After cracking a coconut open and draining the liquid, bake the two halves in a 400 degree F oven for 25-30 minutes. The fresh coconut meat will come out very easy with a little help from a soup spoon. And your kitchen will have a tropical scent!
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Take 5 coconut pods and break and scrape the hard skin and cut into pieces. Rinse and pulse in a food processor, add water as you are pulsing.
This is a page about how to make fresh shredded coconut. Why buy dried coconut from the store when you can shred your own?
