Easy White Chocolate Coconut Danish Recipes

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.

EASY WHITE CHOCOLATE-COCONUT DANISH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Mix cream cheese and 1/3 cup dry gelatin mix until blended. Unfold both pastry sheets on lightly floured surface; spread each with half the cream cheese mixture to within 1 inch of both short sides. Sprinkle evenly with coconut, chocolate and remaining dry gelatin mix. Starting at one short side, roll up each sheet. Place, seam sides down, on parchment-covered baking sheets.
• Refrigerate 15 min. Cut each log into 12 slices. Return, cut sides down, to prepared baking sheets.
• Bake 12 to 15 min. or until golden brown.

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.