I like coconut quite a lot.
I love coconut. It’s important to me.
It’s so important that this is the perfect time and place to expound my love in link form.
Real Talk: I spent the morning in the kitchen with a new coconut recipe that bonkers FAILED. I’ll get coconut, hazelnut, and chocolate together somehow. It’s in the future.
Coconut Almond Chocolate Biscuits. ((coconut flakes!)) With cherry jam? Much success.
Coconut goes major healthy in this Carrot Ginger Coconut Soup ((coconut milk!)).
Also… I’m one of those people that drizzles olive oil on everything savory. It’s pretty.
Coconut flour is a gluten-free dream! These cupcakes are made with coconut flour and fresh strawberries. Topped with cream cheese frosting. Quit it!
Gluten-free Strawberry Coconut Cupcakes (coconut flour!)).
These hearty gluten-free waffles are topped with big toasted coconut flakes and soft, sweet whipped cream!
Gluten-free Coconut Waffles ((coconut oil, coconut flour, coconut flakes!)). They don’t taste weird gluten-free. They do taste all-the-way awesome.
Crazy thing about the coconut in the Crunchy Kale and Coconut Bowl ((coconut flakes!))… dudes will think it tastes like bacon. I’m serious. It’s a transformer. This meal is a drug… a healthy, kale drug.
Coconut and cookies for breakfast! It’s totally possible. There’s also millet and carrots. Get on this cookie bandwagon!
Vegan Carrot Cherry Breakfast Cookies ((coconut oil!)).
MandiCrocker
Hi Joy!
I’ve been feeling culinarically (?) uninspired and somehow googled into you. Yay! I lived in L.A. for eight years & I’m uncertain how our paths never crossed. I don’t know, when two people invest in so much butter & sugar in the same city, it feels wrong… I really enjoy your blog! I have one too but my camera sucks- ha! I’m in Chicago now & am going to do my best to not be working so I can make it to Wilmette for your book tour. I thinks its a bit of a drive but I like making the effort for kindred spirits. You bake with love. I don’t trust that everybody does, joy!! And everybody should!!! And I am so hungry right now.
Mandi(Crocker)
P.S. Your kitty is so cute it breaks my heart.
Matthew @ The Things I Think About
Those coconut waffles are still one of my favs!
Kara
Made the coconut scones. LOVE THEM! honestly ate three for breakfast. The most excellent vehicle for delicious jams and jellies. ACES.
Lady Jennie
It’s true that coconut flour does react well in baked recipes, but I always hesitate to use it because it’s not a universally-liked taste. I tend to use almond powder more regularly.
But I love coconut milk – and all these recipes look divine.
The Cozy Herbivore
Look at those lovely fluffy layers on your scones! I just want to heat one up and schmear it with butter and jam… mmm, coconut-y scone-y amazingness!
Emily
I sort of can’t handle so much coconut love in one post. But I can totally handle it. I love me some crunchy kale (whoa! I just had to edit myself because I wrote Krunchy Kale like some sort of Kardashian had taken over my hands!), and I’m so excited to coconut waffles! THANK YOU FOR THAT ONE!
Honey For Jam
These look so good!! I love coconut too!! Amazing!
Mallory
How coincidental…I have coconut caramels setting in the fridge this very moment!
Sandra
Hi Joy….I love you, your blog and coconut! I was curious, where do you get those wide coconut flakes? I can’t find them anywhere. Please answer me as I have left questions before that have gone unanswered. Please, please, please!!! I’ve got to find that coconut…it looks heavenly!!!
Lauren from Baklust
Aaaah! I love this post! Coconut is my faaaaavorite! <3
Sarah-Anne
Have you had coconut Greek yogurt?! Ah-mazing.
Jelly
oh coconut i always love you :) coconut is the best of all spices but not at all .
we have a coconut farm near our province my mom always make a “Ginataan” sounds cool right its so delicious. oh btw nice perfect photos it just like an art done reading it thank you for sharing :)
Sarah
I used to hate coconut and then BAM I woke up and was obsessed with it and now it’s like spoon to mouth all the time yum. thanks for the round-up. best me making them all, market research you know?!
Mary's Pastry Lab
i think you’re gonna love the desserts here in Thailand. lots of coconuts in all kinds of form!
Jennifer Farley (@jwfarley)
Can’t tell you the ridiculous pleasure I get from opening and flaking the beautiful flesh from a fresh coconut–it’s kinda sick!! You’d think I’d just discovered fire or something.
(BTW–glad you talk about your kitchen disasters too. No matter how much you cook, sometimes the kitchen wins!)
B (MakeDo and Spend)
I also LOVE coconut
Have you ever had the coconut ice-cream that comes in half a coconut shell? I went to a wedding once and lot of people didn’t like theirs… not such a shame for me!
Have a big bag of dried stuff in my cupboard, will have to make some biscuits soon for sure… and goes so well on jam tarts… yum!
TeenyLittleSuperChef
All hail the almighty coconut! I freaking love this stuff. I’m fairly certain you can add coconut to any baked good or dish and take it from blah to boo-yah! Thanks for all the links to some good recipes to try out. I’ll be making some of them soon, for sure :)
melanie
hellooo new fave food blog! adding you to my bookmark list :)
Stacy @ Say It With Sprinkles
I love coconut! In fact, I just wrote a post dedicated to it myself, including a coconut cupcake recipe! I love the coconut almond biscuit idea! =)
Kristin @ FoodFash
I’m a coconut freak too! I have like 100 of your recipes on my to-do list :)
Jenna
I love coconut too! It’s so versatile. I think my favorite way to have coconut is in cookies, although soup is a close second. :)
Racheal
I have the answer for your coconut, hazelnut, chocolate combo. Standard coconut loaf cake with gooey yummy nutella through the middle ;) yummy!!! Yes its very basic, yes its a bit childish but cold day plus cup of coffee plus coconut cake with nutella equals very happy office staff.
Lynne @ 365 Days of Baking
There’s just something so wonderful about coconut – it makes my heart sing!
Jo
Joy, if you haven’t tried Ina Garten’s coconut cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, you simply must. They are sooooo tasty!!
Angela @ the fairy bread chronicles
COCONUT = THE BOMB DIGGITY.
I just made a coconut panna cotta! So smooth! So creamy! So amazing!
culinarystorm
I love love love coconut!!
Stacy
Recipe failure: such is life. Persevere!! I am currently eating a slice of coconut quick bread, as it happens, along with a square of chocolate, so I think it goes without saying that I am looking forward to the coconut + chocolate + hazelnut recipe to come!
CulinarilyCourtney
Mmmm, I am coconut obsessed! I usually only ever eat the sweetened flaked coconut, but I am interested in trying the non-sweetened natural shredded coconut. I especially like the looks of that coconut and kale bowl :)
Katie @ OhShineOn
Oh wow… just wow. My mom would LOVE all these recipes. She is a huge coconut fan… HUGE! Me? Well, I like it, too. And I like all these recipes. Like the pancakes. Especially the pancakes.
Carmen Cooper
I’m with you on the coconut obsession. My prescription is three times a day with food! and I feel great! Check out my coconut carrot & banana muffins. http://blog.yoursnaturally.com.au/2012/02/recipe-a-mazing-muffins.html
Deanne
I’ve been looking for new ways to try coconut – thanks for this!
Also, I just discovered that you will be at Omnivore Books in SF in a few weeks. Can’t wait!
Anna @ the shady pine
I hear you loud and clear…I am getting on the band wagon for coconut love. I never knew until this post that coconut flour is available…where have you been all my life coconut flour?!
Elle
Coconut is god. End of story.
Living The Sweet Life
Coconut is crazy delicious – – especially toasted. Especially for breakfast – – or lunch – – or dinner for that mattter of fact. Okay – truth is coconut is ALWAYS delicious
Becca- Cookie Jar Treats
I have a love/hate relationship with coconut. I really like it on shrimp, but so far that’s the only way I like it. I’ve tried making coconut macaroons, but I could only find sweetened coconut, which I did not like. So maybe if I can find shredded unsweetened coconut, I could learn to really love the stuff :)
L.O.
You should seriously consider visiting Kerala, India if you love coconut that much! I’m from there and my mom uses coconut in EVERYTHING she makes.. from every single curry to breakfast dish to pastry.. if you’re interested, look up south Indian cooking and you’ll find coconut as the main ingredient! :)
SarahRuth
I love coconut!! I’m guessing you already know this, but in case you don’t… did you know you can whip coconut cream? You just chill a can of full-fat coconut milk and then scoop out the hardened cream part. Whip it with beaters and voila! Coconut whipped cream! It tastes phenomenal and holds up pretty great!
Sam
Love love love coconut and these recipes are great!! Thank you so much!!
Monica @ Soirees & Such
I love coconut too!!! I’m actually going to make coconut thumbprints with salted caramel as we speak, I’ll be posting it soon! xx
Courtney
Hey, just wanted to drop a note and let you know how inspiring your blog is. Such fantastic photos – and love the idea for these biscuits. Very clever.
Courtney
Kate @ eatrecyclerepeat
Those coconut waffles are a dream – they are so satisfying without leaving me in a waffle coma for the rest of the day. I can even see them stacked with chocolate as a dessert. And I love all the tips you had on Homefries for using coconut oil as a scrub, shaving cream, moisturizer, etc. Genius! Thanks for sharing
tracy shutterbean
(((coconut)))
i love that. i think i might add that to my phone so that whenever we text about coconut, the ((( ))) comes up
Ann P.
Those are the prettiest coconut flakes I’ve ever seen! All your recipes sound amazing–I remember being awed by them when I first read those posts! They make my mouth water like the first time I laid eyes on them. :)
I’m going to miss your hilarity and your recipes so much while I’m gone on my mission trip, but when i am back in 3 months, it’s going to be like opening a treasure chest of stomach-satisfying goodness. Until then, Happy baking, Joy!!
misschels
Joy! Coconut is my favorite condiment, at least I use it as a condiment. It’s my dad’s fave and he introduced it to me early on it life. Ever since then I have been pairing it with anything I can get my hands on. My new fave is coconut peanut butter. I use a little coconut oil instead of peanut oil, and stir in toasted coconut flakes at the end. O my word! It is so funny that you posted this today because I literally just got finished making coconut almond scones. I used a mixture of coconut and almond flour with chopped almonds and fresh coconut! The kitchen smells amazing!
MANGIA!!!
Susan (Oliepants)
I absolutely love coconut. Your chocolate coconut scones are still on my “to-bake” list!
Julie
Aah! I made dark chocolate chunk and coconut scones a few weeks ago and they were DIVINE.. and have been on my must-make-again list since. While it’s still parka season…
kelli
Joy,
Thank you so much for saying that something of yours failed. I’m sure it happens to food bloggers and cooks all of the time, but no one says so. It was extra nice to read a little about this morning as I am starting out on a quest to learn how to master different recipes/techniques this year (this year starting tonight as I spent January moving and learning to live without a spouse again). So. Biscuits are on the agenda tonight! Wish me luck!
Becca @ Cook, Rejoice, Repeat
I still haven’t made that fabulous-looking carrot ginger coconut soup, dang it! Soon, I promise!
Ana
Coconut is my favorite fruit ever! Well… maybe together with mango. I am from tropics, so I grew up eating lots and lots of it. I wish coconut was not so expensive in California…
I’m pinning all these recipes! Can’t wait to try them soon! Especially the desserts… YUMMY!
Greta @ Staying Lost
I think I bookmarked those coconut scones the first time I saw them, but they have slipped my mind. I am determined to make them this weekend!
ileana
Coconut rocks. Can’t wait for your future chocolate-hazelnut-coconut recipe!
Janet
I made chocolate pudding yesterday and added a dash of coconut extract to it along with some shredded coconut. Yummy!
Adrienne
Oh please oh please oh please make a coconut, hazelnut, chocolate …..something! Those are my three favorite things on this planet to eat and if you were somehow able to put them together…oh my goodness. I can’t wait to see!
Maureen
My head is spinning with heaps of ideas from this post. Soup, biscuits, cupcakes, gluten free.. woo !
Lindsay @ The Live-In Kitchen
Bummer about your failure, but the rest of the recipes look delicious! I’ve never had so many kitchen failures than after I started my blog. I guess it just means you’re trying!
Abby
I don’t know which to start with first the soup or the waffles, yum!
thelittleloaf
I love how coconut can be used in sweet and savoury dishes – and with this gorgeous collection of recipes I’m not going to run out of ways to eat it this month :-)
Chrissy (My Fare Foodie)
I’m sitting shotgun on this coconut bandwagon. I basically smell like coconuts 24/7 – completely addicted to coconut oil, and I’m glad to see I’m not the only one!
Vickie
yum, coconut. & those scones look wonderful :)
Seanna Lea
Do you like the magic bars? I bet they would be awesome with a layer made with nutella!
Tori (@eatori)
I’m with you. All the way. Coconut milk tapioca is my Peter Pan happy place.
Kathryn
I definitely need to find me some coconut flour, it sounds so much nicer than normal gluten free flour!
Kat
I looove that pomegranate tea towel. Where can I find one?
Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga
I love your love of coconut…it’s such fun stuff, agreed.
And I love your love of beautiful dishes and pretty things. I always know I can drool over the food and the props in your posts :)
Katie
LOVE coconut! I was in Thailand over the holidays in December and one night we found this guy on the side of the street selling home made coconut ice cream served in a (split right in front of us) young coconut half which we scraped the flesh out of once we reached the end of the ice cream, topped with coconut jelly, fresh coconut curls, and a drizzle of coconut milk. It was coconut heaven!
Gosia
Love from the land of coconut- Thailand. I am so making this soup.xxx.
Jim
your not alone haha i also loved coconut coz it so useful many use of it.
btw nice photos you have here super like :) thumbs up. good work.
Sarah Rachel
I presume you have a more complex and sophisticated recipe in mind for your coconut-hazelnut-chocolate combo, but a few months ago I made a nanaimo bar spin-off using those ingredients that came out super well.
lynn @ the actor's diet
i adore coconut too. i just recently read dave almond’s “candyfreak” and he described it as having a “sweet cuticle” texture which made me laugh. and then cry.
Cupcake Kat
I love coconut! Coconut ftw! Can’t wait to see your recipe when its a success
Amanda
I totes need to get on that coconut flour wagon.Must. Make. Delicious. Waffles.
Lori
I like the kale coconut bowl idea a LOT and my newest hobby is experiments with the coconut curry dishes–green, red, pineapple curries, I love them all. But sweetened coconut is something I might have to learn to like….
Clare
I loooove coconut!! Keen to try those breakfast cookies.. and the waffles.. YUM :)
Allie@LiveLaughEat
Coconut is the bomb dot com. Macaroons, carrot cake, and coconut milk ice cream are my favorite forms!
Julie
I used to hate coconut but I’m all for it now. I like it in coconut juice form… and other forms as long as it’s not too dry.
Laurie {Simply Scratch}
I love coconut toooo! Coconut milk ice cream is the BESTEST!