What Is Cream of coconut and How Can I Use It?

Here's everything worth knowing about cream of coconut and how to pick it, what it is, how to store it, and what to use instead, plus 25 recipes to cook tonight.

In Chinese:	椰子奶油
British (UK) term:	Cream of coconut
en français:	crème de coco
en español:	crema de coco

Recipes using cream of coconut

There are 25 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Coconut Cream Cake

Coconut cream cake: white cake mix doctored with cream of coconut and sour cream, baked and topped with cream cheese frosting and flaked coconut. A boxed-cake hack that tastes scratch-made.

Devil's food cake imbibed with cream of coconut and sweetened condensed milk, it is reminiscent of a tres leches cake. Topped with whipped cream and a sprinkling of toasted coconut, it's an easy to do treat.

Bette's Coconut Delight Cake

Tropical coconut poke cake soaked with cream of coconut and warm crushed pineapple, then piled high with whipped topping and shredded coconut. A potluck showstopper that starts with a box mix.

Frosty Pina Coladas

Blended pina coladas made with cream of coconut, crushed pineapple, light rum, and milk, blitzed with ice until thick and frosty. A tropical cocktail in 15 minutes.

Pina Colada

Classic pina colada blended with light rum, pineapple juice, cream of coconut, and crushed ice until foamy. A tropical cocktail that takes 30 seconds in the blender and tastes like a Caribbean beach.

Pina Colada Flip (Non-Alcoholic)

Non-alcoholic pina colada flip made with pineapple juice, cream of coconut, and club soda, topped with vanilla ice cream. A fizzy tropical drink ready in 5 minutes.

Cocoa-Coconut Snowball

Coconut-rolled vanilla ice cream balls floating in hot cocoa spiked with cream of coconut and optional dark rum. Topped with chocolate sauce and a cherry. A showstopper hot chocolate dessert for 8.

Pina Colada Bread Pudding

A scrumptious bread pudding that will have you singing the "Pina Colada song" all day long!

Pina Colada Pie

Pina colada pie layers pineapple sorbet over a macadamia-coconut crust, then crowns with rum-spiked coconut frozen yogurt and fresh pineapple. Frozen tropical cocktail in pie form.

Pina Colada Sorbet

Pina colada sorbet made with crushed pineapple, cream of coconut, dark rum, and a simple syrup. No ice cream maker needed, just freeze, blend, and refreeze for tropical scoops.

German Chocolate Delight

German chocolate delight milkshake blending chocolate ice cream, milk, chocolate syrup, and cream of coconut, topped with whipped cream and chopped pecans. Ready in 10 minutes.

Chocolate Coconut Crunch Pie

A no-bake chocolate coconut pie with a crunchy shell made from melted semisweet chocolate, rice cereal, and shredded coconut. The filling is a silky bittersweet chocolate mousse swirled with cream of coconut and whipped cream.

Coconut-Lime Pie

A chilled coconut-lime cream pie in a coconut-graham cracker crust with a silky custard filling, fresh lime juice, and piped whipped cream topping. Tropical, tangy, and make-ahead friendly for up to 3 days.

Fresh Chutney

Fresh nectarine chutney with coconut, ginger, curry powder, raisins, and lemon. A quick-cooked, refrigerator chutney that mellows overnight into a sweet, tangy, tropical condiment.

Marshall Islands Macadamia Nut Pie

Marshall Islands macadamia nut pie layers shredded coconut on the bottom of the crust before pouring in a corn syrup custard studded with macadamias. Coconut cream whipped topping keeps it tropical.

Indonesian Beef Satay

Indonesian beef satay skewers with thinly sliced marinated flank steak, pineapple, cucumber, and bell peppers, drizzled with a peanut-coconut-curry yogurt sauce. Grilled in minutes.

Pina Colada Sheet Cake

Pina colada sheet cake: a yellow poke cake soaked with cream of coconut, sweetened condensed milk, and rum, topped with crushed pineapple, whipped cream, and coconut. The cocktail in cake form.

Governor Nelson's Coconut Cake

Poke cake soaked with sweetened condensed milk and cream of coconut, topped with whipped cream and flaked coconut. Five ingredients and impossibly moist.

Double Coconut Cream Pie

Coconut cream pie doubles down with cream of coconut in the custard and toasted flaked coconut folded throughout, topped with a billowy meringue for that classic diner-style finish.

Crockpot Pina Colada Bread Pudding

A scrumptious bread pudding made with pina colada drink mix, pineapple juice, bananas and cream of coconut.

Ambrosia Cheesecake

Tropical cheesecake with a coconut-almond crust, creamy pineapple filling, and fresh fruit on top drizzled with chocolate. A showstopping dessert worth the overnight chill.

Adaptable Restaurant Curry

This is a typical restaurant style curry. The basic curry forms the base and the variations show how it can easily be adapted.

Adaptable Restaurant Curry

This is a typical restaurant style curry. The basic curry forms the base and the variations show how it can easily be adapted.

Coconut-Mango Cheesecake

A tropical coconut cheesecake with cream of coconut in the filling, a coconut-graham cracker crust, and fresh mango slices on top with mango puree. Rich, creamy, and vacation-worthy.