Coconut dessert
I love coconut meat! That is, as long as it comes sweetened and in its own bag labeled "Baker's." I've tried the real thing right out of the bewhiskered nut. It's quite dull plus very difficult to cut or shred. Maybe I should just 'fess up and say I love sugar.

The Atkins way of eating (diet) means lots of protein and very little to no carbohydrates. I tried it a few years ago and loved it because it includes all the foods I love like butter, eggs, cream, meats, etc. I lost weight while eating my favorite foods and their ingredients. And I never felt hungry.

So here's one of my best discoveries. One of the Atkins recipes includes heavy cream, cream cheese, sweetener and flavoring. Mix it all together and you have a delicious and filling sweet dessert.

But another simpler one is to make whipped cream using heavy cream, sweetener and flavoring. Using this instead of ice cream, we made little mini-sundaes adding a very small amount of homemade chocolate sauce (chocolate squares, chips, sweetener and vanilla melted in the microwave).


The other day I bought a package of Baker's coconut. It suddenly occurred to me that what I love most about coconut cake is the frosting -- sweet and filled with coconut. So, I simply made the above whipped cream, spooned out about 1/4 cup into a small bowl, and added a tablespoon, or was it 2, of the shredded coconut.

My oh my! It was so good. I had to ignore the calories and sugar in the coconut of course. But other than that --- it is now my favorite dessert. Hmm mmm good!