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40+ ways with a can of coconut milk or cream

Add instant creaminess to soups, curries, puddings and desserts with the humble can of coconut milk or cream.

38 recipes
Thai prawn curry in a hurry.
EASY

Quick Thai prawn curry

  • < 30 mins
  • Karen Martini
Laksa inspired by spicy Sichuan dandan noodles.
EASY

Dandan inspired laksa

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Laksa roast chicken wings.

Laksa roast chicken wings

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Coconut and lemongrass chicken soup at Three Blue Ducks

Coconut and lemongrass chicken soup recipe

  • Darren Robertson and Mark LaBrooy
Thai-style pumpkin and soup garnished with lime leaves and macadamia.
EASY

Thai-style pumpkin and coconut cream soup

  • < 30 mins
  • Luke Mangan
Fresh ginger gives this vegan curry a nose-clearing kick.
EASY

Vegan red lentil, ginger and coconut curry

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
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Kuku paka aka delicious chicken.
EASY

Kuku paka (African chicken and coconut curry)

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Any seafood rocks in the curry but the flavours also work well with chicken.

Sri Lankan prawn curry with coconut pol sambol

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Green beans in coconut cream.
EASY

Green beans in coconut cream

  • Adam Liaw
Perfect pairing: Beef rendang curry and turmeric greens.
EASY

Three Blue Ducks' beef rendang

  • 2 hrs +
  • Darren Robertson and Mark LaBrooy
Patience is the key to a good beef rendang.

... or Tony Tan's beef rendang

  • 2 hrs +
  • Tony Tan
The Chiang Mai soup reimagined as noodles and meatballs.

Khao soi chicken meatballs

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Thai times two: Larb meets khao soi.

Cheat's khao soi with herbs and charred pineapple

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Roast pumpkin, fried tofu and coconut laksa.

Pumpkin, fried tofu and coconut laksa

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Salmon and noodle one-pan wonder.
EASY

Salmon with coconut milk, glass noodles and herbs recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
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Green Thai curry mussels with cashew crumb.
EASY

Green Thai curry mussels with cashew and panko crumb recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
Coconut rice.
EASY

...with coconut rice

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Darren Robertson and Mark LaBrooy
Rachel Khoo's coconut milk chocolate rice pudding.
EASY

Warm coconut chocolate rice pudding recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Rachel Khoo
A summery spin on banana pudding.

Mango, coconut and cardamom pudding

  • 2 hrs +
  • Hetty McKinnon
Dan Lepard's sticky, boozy coconut rum cake.

Molasses and coconut rum cake with vanilla and coconut icing

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Dan Lepard
Coconut sago pudding with passionfruit mousse.

Coconut sago pudding with passionfruit mousse

  • 1-2 hrs
Black sticky rice with mango and coconut cream

Black sticky rice with mango and coconut cream

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Coconut panna cotta with pineapple

Coconut panna cotta with pineapple

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
Helen Goh's baked black rice pudding with palm sugar, pandan and coconut.

Baked black rice pudding with pandan and coconut

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
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Coconut butterscotch custard for Danielle Alvarez's trifle.

Coconut butterscotch custard recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
Coconut quinoa porridge.

Warming coconut quinoa porridge

  • < 30 mins
Vegans will make friends with these friands.

Vegan gluten-free chocolate coconut friands recipe

  • Dan Lepard
Sweet sago, melon and coconut soup.
EASY

Sago, melon and coconut soup

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Lychee and coconut tapioca pudding

Lychee and coconut tapioca pudding

  • 1-2 hrs
  • STEVE MANFREDI
Chicken rendang with cardamom

Chicken rendang with cardamom

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Steve Manfredi
Coconut and coriander chicken curry

Coconut and coriander chicken curry

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Coconut chicken salad.

Coconut chicken salad with mint and lime

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jill Dupleix
Grain bowls are an easy, healthy and delicious choice.
EASY

Black pepper and makrut lime beef bowl with coconut rice and salad

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Neil Perry's wok-fried duck with coconut milk, Thai basil and vermicelli noodles.

Wok-fried duck with coconut milk, Thai basil and vermicelli noodles

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Coconut creme caramel with mango and glace ginger.

Coconut creme caramel with mango and glace ginger

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
Helen Goh's steamed Chinese New Year cake can be served hot or cold.

Steamed brown sugar and coconut milk cake (Ma Lai Gao)

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
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