Coconut Jam Fills Recipes

KAYA (COCONUT JAM)

Steps:

• Beat the eggs in a bowl to combine the yolks and whites.
• Filter the egg with the wire mesh strainer.
• Heat the coconut milk, put the pandan leaves into the hot coconut milk. Steep the leaves for fifteen minutes.
• Discard the leaves and pour the coconut milk into the egg mixture.
• Add the white sugar.
• Double boil for forty-five minutes. Add the palm sugar when it is about to thicken. You can boil longer until it achieves the consistency you want.
• Blend the kaya with a blender or food processor for thirty seconds,
• Transfer the kaya to containers for storage.

COCONUT TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place frozen mini tart shells on a baking sheet.
• Beat the butter, sugar, egg, evaporated milk, and vanilla extract, mixing until fully combined. Stir in the coconut. Place 1/2 teaspoon of jam into each mini tart shell, and fill the shells with about 1 tablespoon of the coconut mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the shells and topping are lightly golden brown, about 20 minutes. Cool on wire rack.

COCONUT CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Pulse salt, sugar, and 1¼ cups flour in a food processor until well combined. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal with a few pea-size pieces of butter remaining, about 10 seconds. With the motor running, add ¼ cup ice water and process until dough just holds together, about 30 seconds. Squeeze a small amount of dough between your fingers; if it's very crumbly, add more ice water, 1 Tbsp. at a time (2 Tbsp. maximum), and process to combine (do not overprocess).
• Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and form into a rough ball. Knead a few times, then roll into a ball. Flatten ball to a disc with smooth edges (no cracks), cover with plastic wrap, and chill at least 1 hour or up to overnight.
• Position rack in bottom of oven; preheat to 350°F. Roll out chilled dough on a lightly floured surface to a 13" round. Wrap dough loosely around floured rolling pin, then release into pie pan. Lift up edges and allow dough to slump down into dish. Trim edges to leave a 1" overhang and crimp as desired. Freeze dough at least 15 minutes or chill, covered, up to 24 hours.
• Line crust with parchment or foil and fill with baking beans or weights. Bake crust, rotating halfway through, 20 minutes. Remove weights, pierce bottom of crust all over with a fork, and continue to bake until very light brown and dry, about 10 minutes more. Let cool.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread coconut flakes on a rimmed baking sheet and toast, stirring once or twice, until golden brown and fragrant, 8-10 minutes. Let cool.
• Heat 1¾ cups milk in a small saucepan until almost boiling. Add 1½ cups toasted coconut, stir, and cover. Let steep 1 hour. (Now would be a great time to roll out and bake the pie crust.)
• Strain toasted-coconut milk through a fine-mesh sieve into a large saucepan; discard solids (you should have about 1½ cups milk; add more milk if necessary). Add canned coconut milk and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Remove from heat.
• Pour remaining ¾ cup cold milk into a small bowl and sprinkle gelatin over. Let sit 10 minutes. Whisk egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a large bowl. Add gelatin mixture and whisk until smooth.
• Whisking constantly, slowly pour half of the coconut milk mixture in a thin stream into egg mixture. (A wet towel under bowl with egg mixture will help stabilize it.) Pour everything back into saucepan and heat over medium-high. Cook, whisking constantly, until mixture is thickened and starts to bubble, then continue to cook about 1 minute more so it doesn't taste starchy.
• Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean large bowl. Add butter and vanilla and stir to combine. Press plastic wrap against surface of mixture and chill until cool, 2½-3 hours. (You can speed up the process by stirring from time to time or placing bowl with filling in a large bowl of ice water.)
• Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, whip cream to medium peaks in a medium bowl. Working in 3 batches, gently fold cream into pie filling until just incorporated. Sprinkle half of the remaining toasted coconut into bottom of prepared pie shell. Carefully spoon filling over coconut, mounding it in the middle and making decorative swirls with the back of a spoon. Chill at least 2 more hours to set.
• When ready to serve, garnish pie with remaining toasted coconut. Do Ahead: Pie can be made 2 days ahead; cover and chill. Editor's note: This recipe was originally published in July 2016. For more of our favorite pie recipes, head this way →

COCONUT AND JAM TARTS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together.
• To your tart shell, add 1 teaspoons of jam. Cover with coconut mixture. Bake at 350 until browned.

COCONUT JAM FLAPJACKS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10x7-inch glass pan.
• Combine coconut jam, brown sugar, vegan butter, and golden syrup in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook until melted together, about 3 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pulse oats in a food processor until finely ground.
• Add ground oats to the melted jam-sugar mixture; stir until coated. Spread mixture in the prepared pan. Sprinkle coconut flakes on top and press down.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through, about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely, about 30 minutes, before cutting into 36 squares.

JAM & COCONUT FILLED MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°.
• Sift together flour and baking powder; stir in sugar and coconut.
• Beat the egg, vanilla extract, milk and oil together.
• Add the dry mix to the wet mixture.
• Mix just until combined.
• Drop a large tablespoon of batter into each tin.
• Add a teaspoon of jam to each and the rest of the batter.
• Sprinkle the tops with a little bit of coconut.
• Bake 25-30 minutes or until well risen and firm to the touch.