A kilo of out of date dessicated coconut - anything I can do with it?

[MaryCondom]

I'm on a massive house tidying up vibe at the minute. Thread here

I've just emptied a drawer ready for cleaning and found a kilo of dessicated coconut that went out of date three years ago.

Are there any possible uses for it?

Baking with it isn't an option. I can't feed it to the birds.

What else can I do with it? I feel bad just dumping it.

It's dried stuff, yes? I'd still use it!

Ummm, mix it in with compost for planting?

If you have kids, colour it and use it for crafts

I'd taste it. If it isn't rancid, it should be fine to bake with. Maybe try with something simple so it isn't a big wasted effort if it's unpleasant.

Coconut ice, and not as the name suggests frozen or or
even refrigerated, delicious
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/coconut-ice-squares

I would use it happily. No worries at all.

Make some sort of exfoliating cream with it?

I don't have kids so no crafting activities.

I can't bake with it. I'm crap at baking. I hate baking. And I'm avoiding sugar at the moment.

If the coconut tastes okay, I could give them a try for a friend's wedding celebration in a few weeks. Thank you.

A quick google led me to this;
Homemade Coconut Soap... | The Diary of a Frugal Family
Not sure if its worth it by the time you've brought moulds etc, but could be nice.

Make a snow globe? Crafting isn't just for kids!

I love that but I don't have moulds. Dammit

@peacelemon Oh absolutely. I love crafting. Just never tried dessicated coconut-based crafting before.

Bin it.

You haven’t needed it in three years. You don’t need it now.

This is how and why houses get cluttered.

You could make a rangoli

Buy
Set up a business making coconut soap
Become global mogul with a six figure turnover
Talk in the global media about how you owe it all to leaving stuff in the cupboard to go off

:-D

Ah ha! Colour it and share it out to throw at the happy couple instead of rice or confetti

This then sparks an anti-cluttering world campaign.
Hoarding becomes the next in thing.

Put it out for the birds

@Datafan55 I'm loving the visions you have for my life, thank you!

@OwlBasket I'm not actually going to the wedding. They're having celebration drinks in a local pub. But I can't go to that either. So I was going to take around some champagne. Now it might be champagne and millions of coconut ices.

@peacelemon Wow, they are beautiful.

@LakeTiticaca Birds can't have desiccated coconut, sadly. That was my initial plan though.

I know I wish I had the patience!

Set fire to it.

There’s too much coconut in the world as it is (I’m allergic, vile stuff).

I eat in in porridge. So do that.

3 years out of date - wouldn't use it in anything culinary. But you could definitely make a body scrub or grainy soap with it.

If it’s not rancid either put it out for birds as suggested or use it for baking. Do you ever make granola, or biscuits? Many recipes include coconut.

Some savoury recipes use it (curries). I'd make macaroons (not macarons) rather than coconut ice. You really don't need baking skills for that. The out of date-ness wouldn't bother me in the slightest.

I'd gift it to a baker if you don't want to do any of the things up-thread.