3 tasty recipes for World Coconut Day
Piña coladas. Thai curry. Ice cream. Suffice to say, coconuts are a pretty versatile ingredient.
With World Coconut Day being marked on 2 September, it’s the perfect opportunity to honour the humble fruit.
To celebrate, Vita Coco has teamed up with Great British Bake Off 2016 competitor Selasi Gbormittah, to create some tasty recipes to inspire you to get cooking with coconuts! Here are veggie-friendly recipes we love…
Ginger syrup adds a spicy twist to this beautiful banana bread recipe, which includes chocolate and raisins for an indulgent afternoon treat.
Roasting veggies in coconut oil is a low calorie alternative that also adds to the flavour of the veg without leaving them greasy.
This ice cream recipe shuns preservatives in favour of 100% coconut milk paired with puree for an all-natural, homemade ice cream!
If we’ve inspired you, here are even more ways to cook with coconuts!
World Pasta Day
It’s the delicious, nutritious and versatile ingredients that never fail to comfort us; from slippery spring spaghetti to autumn bowls of bubbling mac’n’cheese, we love pasta in all its guises! With more than 600 pasta shapes produced worldwide, there’s no end of possibilities to create in the kitchen. Here’s our top ingredients to have on stand-by for a speedy supper...