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Apple and Coconut Milk Dessert
Make a chilled apple and coconut-milk dessert with a soft cooked base and colorful cream-cheese topping.
From YouTube · Jan 28, 2026
Make a chilled apple and coconut-milk dessert with a soft cooked base and colorful cream-cheese topping.
25 min
Prep time
15 min
Cook time
4 hrs 40 min
Total time
8
Yield
Ingredients
11 ingredients- COCONUT MILK BASE
- 200 g desiccated coconut
- 150 g sugar
- 150 g plain flour
- 800 ml milk
- 50 g butter
- APPLE LAYER
- 2 apples, peeled and chopped
- 100 g sugar
- CREAM CHEESE TOPPING
- 200 g butter, softened
- 80 g icing sugar
- 400 g soft cream cheese
- Liquid food colouring, optional
Method
18 steps- Line a baking tray or shallow dish with baking paper.
- Combine the desiccated coconut, sugar and flour in a saucepan.
- Gradually whisk in the milk until smooth.
- Add the butter.
- Cook over medium-low heat while stirring continuously.
- Continue cooking until the mixture becomes thick and smooth.
- Spread the coconut milk mixture evenly in the prepared dish.
- Peel and chop the apples.
- Cook the apples with the sugar in a small saucepan until softened.
- Spread the apple mixture over the coconut layer.
- Leave the dessert to cool to room temperature.
- Beat the softened butter with the icing sugar until creamy.
- Add the cream cheese and beat until smooth.
- Add a small amount of food colouring, if using.
- Spread or pipe the cream cheese topping over the cooled apple layer.
- Cover with food-safe wrap.
- Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
- Slice and serve chilled.
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