Crack coconut in oven

Full of vitamins and minerals , it's a step you don't want to skip. Removing the meat from the coconut might seem like an involved process, but it's actually quite simple.

Begin by preheating the oven to degrees. Then place the coconut on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes, or until the hard outer shell begins to crack. Remove the coconut and set it aside until it's cool enough to touch. Next, wrap the coconut in a kitchen towel; holding with one hand, tap it with the back of a cleaver or chef's knife , or hit it with a hammer, in the same place several times before prying it open. Separate the coconut meat from the shell with a spoon. Twitter Facebook Pinterest Print.

Leave a Comment Cancel Your email address will not be published. Hi, I'm Karen! The Tasty Bite on Pinterest. View on Pinterest. Follow on Pinterest. There will be one eye that is easier to puncture than the others.

The rest of the eyes are optional. Drain the coconut milk into a cup. You can drink the coconut milk or using it for baking. Take your hammer or the blunt end of a heavy knife and swiftly hit the center of the coconut, turning the coconut as you go.

Some coconuts take more effort than others. Seriously, I had to wail on the one that I used for this tutorial. I think our apartment neighbors probably thought I was doing some heavy-duty carpentry. Once the coconut splits, preheat your oven to degrees F. Heating a coconut in a convection oven expands its shell making it easy to pry out its flesh and meat.

Green or tender young coconuts are filled with deliciously sweet water and tender meat. In South Asian countries, experts drain the water from tender green coconuts using a machete. We would never recommend this method at home; it is dangerous and most of us do not have machetes.

However, you can still open a green coconut husk easily with these steps:. In many South Asian countries like India, people easily break-open brown hardened shell of ripe coconuts without using any tools.