Easycoconutdrops Recipes

TRADITIONAL COCONUT DROPS

Traditional Coconut Drops image

Provided by Felix (Simply Trini Cooking)

Categories Breads

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 cups grated coconut
1 cup all purpose flour (packed)
1/2 cup granulated or brown sugar
1 tsp aluminum-free baking powder
2 tbsp butter
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp coconut essence
1/2 tsp. vanilla essence
1 small egg

Steps:

Preheat the oven to about 400 degrees F.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add the coconut.
Cut in the butter and mix into the flour. Add the essence to the egg and beat lightly.
Make a well in the middle of the flour and add the liquid. Mix into a stiff dough.
Drop about 2-tablespoon full of dough on a well greased sheet.
Bake for about 15 minutes or until golden in the oven at a lower temperature, 200 degrees F.
Remove and leave to cool before serving. Bake for approximately 15 minutes

OLD FASHIONED COCONUT DROPS

Old Fashioned Coconut Drops image

I like to glaze these coconut drops with sugar syrup and brown sugar.

Provided by Linda Kong Ting

Categories Desserts Cookies Fruit Cookie Recipes Coconut

Yield 9

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ cup white sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups shredded coconut
½ cup raisins
1 egg, beaten

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
Combine flour and margarine in a medium size mixing bowl. Mix in sugar, cinnamon and baking powder. Stir the egg into the mixture. Once the egg is well incorporated stir in the coconut, raisins and vanilla. Drop the dough in rough heaps the size of an egg onto cookie sheets.
Bake 8 minutes or until lightly browned.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 250.1 calories, Carbohydrate 37.3 g, Cholesterol 34.2 mg, Fat 10.5 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 7.8 g, Sodium 146.5 mg, Sugar 22.1 g

SIMPLE COCONUT CAKE

Simple Coconut Cake image

This simple cake is one of my favorite recipes, because I love coconut. The recipe has been mostly eyeing the ingredients so I tried to make the recipe. This has been in my family for years.

Provided by Buckets223

Categories Desserts Cakes Coconut Cake Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 ½ cups shredded coconut
1 cup white sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 eggs, room temperature
½ cup milk, or more as needed
¼ cup simple syrup, or to taste

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
Whisk coconut and sugar together in a bowl. Sift in flour and whisk to combine. Make a well in the middle of the mixture and set aside.
Whisk eggs together in a small bowl and pour into the well in the flour mixture. Add enough milk to reach a slightly thickened, but runny, texture. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
Remove from the oven and let cool for 20 minutes. Pour simple syrup over cake before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 183.5 calories, Carbohydrate 29.2 g, Cholesterol 21.1 mg, Fat 6.5 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 5.3 g, Sodium 14.5 mg, Sugar 13.6 g