Not exact matches
Of course you can never go wrong with
butter, but if you are looking to make them
even healthier, give the
coconut oil a
try!
I used
coconut oil this time but I'm going to
try butter in my next batch which may give it
even more of a traditional pie crust flavor.
Oooo, I have never
tried coconut butter before because it's fairly expensive, for something I don't
even know if I like, but thanks for letting us know how to make it.
I think you may not
even have to keep it in the fridge if you were to use just cocoa
butter instead of both
coconut oil and
butter (cocoa
butter is solid at room temperature) but I'd have to
try that to be sure Let me know how it worked!
i
tried it today with
coconut butter AND peanut
butter and it was
even better
has anyone
tried adding more
coconut oil or
even grass fed
butter to make them more moist and less crumbly?
I
tried these with
coconut oil in place of the
butter and came out with decent cookies, but had a hell of a time getting the ingredients to blend,
even with using a food processor.
So,
even though this was a «once a year special treat» dessert, if I were to re-make it, I would
try the
coconut butter, but haven't yet so I don't know 100 % if it would work.
You could definitely
try using softened
butter or ghee instead, possibly
even coconut oil!
Substitution Options: Canned
coconut milk: you can experiment with using any unsweetened nondairy milk, but you may then want to double the cornstarch to make up for the lost thickness Peanut butter: try almond or cashew butter Tamari / soy sauce: Bragg or coconut aminos Brown rice vinegar: regular rice vinegar, coconut vinegar, apple cider vinegar, or even lime or lemon juice Coconut palm sugar: any granulated or liquid sweetener of your choice Cornstarch: you could experiment with arrowroot powder or tapioca starch, though I have not tried
coconut milk: you can experiment with using any unsweetened nondairy milk, but you may then want to double the cornstarch to make up for the lost thickness Peanut
butter:
try almond or cashew
butter Tamari / soy sauce: Bragg or
coconut aminos Brown rice vinegar: regular rice vinegar, coconut vinegar, apple cider vinegar, or even lime or lemon juice Coconut palm sugar: any granulated or liquid sweetener of your choice Cornstarch: you could experiment with arrowroot powder or tapioca starch, though I have not tried
coconut aminos Brown rice vinegar: regular rice vinegar,
coconut vinegar, apple cider vinegar, or even lime or lemon juice Coconut palm sugar: any granulated or liquid sweetener of your choice Cornstarch: you could experiment with arrowroot powder or tapioca starch, though I have not tried
coconut vinegar, apple cider vinegar, or
even lime or lemon juice
Coconut palm sugar: any granulated or liquid sweetener of your choice Cornstarch: you could experiment with arrowroot powder or tapioca starch, though I have not tried
Coconut palm sugar: any granulated or liquid sweetener of your choice Cornstarch: you could experiment with arrowroot powder or tapioca starch, though I have not
tried either
If you're not a fan of peanut
butter or just don't have any lying around
try making this with almond
butter or
even coconut butter.
So in this case you can
try 1 - 2 tbsp
coconut butter or almond
butter, or
even chia seeds.
And if you do okay with that, then
try it with adding
butter or ghee or
coconut oil or
even very carefully (as per the PHD recipe) rendered beef fat?
My go - to Dr. Greger answer (paraphrased) for those who have
tried everything and still have high LDL,
try focusing on the saturated fat sources (
coconut oil; cocoa
butter, and yes
even nuts and seeds).
You could definitely
try using softened
butter or ghee instead, possibly
even coconut oil!
If you want to make eggs
even better
try frying them with
coconut oil or
butter.
You could blend a few tablespoons of maple syrup with some peanut
butter, cacao and vanilla extract to form a smooth icing, or
even try blending in some
coconut butter or avocado into it too for a thicker icing (though you'll need to add some maple syrup or liquid stevia into the icing mix too to keep it sweet).
Coconut oil hardens more than
butter when refrigerated, so if you do
try to use it I would suggest either reducing the chilling time to an hour or
even just using the dough right away, at room temperature.