How to make Coconut Tart

Published on
January 26th 2022
Last updated on April 1st 2024
Narandradath Jaikaran

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Front shot of Coconut Tart with desiccated coconut on the background

Coconut Tarts are a sweet dough pocket filled with shredded coconut mixed with sugar and strawberry jam to make a delicious sweet snack. With the abundance of coconuts in the Caribbean, it's easy to see why we use them in many of our dishes, both sweet and savory. This recipe will show you how to make Coconut Tart, just like we do in Trinidad. The sweet dough for this pastry bakes up flaky and buttery. The filling has an iconic pink color from a strawberry jam mixed with shredded coconut. This combination of the sweet buttery, flaky pocket filled with moist and sweet coconut is pure heaven in a pastry. For a Trinidad pastry classic, try these Coconut Tarts that go great with a hot cup of coffee or tea.

Rate
Average: 5 (3 votes)
Prep Time
120 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
160 mins
Serves
15

Ingredients

Sweet Dough
  • 500 grams All  Purpose Flour

  • 167 grams Icing Sugar

  • 333 grams Butter

  • 2 Medium Eggs

  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Essence

Filling
  • 250 grams Grated Coconut

  • 333 grams Granulated Sugar

  • 94 grams Butter

  • 2 Medium Eggs

  • 42 grams Cake Crumbs

  • 1 tablespoon Vanilla Essence

  • 13 grams Evaporated Milk

  • 125 grams Strawberry Jam

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Instructions

Sweet Dough

In a stand-up mixer fitted with a paddle, or by hand, combine all ingredients on low speed

 

Mix a further 1 minute on medium speed.

Remove dough, knead an extra 1/2 min—ball, and cover with plastic.

Chill in the refrigerator for an hour before use

Coconut Filling

In a bowl place all filling ingredients and mix by hand for two minutes.

Using a rolling pin roll-out sweet dough approximately 2mm thick. Use a  4" cutter to cut out circles (approx 50 grams each)

 Insert one cut circular dough in each mold of a cupcake sheet pan. Lightly press to shape. Trim off excess dough at top of pan.

 Add 1/2 teaspoon of jam to each shell. Now fill to top with coconut filling (approx 50 grams each).

Baking

Preheat oven to 350 °F.

Bake in the oven until shell and filling is golden brown, about 30-40 minutes.

Remove from oven and cool on rack.

Carefully remove the tart from the pan. (can lightly tap pan on a table or loosen tart with a knife)

Garnish with red and green maraschino cherry cut in 1/4 (optional)

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