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This post is all about the best, easy-to-make coconut desserts and sweets for holidays, festivals, or whenever you have a sweet tooth. These sweets and desserts are made using coconut milk and fresh or frozen shredded coconut flakes.

Best, simple, easy coconut desserts & sweets using coconut milk, fresh, dry, shredded coconut.

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Coconut Recipes

I am from the coastal region of Karnataka, where coconut is a key ingredient used on a daily basis for cooking. Most of the traditional family recipes use fresh coconut from rice to curry like chane gashi (chickpea curry), spicy potato and mixed vegetable curry (batate vagu), coconut rice, etc.

Have you heard of the popular South Indian idli chutney combo or dosa chutney combo? This chutney is made using coconut as the star ingredient.

I have many savory coconut recipes you can make for lunch, breakfast, or dinner, but today's post is all about coconut desserts.

Coconut sweets that are no bake can be made using fresh, dry, frozen shredded coconut flakes, and some using coconut milk. You may have to adjust the moisture content when using desiccated coconut for the fresh coconut.

Coconut sweets using fresh, frozen, or dry coconut

Use shredded or grated coconut flakes to make these simple sweets.

blackberry oatmeal bars on white parchment paper.

Blackberry Coconut Oatmeal Bars

Blackberry oatmeal bars are a great way to enjoy the sweet and tangy flavor of fresh blackberries in a healthy and satisfying snack or dessert. Perfect for breakfast, a mid-day snack, or a sweet treat after dinner. These bars can be easily turned into a gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free snack with appropriate substitutions discussed in the post below.
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Easy Coconut Macaroon Recipe

Coconut Macaroons are simple and easy-to-make drop cookies that are crispy and golden on the outside with a soft and chewy center. You can bake these for the Christmas holidays or for any special occasion.
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Coconut Date Balls | Best No-Bake Christmas Treats

Coconut Date Balls are a holiday tradition. These bite-sized balls are easy to make with dates, coconut, and nuts in less than 15 minutes. Serve these as a holiday snack, after-meal desserts, or even in the form of gift boxes.
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Coconut balls are also called ladoo or laddu in India. Make this using sugar, jaggery, condensed milk, caramel sauce, dulce de leche.

Best coconut ladoo (easy nariyal ke laddu), Stack of Indian coconut balls - coconut sweets.

3 ingredient coconut ladoo with sugar

Coconut Ladoo, popularly known as Nariyal Ke Laddu, is a quick & easy to make, soft & melt-in-mouth instant Indian sweet prepared using three simple ingredients from your kitchen in less than 15 minutes. These laddus are gluten-free and can be easily made vegan.
Check out this recipe.
Easy coconut balls - 3 ingredients only, Coconut ladoo with condensed milk or dulce de leche.

Coconut Balls with Dulce De Leche

Coconut Balls or Coconut Ladoo with Dulce de Leche is a no-bake melt-in-mouth bite-size treat made using three basic ingredients in less than 15 minutes. This quick and easy sweet recipe can be prepared for special occasions, festivals like Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Navratri, Holi, or Christmas and Thanksgiving holidays.
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Rava Laddu (Rava Coconut Ladoo) is an easy-to-make melt-in-mouth Indian sweet recipe prepared using basic ingredients from your kitchen in less than 30 minutes. One of the traditional Indian sweet recipes prepared during Raksha Bandhan, Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali, etc.
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Vegan Coconut Cake (Coconut Bread Loaf)

This coconut bread or cake is a sweet, moist, quick, and easy recipe topped with vanilla glaze and toasted coconut flakes. It's a perfect treat for all coconut lovers.
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We have four different types of burfi (barfi) sweet using coconut as a key ingredient. Barfi is a no-bake Indian fudge prepared using simple ingredients available in any grocery store.

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White Coocnut Barfi or Coconut Fudge with Sugar (no bake)

Coconut Burfi (Nariyal Barfi) is a traditional Indian sweet recipe prepared using only three ingredients in less than 30 minutes. This barfi sweet is easy to make, highly addictive, and flavorful.
Check out this recipe.
Best Indian coconut burfi with jaggery (thengai burfi, nariyal barfi).

2 ingredient Coconut barfi with jaggery

Coconut Barfi is a melt-in-mouth, flavorful, and addictive Indian sweet recipe prepared using just 2 ingredients - fresh coconut and sticky jaggery in less than 30 minutes.
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7 cup Barfi sweet

7 Cup Burfi is a rich and aromatic, quick, and easy-to-make traditional Indian sweet recipe or fudge prepared using five basic ingredients: gram flour (besan), coconut, milk, sugar, and ghee.
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Burfi with semolina and coconut (Rava Barfi)

Rava Burfi is a classic, rich, aromatic, melt-in-mouth Indian sweet recipe prepared during festivals like Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, and Janmashtami. This Indian burfi dessert uses semolina (suji), coconut, besan, sugar, milk, and homemade ghee and is flavored with cardamom.
Check out this recipe.

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Modak or Sweet Dumpling with coconut

Ukadiche Modak is a popular steamed sweet dumpling from India prepared on the occasion of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival using rice flour, coconut, and jaggery as main ingredients.
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Patholi- Very similar to tamales

Patoli or Patholi or Patoleo is a steamed Indian dish where the rice rolls or dumplings are filled with jaggery and coconut mixture. The highlight or the unique aroma of this dish comes by steaming it in turmeric leaves.
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Pineapple Patoli or Pineapple Tamales

Make this Ganesh Chaturthi festival and Nagar Panchami festival extra special with a twist to a traditional sweet recipe – Pineapple patholi or Sweet Pineapple Tamales Indian style.
Pineapple Patholis are steamed cakes or dumplings where the rice batter is filled with pineapple coconut jaggery mixture and steamed in turmeric leaves.
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Bounty Modak or Chocolate Modak

Bounty Modak or Chocolate Modak is a rich and creamy, addictive and melt-in-mouth recipe that you should try for Ganesh Chaturthi this year. Bounty Modak is going to be a sure-shot crowd-pleaser. Ganpati Bappa Moraya.
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Panchakajjaya using coconut and rice flakes (poha).

Panchakajjaya or Panchkadayi is a very popular prasad or naivedyam recipe from Mangalore, Udupi region of Karnataka, prepared during festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi, Varamahalakshmi, Janmashtami, Navratri, Diwali, etc.
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Temple Style Rice dessert uses coconut pieces

Temple Style Nei Paysam is a popular recipe from Kerala offered as naivedyam or prasadam at Sabarimala. The flavor in this kheer comes from the cooked rice blended with ghee and jaggery, a hint of warmth from the ginger powder. The addition of toasted coconut, nendran banana, and roasted dry fruits enhances the taste of this dish.
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Sweet Khichdi using lentil and rice

Moong Dal Khichdi is a traditional and classic dessert prepared using green moong dal (green gram) and ghee (brown butter). This sweet can be prepared in less than 30 minutes and can be served as bhog (prasad) during Navaratri, Makara sankranthi
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Coconut Milk Dessert Recipes

Desserts made using coconut milk are the best. The flavor and creaminess it gives to the dessert is fantastic. A total crowd-pleaser.

You can use canned coconut milk or homemade coconut milk for these sweets.

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Ragi Manni (Finger Millet Custard) - Super healthy dessert

Ragi Manni or Finger Millet Custard is a healthy and delicious, melt-in-mouth traditional sweet recipe prepared using just four ingredients.
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Coconut Milk Oat Pudding

Coconut milk oat pudding is a melt-in-mouth, delicious, and aromatic dessert prepared using just 5 ingredients in 30 minutes.
Oat pudding tastes the best when served chilled, but you can also serve warm at room temperature.
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Mango Chia Pudding

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Mango Sticky Rice Dessert

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Jackfruit Pudding (Kheer)

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Recipe FAQs

What works well with coconut?

Coconut makes your dish light and aromatic and can be used to make simple Asian curries and gravies to desserts from pies, pudding, bars to cakes, etc.

Which coconut is best for desserts?

Indian sweets use fresh grated coconut, enhancing the dish's flavor. But you can easily substitute it with frozen or dry shredded sweetened coconut flakes. And dry shredded coconut flakes are the best while making desserts like macaroons. So, based on the dish you are going to make, add fresh or dry coconut.

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Easy and best coconut desserts & sweets using coconut milk, fresh, dry, shredded coconut flakes.

Simple Coconut Desserts | Best Coconut Sweets Recipes

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This post is all about the best, easy-to-make coconut desserts and sweets for holidays, festivals, or whenever you have a sweet tooth. These sweets and desserts are made using coconut milk and fresh or frozen shredded coconut flakes.
5 from 13 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Desserts, sweets
Cuisine American, Asian, Indian
Servings 6
Calories 414 kcal

Equipment

  • Baking pan

Ingredients
  

Eggless Coconut Macaroons

  • 3 cups Shredded coconut flakes
  • ⅓ cup All-purpose flour
  • Pinch of salt
  • ½ can Condensed milk
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a parchment paper on your baking sheet and keep it aside.
  • Add coconut flakes, salt, and flour in a bowl and mix. To this, add condensed milk and vanilla extract and mix until combined using your hands.
    3 cups Shredded coconut flakes, ⅓ cup All-purpose flour, Pinch of salt, ½ can Condensed milk, 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • Drop golf-sized balls of the dough onto a prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake for 12 minutes or until the coconut is toasted. Enjoy.

Notes

  • Coconut desserts made using coconut milk like kheer, payasam, and pudding are best when consumed in 2 days. 
  • Coconut sweets like barfi, laddu, balls, fudge, and bread are the best make-ahead dessert options for festivals and holidays. 

Nutrition

Calories: 414kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 6gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 26gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 58mgPotassium: 362mgFiber: 7gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 88IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 106mgIron: 2mg
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  1. veenaazmanov

    5 stars
    Thanks. Coconut desserts are always yummy. Perfect time of the year to try them out. Festivity has just started.

    Reply

  2. Kristine

    5 stars
    Wow, so may choices here! I can't wait to try out a few of these recipes. They all look tasty!

    Reply

  3. Jess

    5 stars
    I love coconut so these desserts are perfect for me!

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