Get a taste of the tropical zest with creamy coconut in these delicious healthy Coconut and Lime desserts, inspired by the flavours of sunny shores.
Coconut is one of my top 3 favourite flavours along with raspberry and cherry. And you will definitely find many recipes with coconut on this blog.
Coconut Nutrition Facts
According to Livestrong.com raw coconut meat is packed with vitamins and minerals. Raw coconut calories per 100 grams total 354 or 18 percent of a 2,000-calorie diet. In other words, there are also 3.3 grams of protein in coconut per serving, making this a good source of plant-based protein.
Raw Coconut’s Benefits
Coconut is beneficial but even beyond the variety of nutrients it provides. For example, coconut:
- Can help to lower cholesterol.
- Doesn’t seem to negatively affect cardiovascular health, despite its saturated fat content. However, the saturated fat content in coconut is not comparable to the unhealthy saturated fats found in animal products.
- Is considered to have anti-diabetic activity.
- Coconut is rich in antioxidants and other beneficial compounds.
- Is good for people on ketogenic diets: The high fat content and high nutrient value of coconut make it an ideal plant-based food for people following low-carbohydrate diets like the ketogenic diet. It’s also naturally sweet but still low in carbohydrates — which you won’t find in many foods that have low carbohydrate contents.
- May have compounds that can help prevent or treat Alzheimer’s disease.
Reason to love this recipe: It’s delicious, healthy, simple. It’s coconutty!
“The two basic items necessary to sustain life are sunshine and coconut milk.”
Dustin Hoffman
Coconut And Lime Mini Desserts
Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
- 100 g Almonds
- 50 g Dried prunes
- 25 g Desiccated coconut
- 200 ml Coconut milk
- 100 ml Water
- 1 tbsp Vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp Honey
- 1/2 Lime
- 1 sachet Gelatine
Instructions
- Blend the almonds and the prunes in a food processor and divide the mixture between 12 glasses or small bowls. Set to chill for 30 mins.
- Boil 100 ml water and sprinkle the gelatine over the liquid. Stir until completely dissolved.
- Mix together the coconut milk, the desiccated coconut, the vanilla and the honey until smooth. Add the lime juice and the gelatin.
- Spread the mixture between the 12 glasses/bowls and chill for 2 hours.
- Sprinkle desiccated coconut on the top and serve plain or add fresh fruits.
- Enjoy!