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Recipes and cocktails with coconut

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15 recipes and 1 cocktail

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Bowls of creamy yam and coconut dessert with guava swirls, alongside guava paste and cinnamon.

Creamy Yam and Coconut Dessert with Guava

Spoon dessert featuring white yam made into a cream with coconut milk, cinnamon, and vanilla, finished with a swirl of guava. Serves 6 small bowls.

50 minEasy
Caimanero ajiaco served in a deep bowl, with fish flakes, pieces of root vegetables, dumplings and cilantro.

Caimanero Ajiaco with Yam and Fish: A Recipe from Isla de la Juventud

Caimanero pinero ajiaco with desalted salted fish, yam, mapén, root vegetables, and coconut milk dumplings. For 6 servings.

1 h 35 minMedium
Coconut bites dipped in Hershey's chocolate

Coconut bites dipped in Hershey's milk chocolate

No-bake coconut and condensed milk bites, dipped in Hershey's milk chocolate. Easy, fresh, and perfect for a snack.

1 h 50 minEasy
Coconut Ice Cream with Kinder Bueno, No Ice Cream Maker Required

Coconut Ice Cream with Kinder Bueno, No Ice Cream Maker Required

Homemade coconut ice cream with Kinder Bueno, creamy and without a machine: whipped cream, condensed milk, and coconut cream. An easy fusion for hot weather.

8 h 40 minEasy
Chickpea cookies with coconut, peanut butter and chocolate

Chickpea Cookies with Coconut, Peanut Butter and Chocolate

Homemade soft chickpea cookies made with cooked chickpeas, shredded coconut, peanut butter and dark chocolate chunks. Easy and baked.

1 h 12 minEasy
Banana pudding with María cookies and coconut, Cuban style

Banana pudding with María cookies and coconut, Cuban style

Cold dessert in small glasses with vanilla custard, banana, softened María cookies and toasted coconut. Inspired by the American banana pudding.

5 h 35 minEasy
Cuban coffee brownie pudding with coconut ice cream

Cuban Coffee Brownie Pudding with Coconut Ice Cream

Chocolate and Cuban coffee brownie pudding, with a thin crust and creamy center, baked in a water bath and served with coconut ice cream.

1 h 45 minMedium
Chicken Curry

Chicken Curry

Chicken curry with potato, coconut milk and cream in a thick and glossy aromatic sauce. Easy, ready in 40 minutes and perfect with white rice.

40 minEasy
Coconut Panetela

Coconut Panetela

Fluffy panetela made with cake mix, filled and covered with coconut sweet and brown sugar. An easy dessert to share with family.

1 hEasy
Rice pudding

Rice with three milks, raisins and coconut sweet

Cuban rice pudding made with whole milk, condensed milk and evaporated milk, with raisins, cinnamon and a touch of coconut sweet. Creamy and well chilled.

45 minEasy
Shortcrust pastry for tarts

Shortcrust Pastry for Tartlets

Homemade shortcrust pastry for sweet or savory tarts, golden and crispy, with an optional filling of coconut and condensed milk.

1 h 50 minMedium
Coquito quemado coconut sweets

Coquito Quemado (Cuban Coconut Sweets)

Cuban coquito quemado: grated coconut with its thin brown skin, raw sugar, and honey cooked slowly. A traditional sweet that keeps for days.

2 hEasy
Coconut Flan

Coconut Flan

Creamy coconut flan with condensed milk and grated coconut, baked in a water bath and topped with caramel. An easy dessert to impress.

55 minEasy
Baracoa Especial

Baracoa especial

Cuban frozen cocktail with Havana Club rum, grapefruit juice, cream of coconut and lemon, served in a champagne glass and drizzled with añejo.

Cocktail5 minEasy
Coconut Sweet with cream cheese

Coconut Sweet

Cuban coconut sweet with only coconut, sugar, water and a pinch of salt. Easy, creamy and perfect with very cold cream cheese.

50 minEasy
Coconut Pudding

Coconut Pudding

Pudding made with shredded coconut, butter and eggs, baked in a water bath in a caramelized mold. A Cuban dessert with glamour.

2 hMedium