what to do with coconut meat?

[luna99]

I finally opened up my first coconut and I have the meat from inside of it scooped out.. what can I do with it?

I thought about some sort of dessert maybe? I have almonds and some peaches and plums.. some frozen fruit and strawberries in my fridge right now..

any suggestions? it doesn't HAVE to be a dessert either..

just tell me what to do with coconut meat! :)

[justinesmith]

I love to make coconut creme pie with the meat. Just blend the meat, some bananas, a bit of water and some dates. YUM. I might add sliced peaches and put on an almond crust.... O.k. now my mouth is watering....

[Dr. White]

I just made Cafe Gratitudes Coconut Cream Pie last night and it is delicious!

[Random Violin Guy]

ooh, good post!

I just opened up my first coconut a few days ago, but didn't know what to do with the meat other than eat it straight. It didn't quite live up to my expectations that way :(

Anyways, I've got another coconut in the fridge and would love some ideas, too. It's a mature coconut, not a young one. I haven't found any organic young coconuts yet. They do exist, don't they?

[Strawberry Smoothie]

Mine never last long enough for "recipes". I usually eat as I'm scooping. You must have tremendous self control. :p

[SharonC]

My husband's favorite smoothie...

young coconut - water and meat
raw chocolate
agave and/or a little stevia to taste
GREENS

I also like to just make a plain coconut smoothie sometimes with just the coconut meat and water and ice - very refreshing!

[being]

i second the young coconut-cacao-agave(or dates) to make a chocolate pudding... chill in the fridge and it becomes like mousse/pudding! i add a tiny bit of himalayan salt and a spoon of coconut butter, a bit of vanilla.. or if you have fresh chocolate mint and/or ginger -- mmmmm!

(leslie bega's recipe uses :1 Cup of Coconut Water, 2 1/2 Cups of Baby Coconut Meat, 1/3 Cup
Mint Leaves, 1/2 Cup Raw Chocolate Beans, 1/2 Cup Fresh Dates, 1/2 of a Vanilla Bean, 1 Thumb Size Ginger Root, 1 tsp. of Coconut Butter, 1 to 2 tsp. Almond Butter, 1/3 Cup Agave Syrup)

my personal fav is blending the meat and some of the water with raspberries -sweeten to taste...i'm sure it'd be fab with peaches or cherries or strawberries or all of the above :D

if you are thinking savoury, the meat makes great noodles for asian dishes, stirfry type things, think like a spicy "peanut" sauce (with almond butter)... raw food real world has a great recipe, i think it's on greenchefs... (http://gliving.tv/greenchefs/sarma/Spicy-Peanut-Coconut-Noodles/index.php)

[catdeveer]

i love love love making a big fruit salad out of whatever fruit you like and grate a boatload of fresh coconut into it. grab a spoon, mix it up and get to work.

:D

cat

[tirunesh]

I finally opened up my first coconut and I have the meat from inside of it scooped out.. what can I do with it?

I thought about some sort of dessert maybe? I have almonds and some peaches and plums.. some frozen fruit and strawberries in my fridge right now..

any suggestions? it doesn't HAVE to be a dessert either..

just tell me what to do with coconut meat! :)

Its pretty good just like that but, failing a tste for it. Everything goes good in smoothies.

[blix]

There is a link on www.goneraw.com for 'butter' made with coconut oil and coconut meat blended up with flax seed oil.

[mel_s12]

Rub some Nama Shoyu on pieces of coconut meat, and put it in the dehydrator overnight. The next day you will have some 'beef' jerky!

[EZ rider]

You can make a milk that is so much better tasting then SAD milk that it isn't even close. Use the water and pulp from a young coconut and blend smooth. YUMMIE

[rawkchicster]

I take the thicker coconut meat, and slice it into noodles, then mix up a thai sauce made of garam masala, almond butter (or tahini), a little agave, some nama shoyu, and lime juice. Then, I chop up scallions and cilantro, and toss it all together. SO GOOD.