Best 7 Neapolitan Coconut Strips Recipes

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Neapolitan coconut strips are a classic Italian pastry that is enjoyed by people of all ages. These light and fluffy pastries are made with a sweet yeast dough that is filled with a creamy coconut custard and then baked until golden brown. The result is a delicious and indulgent treat that can be enjoyed as a snack or dessert. With so many different recipes available, finding the best one to suit your taste can be challenging. This article will discuss some of the best recipes for Neapolitan coconut strips, so you can find the perfect one to make at home.

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CHOCOLATE COCONUT NEAPOLITANS



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These yummy striped cookies with a chocolaty twist are easy and fun to make, but they do need some time in the freezer. -Lena Marie Brownell, Rockland, Massachusetts

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 45m

Yield 5-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon almond extract
4 drops red food coloring
1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut, finely chopped
4-1/2 teaspoons chocolate syrup
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1-1/2 teaspoons shortening

Steps:

  • Line a 9x5-in. loaf pan with waxed paper; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well., Divide dough into thirds. Add almond extract and red food coloring to 1 portion; spread evenly into prepared pan. Add coconut to second portion; spread evenly over first layer. Add chocolate syrup to third portion; spread over second layer. Cover with foil; freeze for 4 hours or overnight., Unwrap loaf and cut in half lengthwise. Cut each portion widthwise into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° until edges are lightly browned, 12-14 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool., In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip 1 end of each cookie into chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 72 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 11mg cholesterol, Sodium 58mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

NEAPOLITAN COCONUT STRIPS



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Prepare for an unparalleled (and unorthodox) blast of flavors in these stratified little candies. The exquisitely tender treats are emboldened with vanilla, chocolate, and coconut. Get the packaging how-to for the Neapolitan Coconut Strips.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Yield Makes 160 pieces

Number Of Ingredients 9

12 ounces white chocolate, chopped
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
1 1/2 ounces (3 tablespoons) unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1 vanilla bean, split and scraped, pod reserved for another use
4 ounces finely shredded unsweetened coconut (1 1/4 cup)
4 ounces finely shredded sweetened coconut (1 1/3 cup)
1 ounce milk chocolate, melted
1 drop red gel-paste food coloring

Steps:

  • Line an 8-inch square cake pan with plastic wrap, leaving a 2-inch overhang on 2 sides. Combine white chocolate, condensed milk, butter, salt, and vanilla seeds in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until smooth. Remove from heat, and stir in both types of coconut.
  • Divide mixture among 3 bowls. Stir milk chocolate into 1 batch and food coloring into another. Leave third plain.
  • Spread milk-chocolate mixture into bottom of pan. Gently dollop plain mixture over top, covering as much surface as possible. Gently spread, then repeat with the remaining mixture. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.
  • Unmold coconut square using plastic overhang, and discard plastic. Trim about 1/4 inch each from 2 parallel sides. Cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-wide slices. Cut each slice into 1 1/2-inch-long strips. Cover, and refrigerate for up to 1 week.

LAYERED NEOPOLITAN SQUARES



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These sweet squares are so good. They have coconut flavor and maraschino cherry flavor. From Jean Paré. They are easier to slice the second and third day.

Provided by Boomette

Categories     Dessert

Time 45m

Yield 36 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups shredded coconut, medium grated
11 ounces sweetened condensed milk
2 cups icing sugar
4 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons cherry juice (maraschino cherry juice)

Steps:

  • Bottom: Mix the 4 first ingredients together. Put in a greased 9x9 baking pan (grease the sides also). Cook in the oven at 350 F for 10 minutes.
  • Second Layer: In a clean bowl, mix coconut and condensed milk. Spread this mixture on the bottom, in the pan. Cook in the oven at 350 F for 20 minutes, or until the cookie begins to golden on the sides. Let cool before icing.
  • Icing: Beat all ingredients of the icing together, adding juice, if needed to have a good consistency. Put the icing on the cold cookie. Put in an hermetic container and let rest at least one day to let the cookie soften. You can eat the squares the same day but they're harder to cut when fresh.

NEAPOLITAN SQUARES



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Posted by request. Recipe by Jean Pare from "Company's Coming 150 Delicious Squares". Does not cooling prior to frosting.

Provided by Boxerwing

Categories     Bar Cookie

Time 40m

Yield 36 bars

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups medium grind coconut
11 ounces sweetened condensed milk
2 cups icing sugar
4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons margarine
3 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice

Steps:

  • Bottom Layer: Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Combine first four ingredients.
  • Press into a greased 9"X9" pan with greased sides.
  • Bake for 10 minute.
  • Second layer: Combine coconut and condensed milk.
  • Spread over bottom layer.
  • Bake for 20 minutes or until a slight tinge of light brown begins to show on edges.
  • Cool before frosting.
  • Icing: Beat icing sugar, remaining butter and cherry juice together.
  • You may need more juice to make it soft enough to spread.
  • Spread over cooled bars.
  • Cover tightly and store at least one day to soften.
  • Can be use the same day as baked but will be more difficult to cut.
  • Yield is 36 bars.
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  • If you do not have cherry juice, use water with a bit of red food colouring with 1/4 tsp cherry or almond flavouring.

COCONUT NEAPOLITAN COOKIES



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Whip up a batch of these scrumptious Coconut Neapolitan Cookies for your upcoming holiday party. Enjoy them with a cold glass of milk or hot chocolate. These fun, colorful Coconut Neapolitan Cookies are bright, festive and totally delicious!

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Dairy

Time 4h41m

Yield 30 serviings, 3 cookies each

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup BAKER'S ANGEL FLAKE Coconut
2-1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. (1/2 of 0.14-oz. pkt.) KOOL-AID Strawberry Flavor Unsweetened Drink Mix
1 oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350ºF.
  • Spread coconut onto rimmed baking sheet. Bake 5 min. or until dry but not browned, stirring occasionally; cool. Turn oven off.
  • Combine flour and baking powder. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Blend in egg and vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture, mixing well after each addition.
  • Divide dough into thirds; place each in separate bowl. Add one of the following to dough in each bowl: dry drink mix, melted chocolate and coconut; mix well.
  • Line 9x5-inch loaf pan with parchment, with ends of parchment extending over sides. Press red-colored dough onto bottom of prepared pan. Cover with layers of coconut-flavored dough, then chocolate dough, gently pressing layers together to seal. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.
  • Heat oven to 350°F. Use parchment handles to remove dough from pan; remove and discard parchment. Cut dough into 3 lengthwise strips, then cut each strip crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Place, 1 inch apart, on parchment-covered baking sheets.
  • Bake 9 to 11 min. or until edges of cookies are firm to the touch but not browned. Cool on pan 1 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 160, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Sodium 75 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0.6322 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 1 g

NEAPOLITAN BARS



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The colors of the season featured in this moist bars, which are layered with cherry and apricot preserves.-Nancy Foust, Stoneboro, Pennsylvania

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h

Yield 4 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 to 2 drops green food coloring
1 to 2 drops red food coloring
1/3 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup finely chopped maraschino cherries, patted dry
1/3 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1/2 teaspoon rum extract
1/4 cup cherry preserves
1/4 cup apricot preserves

Steps:

  • Line a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan with waxed paper; grease the paper and set aside., In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Divide dough in thirds. Tint one portion green and one portion red; leave the remaining portion white. Add chocolate chips to green portion, cherries to red portion and coconut and rum extract to white portion. Spread one portion into prepared pan. Bake at 350° for 7-9 minutes or until edges are golden brown., Immediately invert onto a wire rack and remove waxed paper. Place another wire rack on top and turn over. Cool completely. Repeat with remaining portions, preparing pan each time., Place pink layer on a large piece of plastic wrap, about 30 in. long. Spread with cherry preserves. Top with white layer and spread with apricot preserves. Top with green layer. Bring plastic over layers. Slide onto a baking sheet and set a cutting board on top to compress layers. Refrigerate overnight., With a sharp knife, trim 1/4 in. from each edge. Cut into bars. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 94 calories, Fat 5g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 69mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

NEAPOLITAN COOKIES I



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This cute refrigerator cookie resembles the popular ice cream flavor. There are chocolate, pink and white stripes.

Provided by missy

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Refrigerator Cookie Recipes

Time 5h30m

Yield 72

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup butter, softened
1 ½ cups white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon almond extract
5 drops red food coloring
1 (1 ounce) square unsweetened chocolate, melted
½ cup chopped walnuts

Steps:

  • In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Divide dough equally into three small bowls. Add almond extract and red food coloring to one portion; stir until thoroughly mixed. Mix chocolate into second bowl, and walnuts into the third bowl.
  • Line a 9x5 inch loaf pan with waxed paper, and spread almond dough evenly in the bottom of the pan. Spread the walnut dough evenly over the almond layer, and top with chocolate dough layer. Cover layered dough with waxed paper, and place in the refrigerator until firm, about 4 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Turn out chilled dough by inverting pan; peel off waxed paper. With sharp knife, cut dough lengthwise in half. Slice each half of dough crosswise into 1/4 inch slices. Place slices on cookie sheet one inch apart.
  • Bake 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until light brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 63.1 calories, Carbohydrate 7.7 g, Cholesterol 9.4 mg, Fat 3.4 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 45.6 mg, Sugar 4.2 g

Tips:

  • Use fresh coconut. Fresh coconut has a sweeter, more delicate flavor than dried coconut. If you can't find fresh coconut, you can use unsweetened shredded coconut, but the flavor will be less intense.
  • Toast the coconut before using it. Toasting the coconut will bring out its flavor and make it more fragrant. You can toast the coconut in a pan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it is golden brown.
  • Use a heavy-bottomed pan. A heavy-bottomed pan will help to prevent the sugar from burning.
  • Cook the sugar mixture over low heat. Cooking the sugar mixture over low heat will help to prevent it from crystallizing.
  • Stir the sugar mixture constantly. Stirring the sugar mixture constantly will help to prevent it from sticking to the pan and burning.
  • Let the sugar mixture cool completely before cutting it. Cutting the sugar mixture while it is still hot will cause it to crumble.

Conclusion:

Neapolitan coconut strips are a delicious and easy-to-make treat. They are perfect for any occasion, from a casual party to a formal dinner. With just a few simple ingredients, you can create a sweet and flavorful dessert that everyone will love.

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