Coconut Pyramids
Traditional dish with desiccated coconut, castor sugar, egg.
- prep 6 min
- cook 14 min
- total 20 min
- serves 6
- intermediate
Ingredients
- 100 g desiccated coconut
- 50 g castor sugar
- 1 egg
Steps
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Mix the caster sugar and desiccated coconut in a bowl.
- Beat the egg in another bowl.
- Add the egg (and food colouring if using) to the dry ingredients.
- Stir until evenly mixed.
- Form into 6 or 7 pyramids using your hands or an egg cup.
- Place on a lined baking sheet (or use cupcake cases).
- Lightly press a glacé cherry (if using) into the top of each pyramid.
- Bake for 15–20 minutes until a pale golden-brown.
Adapted from “Coconut Pyramids”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.