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Coconut - Information about Coconuts and Coconut Recipes
Contrary to popular opinion, coconut milk isn't the clear juice that runs out when you pierce a coconut. Learn more about Asia's most famous tropical fruit, including how to make coconut milk, and try several recipes.
How to Extract Milk from a Coconut
How to extract milk from a coconut to make your own sweet and delicately flavored coconut milk. Photographs to help you make fresh Coconut Milk
How to Choose a Coconut
Basic tips on how to select a good coconut, from your Guide.
How to Extract Milk from a Coconut
Easy to follow step by step instructions from your Guide.
How to Make Toasted Coconut
Toasted coconut adds flavor to Asian dishes and makes an attractive topping for desserts.
Coconut Ice Cream
This simple Thai dessert uses only four ingredients - coconut milk, sugar, shredded coconut and fruit.
Chinese Sponge Coconut Cake
Similar to Hawaiian Haupia, the steamed sponge cake is made with coconut milk and topped with coconut icing.
Chicken With Peaches
Sweet peaches are combined with chicken and a tangy sauce in this simple stir-fry.
Dinner Buns With Coconut Milk
Canned coconut milk adds a rich body to these traditional dinner buns.
Hot Bananas with Cinnamon Coconut Sauce
Bananas are simmered in coconut milk flavored with cinnamon and sugar in this easy to make Indonesian recipe.
Hot Bananas in Coconut Milk
Coconut milk lends a sweet flavor to the bananas. This makes a quick and easy dessert for two, or it can easily be doubled to serve four people.
Peanut Sticky Rice
Peanuts and glutinous rice are gently simmered in coconut milk in this popular Vietnamese dish.
Coconuts
Find out the history of this popular fruit of the coconut palm, from the Home Cooking Guide.