Coconut is available all the year and its peak season is considered to be between October and November. There are also many readymade coconut products like flaked coconut, coconut milk and coconut water which contain a lot of nutrition and these by-products are used in our day-today life. While purchasing, it is really hard to choose the best ones because the shell has to be broken and generally a heavy coconut is usually riper. Storage becomes very easy when it comes to coconuts because at regular room temperature it can be up to 4 months! But once it is grated it should be refrigerated in an airtight container and this will keep the coconut fresher for several days. These coconuts are a good source of fat, iron and manganese and it contains a lot of calories in it. Oatmeal coconut recipe with chocolate chips and nuts are very delicious and you can find the ingredients and the procedure of it below.
Ingredients
- 1 cup of softened butter
- 1 ¼ cups of packed brown sugar
- ½ cup of white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons of milk
- 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cups of all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon of salt
- 3 cups of rolled oats
- 2 cups of semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup of chopped walnuts
- 1 cup of shredded coconut
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F which is about 190 degree C.
- In a large bowl, mix together the butter, brown sugar and white sugar until it becomes smooth
- Beat the eggs one at a time and then stir in the milk and vanilla in it
- Combine the flour, salt and baking soda into the sugar mixture and stir well until it gets properly blended.
- Stir in oats, chocolate chips, walnuts and coconut until it is evenly distributed in the mixture
- Place it in a round shaped cookie sheet and bake it for up to 10 to 12 minutes in a preheated oven for about 14 minutes.
- Allow it to cool it down for a minute and remove it from the wire rack.
- Now completely cool it and then store it in a tightly sealed container.
This recipe can make 5 dozen of oatmeal chips and it can be prepared within few minutes but its cooking time may be a little longer. Children love to eat this recipe and its taste keeps on make to you to consume more and more. You just can’t stop with one and so try making these recipes and taste for yourself the delicious chocolate coconut chewy.
