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Toasted Coconut Topping

Updated Mar 21, 2019  /  Published Apr 19, 2016
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Toasted coconut topping in a white bowl with a spoon.

Toasted coconut is the best thing ever as a topping.

For ice creams especially!

But it’s also great with some vegan pancakes or vegan crepes.

Sprinkle it on cakes, cupcakes, cookies or just your oatmeal in the morning! It tastes so delicious (and smells so good) you’ll pretty much just want to sprinkle this on everything. 

Toasted coconut topping in a white bowl with a spoon.

How to make toasted coconut topping

It’s a cinch to make! All you do is take a 1/2 cup of shredded coconut, which is not the dried out crushed version (that would be dessicated coconut), but the moist shredded coconut flakes like you see in the pic below.

And then you gently toast that in the oven for 6-8 minutes until golden brown.

Then you whiz it up in the food processor with 1/4 cup of coconut sugar.

Bingo!

Step by step process photo collage of making toasted coconut topping.

You have the most delicious smelling house (that toasty coconut thing smells beautiful!) and the most fabulous dessert topping.

Store it in an airtight jar and use it to decorate a delicious vegan coconut cake or sprinkle it on some vegan coconut ice cream (pictured below). 

Vegan coconut ice cream with toasted coconut topping in glass bowls.

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Toasted Coconut Topping

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  • Author: Loving It Vegan
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 8 mins
  • Total Time: 13 mins
  • Yield: 12
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Description

Easy 2-ingredient toasted coconut topping. Perfect as an ice cream topping and to sprinkle on pancakes, cakes, cookies or even just your morning oatmeal!

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
  2. Place the shredded coconut onto a baking tray.
  3. Bake it for 6-8 minutes stirring every 2 minutes until golden brown and toasted.
  4. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
  5. When it’s cooled, move the toasted coconut to a food processor and add the coconut sugar.
  6. Process until finely mixed.
  7. Move to an airtight jar for storage.

Notes

*Recipe adapted from The Kitchn.

  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Bake
  • Cuisine: Vegan

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 Heaped Teaspoon
  • Calories: 38
  • Sugar: 4.2g
  • Fat: 2.2g
  • Saturated Fat: 2g
  • Carbohydrates: 4.8g
  • Fiber: 0.4g
  • Protein: 0.2g

Keywords: toasted coconut

About the Author

Hi I'm Alison Andrews, I'm the voice and cook behind Loving It Vegan and the author of Simple Vegan Dinner Recipes, a digital program created so that you always know the answer to: 'What's For Dinner?' I love making delicious vegan food and creating vegan versions of all your old favorites, so that you’ll never feel like you’re missing out. Find out more about me here.

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  1. Karen says

    So good and so simple

    ★★★★★

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