Best How To Prepare Fresh Coconut Recipes
COCONUT CUSTARD
"My family always thought baked custard was a treat...and I especially like this version with coconut," says field editor Ruth Peterson of Jenison, Michigan.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 50m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a bowl, beat eggs. Add sugar, salt and vanilla. Gradually add milk; mix well. Stir in coconut. Place six ungreased 10-oz. ramekins or custard cups in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Fill each with about 3/4 cup coconut mixture. Sprinkle with nutmeg. Fill larger pan with boiling water to a depth of 1 in. Bake at 325° for 30-40 minutes or until center is just set (mixture will jiggle). Remove ramekins from pan to a wire rack., In a saucepan, combine cornstarch and water until smooth. Add raspberries, sugar and salt. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; strain if desired. Cool. Serve over custard.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 361 calories, Fat 13g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 158mg cholesterol, Sodium 438mg sodium, Carbohydrate 54g carbohydrate (46g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 9g protein.
TO CRACK AND SHAVE FRESH COCONUT
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Pierce softest eye of coconut with a metal skewer or small screwdriver and drain liquid into a bowl to sample (if it tastes sweet, the coconut is fresh; if it tastes oily, the coconut is rancid and should be discarded). Bake coconut in oven 15 minutes.
- Break shell with a hammer or back of a heavy cleaver, then remove flesh with point of a strong knife, levering it out carefully. Remove brown skin with a sharp knife or vegetable peeler.
- Shave edges of coconut meat pieces with a vegetable peeler until you have about 3 1/2 cups shavings.
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