Best Coconut Toast Appetizer Recipes

HOW TO TOAST COCONUT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325ºF. Place shredded or flaked coconut evenly on a large baking sheet that has been lined with a Silpat baking mat or parchment paper. Put the baking sheet on the middle rack and bake for 3 minutes. After 3 minutes, open the oven and gently stir the coconut with a spatula. Bake until the coconut is golden brown, about 3-4 more minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely. Note: Make sure you keep an eye on the toasted coconut. Once it starts to toast, it toasts quickly!

COCONUT TOAST APPETIZER

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°F.
• Melt butter.
• Add sugar and coconut and mix well. Set aside.
• Slice bread into about 1/4 to 1/2 an inch and spread pieces on a non-stick pan.
• Spead about 1/2 to 1 TBSP of coconut mixture on each piece of bread. This doesn't need to be an exact measurement. You can put as much on as you like, but the more you put on the longer it takes for the bread and the mixture to brown. If you put on too much though, the bread will burn and the coconut mixture will not brown.
• Bake in oven for about 10-15 minutes or until the mixture has a nice toasted golden color.
• *If your coconut is not browning, broil, but it won't take long-- no more than a minute. Watch closely! It doesn't take long for these to burn. And burned coconut does not taste good!

COCONUT TOAST

Steps:

• In bowl combine coconut, sugar, butter, egg and vanilla.
• Mix well.
• Spread over each slice of bread.
• Place on ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake at 350 F for 15-20 minutes.
• At end, broil for just a moment to brown the coconut slightly.

BAKED COCONUT FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Spray the inside of a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Arrange bread slices in a single layer in the prepared baking dish.
• Whisk coconut milk, egg substitute, sugar, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until evenly combined; pour over bread. Turn bread over to coat. Cover baking dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove plastic wrap from baking dish.
• Turn bread slices over and sprinkle coconut over bread; let stand for 15 minutes.
• Bake in the preheated oven until egg is set and coconut is golden, about 30 minutes.

FRESH ROASTED COCONUT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Test each of the three eyes at the stem end of the coconut to find the softest eye. Use an ice pick and a hammer to pierce the eye, then drain the juice into a glass through a fine sieve, and reserve for another use.
• Tap the coconut with a hammer until a palm-size piece of the shell breaks off. Continue tapping around the broken edge of the shell until it begins to break apart. Place the broken shells on a baking sheet. Bake the shells for about 10 minutes to loosen the coconut flesh from the shell.
• Remove the coconut shells from the oven, and allow them to cool to the touch. Pry out the meat with an oyster knife. With a potato peeler, remove any remaining brown skin from meat. Grate the coconut meat, or slice it with a mandoline.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place grated or sliced coconut on a baking sheet and transfer to oven. Bake until lightly toasted. Let cool before using.

AVOCADO COCONUT TOAST

Steps:

• Toast bread slices, and spread each with coconut oil. Top with avocado, and season with salt and red-pepper flakes. Finish with a squeeze of lemon.