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Kokalito (Banana & Coconut Dessert)

Name: Kokalito (Banana & Coconut Dessert)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 6 ripe bananas, sliced into rounds; 2 cups coconut cream; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg or cinnamon; Pinch of salt

Fijian kokalito recipe — ripe bananas baked in coconut cream until golden and caramelized, a warm, sweet island dessert that tastes like pure comfort.

⏱ 15 minPrep time

🔥 30 minCook time

🍽 4Servings

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Kokalito is one of Fiji’s most cherished homemade desserts, baked in village earth ovens and modern kitchens alike. With just bananas, coconut cream, and sugar, it is a humble recipe that shows how the simplest island ingredients can create something wonderful.

What makes it great: as it bakes, the coconut cream thickens into a caramel-like sauce while the bananas soften and sweeten, and the top turns a deep golden brown. Served warm, it is pure comfort — the dessert equivalent of a hug.

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Step by stepInstructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease a baking dish.
Arrange the banana slices in the dish in an even layer.
Whisk the coconut cream, brown sugar, vanilla, nutmeg, and salt together until the sugar dissolves.
Pour the mixture over the bananas.
Bake for 30-35 minutes, until the top is golden and the sauce has thickened and bubbled around the edges.
Cool for 5 minutes and serve warm, with extra coconut cream or vanilla ice cream if you like.

💡 Chef tips & storage

Very ripe bananas give the sweetest result. Watch the dish near the end of baking — you want it golden and bubbling, not burnt.

Recipe details

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Servings4

CategoryDessert

PublishedAugust 17, 2026

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