated coconut, adds something interesting to the confectionery products. Now, we are going to learn three easy recipes that utilize the wonderful desiccated coconut.
These recipes can be done by ay home cook, whether a beginner or a professional. Enjoy cooking with Greenville Agro Desiccated Coconut!
COCONUT MACAROONS
Who would have thought that our beloved macaroons are so easy to make. It is even made of just 2 ingredients! Just prepare Greenville Agro Desiccated Coconut and condensed milk, and follow these steps:
- Preheat your oven at 160 degrees Celsius. Do not forget to preheat your oven whenever you bake so your food or whatever amazing you are creating will be cooked evenly. Preheating allows the food to be touched by heat all in the right places.
- Mix the Greenville Agro Desiccated Coconut and the condensed milk. Use your baker intuition as you gradually add the milk so long as the two ingredients hold well together.
- Using a teaspoon, scoop the mixture and place each scoop onto a greased biscuit tray.
- Bake them for about 15 minutes or until the tops are brown while the centers are soft.
- Take those delicious macaroons out of the oven and let them cool.
- Enjoy your coconut macaroons! You can store them in a jar for future snacking or you can put them in a box for a business or a gift idea.
COCONUT BALLS
Craving for Dunkin’ Donuts Munchkins? Now, you can do your own version for a lot less of a price!
Prepare the following:
- Plain biscuits (without filling)
- Condensed milk
- Greenville Agro Desiccated Coconut
- Cocoa
All set? Let’s do our no-bake coconut balls!
- Crush the biscuits. Better if you have a food processor or blender. Mortar and pestle can be used too. If you do not have any of these, just put the biscuits inside a zip lock and crush them using a plastic cup or a tumbler.
- In a bowl, mix the cocoa to the crushed biscuits. Then, add your condensed milk until everything holds together.
- Make your choco biscuits balls and roll them into Greenville Agro Desiccated Coconut.
- For 30 minutes to 1 hour, let the balls chill in the fridge.
- Enjoy your coconut balls!
COCONUT PANCAKES
What is breakfast without pancakes? It seems that these breakfast staple can make any morning even better. For now, let’s diss the boxed mix and let’s make our homemade coconut pancakes! Prepare the following ingredients:
- Coconut flour/ All-purpose flour
- Greenville Agro Desiccated Coconut
- Baking powder
- Sugar and Salt
- Egg
- Coconut milk
- Coconut oil
All ready? Grab a bowl and let’s do the following:
- Mix all the dry ingredients – flour, Greenville Agro Desiccated Coconut, baking powder, sugar, and pinch of salt.
- Make a well in the center of the mixture and crack in the egg.
- Whisk the egg with the powder mixture.
- Gradually add the coconut milk.
- Carefully fold all the ingredients together until the batter is lumpy.
Note: To make fluffy pancakes that most people love, do not overmix the batter. Do not aim for a smooth mixture but a lumpy one.
- Heat the pan with coconut oil. Using a ladle, scoop your batter and cook it on the pan.
- When you see some bubbles, it is time to flip your pancake.
- Stack your delicious coconut pancakes and generously pour over your favorite syrup. These pancakes are best served with bacon and egg, plus coffee or cocoa. Enjoy your breakfast!
Greenville Agro Desiccated Coconut may be a small and even unnoticeable product, yet it is amazing and fun to make three different and easy recipes with it. Try these at home and let the nutty flavor of the desiccated coconut add something interesting to your desserts and even to your next family breakfast!