Coconut Recipes

Coconut is one of those ingredients that always brings me back to my childhood. It reminds me of summer vacations, soft white sand, salty ocean air, and palm tree lined seashores. After a full day of swimming in the sun, nothing compares to the taste of refreshing ice-cold coconut juice. I love drinking it straight out of a fresh coconut, then splitting it open to dig into the delicious coconut flesh for a tummy-filling snack.

Today, coconut water is still my drink of choice, albeit from bottles, and not always on a sun-soaked beach. The upside is that I love how easy baking with coconut has become with the availability of coconut milk, coconut cream, and all the other coconut products from the local grocery store. These items are always in my pantry, ready to go when the mood strikes for a slice of coconut banana bread or a quick serving of coconut pudding.