Coconut Cranberry Alaska Recipes

COCONUT CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Mix cracker crumbs and melted butter until crumbly; press onto bottom of a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. In a large bowl, mix remaining ingredients; spread gently over crust., Bake until edges are golden brown, 25-28 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

CRANBERRY COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a mixing bowl, combine the butter, sugar, and salt and mix well. Gradually add the flour, mixing to combine. Stir in the pecans. Press the mixture into the bottom of an ungreased 9-inch square baking pan. Bake 15 to 20 minutes, until browned.
• Filling: In a mixer, combine the sugar, flour, and baking powder and mix well. Add the eggs, milk, vanilla, and zest and mix well. Fold in the cranberries, coconut, and pecans. When the crust is baked, remove from the oven and spread the filling over it. Return to the oven and bake an additional 30 minutes. Cool in the pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars for serving.

CRANBERRY-COCONUT RELISH

Steps:

• Pulse the cranberries, sugar and a pinch of salt in a food processor until finely chopped.
• Transfer to a bowl and stir in the coconut, chile, mint and lime zest and juice. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hours.

COCONUT-CRANBERRY MACAROON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
• Whisk the sugar, egg whites, cranberry, orange zest, vanilla and salt in a large bowl. Toss the coconut with the egg mixture until completely coated.
• Moisten your finger tips with water. Form about 1 heaping tablespoon of the batter into pointed mounds or pyramids on the prepared pans, spacing them about 1-inch apart.
• Bake until the edges are golden brown and the entire macaroon is nicely toasted and dry, 16 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool. Serve.
• Store macaroons in a tightly sealed container for up to a week.

CRANBERRY COCONUT OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Combine butter and sugars in a bowl and mix with mixer until
• creamy. Mix in eggs and vanilla, beat until well combined. In a separate bowl combine flour, baking soda, and cinnamon. Add wet ingredients and mix well. Stir in oatmeal, craisins, coconut, and pecans.
• On a greased cookie sheet (or you can use parchment paper) drop rounded spoonfuls on the pan. Cook for 11-14 minutes or until edges are brown. Makes 36-48 cookies depending on size.