I just bought
a jar of the Coconut Butter for the first time.
I didn't want to spend $ 15 on
a jar of coconut butter for each of my recipe trials, so I attempted to make it myself using just a bag of shredded coconut and my Vitamix.
I bought a 5 - pound bag of organic unsweetened shredded coconut for $ 13 and made my own
jar of coconut butter for about 60 cents!
Not exact matches
I have been eye - ing the
coconut butter at Whole Foods
for a while now, but $ 15
for a
jar of anything is just not happening anytime soon.
I tweaked a bit to make Vegan Choc Chip Peanut
Butter Flaxseed Maca cookies: 1/4 sunflower oil & 1/4 coconut oil 1/2 cup coconut palm sugar & 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup vanilla almond milk + a dash of vanilla coconut milk A dash extra vanilla extract 3/4 regular jar of creamy peanut butter 1.5 rounded tsp's of ground Flaxseed 1/2 teaspoon ground Maca root Baked for 11 min at 350 for the perfectly delicious healthy light fluffy co
Butter Flaxseed Maca cookies: 1/4 sunflower oil & 1/4
coconut oil 1/2 cup
coconut palm sugar & 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup vanilla almond milk + a dash
of vanilla
coconut milk A dash extra vanilla extract 3/4 regular
jar of creamy peanut
butter 1.5 rounded tsp's of ground Flaxseed 1/2 teaspoon ground Maca root Baked for 11 min at 350 for the perfectly delicious healthy light fluffy co
butter 1.5 rounded tsp's
of ground Flaxseed 1/2 teaspoon ground Maca root Baked
for 11 min at 350
for the perfectly delicious healthy light fluffy cookie!!
You can make the
coconut butter liquid again by placing the sealed
jar in a bowl
of hot tap water
for 15 minutes or so.
To combine, place
jar of coconut butter in a warm bowl
of water and let sit
for 30 minutes.
Soften
coconut butter, by putting glass
jar in a bowl
of hot water
for about 15 minutes to half an hour.
To get the temperature just right, I remove the lid from my
jar of coconut butter and put it into an oven set on the lowest setting (please note: your
jar HAS to be glass
for this method to work),
for about 10 minutes.
However,
for the best flavor and texture, we recommend enjoying your
coconut butter within 4 weeks
of opening the
jar and within 12 months unopened.
Because several friends mentioned to me how much they loved the
coconut butter — one friend admitted to stashing the
jar in a random place in the kitchen cabinets so she could keep it exclusively
for herself — I keep thinking
of a 2.0 version — toasted
coconut butter to add depth
of flavor and brilliant caramel color.
I know we do a lot
of high intensity workouts together, so today I wanted to slow things down and show you another style I use to train that really fires up the intrinsic stabilizing muscles
of the hips, butt and core - those muscles that support our posture, alignment AND sculpt those dangerous curves:) You can do this at home with a couple
jars of peanut
butter (or
coconut oil, or light dumbbells)
for props like I am - I had to eat some to even out the
jar weight LOL.
Depending on the season, my
jar of coconut butter can be super runny, which I don't find the most pleasant consistency
for eating with a spoon, or so solid you need a pickaxe to dig in.
To combine, place
jar of coconut butter in a warm bowl
of water and let sit
for 30 minutes.
If you would like to bump up the sweetness
of the recipe a bit, or are gifting a
jar of this pumpkin spice apple
butter to a friend who has a sweet tooth, I've included the options you can use
for a touch
of natural sweetness including dates or date sugar, molasses,
coconut sugar, or my favorite: a touch
of pure maple syrup.
To soften
coconut butter that has hardened in cooler temperatures, simply place the
jar in a container
of warm water
for several minutes or microwave on low
for for a few seconds at a time to achieve a smooth, creamy consistency.
Ingredients (makes one
jar) Mason
jar 1/3 cup berries (raspberries, blueberries, blackberries work best) 1/2 cup yoghurt (greek,
coconut or goats kefir) 1/4 tsp vanilla bean powder or a scrape
of a vanilla bean 1/2 tsp stevia 1/4 cup muesli or granola 1 tsp chia seeds 1/2 tsp flax seeds 1 tsp pepitas 1 tbsp activated buckinis shredded
coconut tbsp pomegranate seeds Spoonful or two
of your favourite nut
butter (I use almond or rawtella
for these) Ok so these things are incredibly easy to make.
My
jar of coconut butter has been sitting out on my counter
for several days but it is still extremely hard and difficult to scoop out
of the
jar.