Toasted coconut is a widely used ingredient in dessert recipes. So today, I will tell you how to toast coconut in 5 different ways.

As I said, coconut is a widely used ingredient in dessert recipes, and if you are a dessert lover, you must have used toasted coconut flakes in the dessert recipe.

I have found two types of people, one who loves toasted coconut flakes and the one who doesn’t love toasted coconut flakes, and I fall in the love category.

By toasting the coconut, it turns into brownish colour, and it becomes nuttier and has crunchy nature. I have tried this many times and never get tired from this, and I think you also love the taste of toasted coconut.

Toasted coconut flakes can be easily found in your nearby stores, but I won’t recommend that because toasting coconut flakes are easy to do. You just require shredded coconut flakes, an oven or microwave, or a stovetop. You can toast coconut flakes by various methods.

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1 5 awesome Ways to toast coconut:-

2 How to toast coconut in the stovetop:-

2.1 Pros:-

2.2 Cons:-

2.3 Judgment:-

3 How to toast coconut in the oven:-

3.1 Pros:-

3.2 Cons:-

3.3 Judgment:-

4 How to toast coconut in the microwave:-

4.1 pros:-

4.2 cons:-

4.3 Judgment:-

5 How to toast coconut flakes other two Method:-

5.1 How to toast coconut using the skillet Method:-

5.2 How to toast coconut using the Broiler Method:-

6 Where we use the toasted coconut flakes:-

7 How to store the toasted coconut:-

7.1 Is it possible to sweeten unsweetened coconut?

7.2 bonus tip:-

8 Recipe Card:-

9 How To Toast Coconut-5 awesome Methods

9.1 Ingredients

9.2 Instructions

9.2.1 How to toast coconut in the stovetop

9.2.2 How to toast coconut in the oven

9.2.3 How to toast coconut in the microwave

9.2.4 How to toast coconut using the skillet

9.2.5 How to toast coconut using the Broiler

9.3 Notes

5 awesome Ways to toast coconut:-

In this blog article, I would cover all the possible ways of toasting coconuts. So here I will give you a tutorial on how to toast coconut.

out of all five ways, my favorite one is using the stovetop one because while toasting the coconut, we have to keep an eye on the coconut carefully, and on the stovetop, I can manage the temperature as per my need. But this is my favorite one, not yours. I will give you all the ways to find your favorite Method of toasting coconut.

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How to toast coconut in the stovetop:-

Put your shredded coconut flakes in the frypan. use low or medium heat.
Stir continuously for about 2-3 minutes. Until it becomes brown ,please do not leave the gas because coconut takes very little time to burn out after turning brown.
Make sure to keep stirring the sides of the pan and keep flipping the coconuts from the bottom, by this coconut toast evenly.
When it becomes brown, please immediately remove the pan from the gas and change the hot fry pan to the cold one.

Pros:-

There is no need for preheating; dive straight in!
This approach is faster than using the oven.
The edges of the coconut get wonderfully crunchy.

Cons:-

by this method you cannot toast coconut flakes evenly . may be Some parts became entirely black, while others remained very pale.
You cannot leave coconut flakes on the stovetop for a min Because it burns fast; this approach needs continual monitoring.
You cannot toast a large number of flakes at once because the more you take the flakes, the less you got evenly toasted flakes.

Judgment:-

If you are impatient and distracted easily from your work, then this method is not for you, but I used to love it this way because I can manage the temperature as I want in this method. I use this method whenever I need tiny flakes for garnishing. And when I need flakes in high amounts, then I don’t use this method.

How to toast coconut in the oven:-

Preheat the oven to 350 degree.
Take a large baking pan.
Spread the coconut throughout the pan.
Bake for 5-10 min, stirring frequently. Please keep your eyes on the oven because it can also burn out your coconut.
Bake until the coconut becomes lightly golden and fragments.

Pros:-

One benefit of using the oven is that you can toast more coconut by using a large baking sheet. And You may even use numerous trays in the oven if necessary.
These toasted coconut flakes are nice, crispy, and evenly brown.

Cons:-

This coconut was somewhat softer and chewier than the stovetop versions.
To avoid hot areas, you have to continuous stirring the flakes, which was a lot.

Judgment:-

for me, this is not the preferable way because, in this method, we have to do continuity stirring the flakes. This approach is ideal for those who prefer the softer feel of fresh coconut.

How to toast coconut in the microwave:-

Just spread the coconut flakes on the microwave-safe plate.
Heat the flakes for 30 seconds then stir the flakes to repeat this process until you have your perfectly toasted coconut flakes

pros:-

It doesn’t require too much time.
you can toast coconut flakes in large amount.

cons:-

this method produced soft coconut flakes.
require continual stirring after every 30 seconds

Judgment:-

this is also an traditional way of toasting coconut flakes. if you have large amount of shredded coconut then you should try this method.

How to toast coconut flakes other two Method:-

Other than three traditional methods, I am attaching two more ways to toast coconut flakes. I have tried them sometimes, and they never disappoint me; they always give a satisfying result.

How to toast coconut using the skillet Method:-

Heat skillet to medium heat.
Add coconut and heat for 3 -5 minutes or until nicely browned; stir frequently.

How to toast coconut using the Broiler Method:-

Preheat the broiler.
Spread the coconut in a thin layer on a baking sheet.
Broil 4-5 inches from the heat until golden brown (about 1 – 4 minutes). Oversee the coconut as it can burn very quickly.

Where we use the toasted coconut flakes:-

There are many ways you can use toasted coconut.

As a garnish on the recipe, which is made from coconut.
As a perfect topping on the cupcakes and cakes.
Mixed into cereal.
On top of oatmeal and crunchy yogurt.
Uses in homemade granola mix.

How to store the toasted coconut:-

You can store the toasted coconut in an airtight container for about 2-3 weeks, now to increase their life you can freeze for about a month.

Is it possible to sweeten unsweetened coconut?

Yes, it is possible to sweeten the unsweetened coconut, and it is a straightforward process. If you have unsweetened shredded coconut and want to sweeten it, you should put them on a zip-top bag and powdered two tablespoons of powdered sugar. And now you have to shake the bag for about 1-2 min. now your unsweetened coconut becomes sweet.

bonus tip:-

don’t toast coconut after adding sugar because if you want to toast them, the sugar will burn out, and your coconut becomes a waste.

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