White Chocolate Coconut Delights Food

COCONUT CHOCOLATE DELIGHTS

Steps:

• Combine flour and cocoa in top of a double boiler. Stir well to blend.
• Add egg and sweetened condensed milk; beat until smoothly blended.
• Cook over simmering water, stirring occasionally, until thick enough to hold its shape, about 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat; stir in butter and almond extract. Cool.
• Drop by teaspoonful into coconut. Toss in coconut and shape into balls.
• Chil for 1 hour or until firm. Store in airtight container in refrigerator.

WHITE CHOCOLATE COCONUT DREAM

Steps:

• Crust Preparation:
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Combine shortening, flour and salt. Cut shortening into dry ingredients until pea-sized balls form. Add cold water and toss with fork until mixture holds together. Cover and chill. Roll out dough and place in 9-inch pie plate. Place parchment paper over crust and line with pie beads. Place in oven and bake for 15 minutes. Remove paper and pie beads and continue to bake until crust is golden brown. Remove pie from oven and place paper and beads back in crust to keep crust from shrinking as it cools.
• Filling Preparation:
• Mix sugar, cornstarch and salt in bowl. Set aside. In saucepan, place egg yolks, milk and vanilla bean (sliced lengthwise), mix well. Heat over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Remove vanilla bean and extract seeds, placing seeds and pod back into mixture. When mixture is hot (not boiling), sift in dry ingredients. Continue to cook, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and bubbles. Lower heat slightly and continue to cook and stir for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and remove vanilla bean pods. Add butter and chocolate. Stir until melted. Add 1 1/2 cups coconut. Cover with plastic wrap and chill.
• White Chocolate Mousse Preparation:
• Place 3/4 cup whipping cream in saucepan. Heat until steaming (approximately 165 degrees F). Pour over white chocolate. Whisk until all chocolate is melted. Cool to approximately 130 degrees F. Place whipping cream mixture in mixing bowl. Beat on medium-high speed until cream starts to thicken. Increase speed to high and continue to beat until stiff peaks form. Add a large spoonful of whipping cream to chocolate. Fold chocolate mixture into whipped cream.
• Assembly:
• Place chilled filling into baked pie shell and top with mousse. Decorate with toasted coconut. Serve.

WHITE CHOCOLATE-COCONUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly spray 2 cookie sheets.
• Combine butter, sugars, and egg in a bowl using a wooden spoon, not an electric mixer. Grate lime zest into the mixture. Stir in 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon lime juice.
• Combine flour, white chocolate chips, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Mix in butter mixture until a stiff dough forms. Fold in 1 cup coconut.
• Place remaining coconut on a flat dish. Roll dough into ping pong ball-sized balls; roll in coconut. Arrange dough on the prepared cookie sheets; do not press down.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned around the edges, about 10 minutes.

COCONUT DELIGHT

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar.
• Add milk and pudding mix; mix well.
• Fold in 1-1/2 cups of whipped topping.
• Place half of the cake cubes in a 4-quart glass bowl.
• Layer with half of the berries, coconut, and pudding mix.
• Cover with remaining cake cubes.
• Layer with the remaining berries, coconut, and pudding mixture.
• Spread remaining whipped topping over top.
• Garnish with additional berries and lightly brownish coconut if desired.