🇧🇿 Belizean Cuisine

Coconut Tarts

Belizean Coconut Tarts

Prep Time 30 min

Servings 12

Difficulty Medium

Calories 291 kcal

Sweet pastry shells filled with a rich, caramelized coconut filling flavored with vanilla and nutmeg.

Ingredients

1 Make pastry by rubbing butter into flour with salt. Add ice water to form dough. Chill 30 minutes.
2 Cook grated coconut with brown sugar, water, vanilla, and nutmeg until thick and caramelized.
3 Roll out pastry and cut into circles. Press into tart tins.
4 Fill with coconut mixture and bake at 375F for 20 minutes until golden.

Did You Know?

Coconut tarts are a staple at every Belizean bakery and are considered the perfect accompaniment to afternoon tea or coffee.