How To Make Toasted Coconut Butter In The Blender

Creamy and delicious, homemade coconut butter made in the blender is the perfect replacement for nut butter. Whether it's spread on toast, used in baking, glazing donuts, or stuffed inside some homemade dark chocolates, this is one versatile treat that needs to become a staple in your house! Plus it is easy and can be made ahead of time and used throughout the week.

Homemade Coconut Butter In The Blender

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• Homemade Coconut Butter In The Blender
• How To Make Coconut Butter In The Blender
• Tips, Tricks, and Substitutions
• Serving Suggestions
• Need More Coconutty Goodness?
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Recipe

Coconut butter is freaking amazing!!!

Seriously.

It is:

Coconut butter is naturally:

• Dairy-free
• Nut free
• Gluten-free
• Egg-free
• Refined sugar-free
• Vegan, and
• Vegetarian

This makes it perfectly allergy-friendly (unless you are allergic to coconut...in which case just don't go there).

It makes a great substitute for nut butters in bars, baking and sandwiches.

After purchasing my first jar I immediately set out to make my own, as that stuff can get pretty pricey when purchased from the store.

Homemade coconut butter is so simple, I actually feel like I might be insulting you a wee bit by posting it as a recipe, but here we go.

You are going to need:

• unsweetened coconut flakes
• a high-speed blender

That's it.

You can also add a little pinch of sea salt or up the ante and use toasted coconut flakes if you like a bit of savory with your sweet, but it isn't necessary.

How To Make Coconut Butter In The Blender

To make your homemade coconut butter you are going to need a good blender.

I make mine using a Vitamix, which makes the whole process take about 5 minutes from start to finish to get a smooth and creamy coconut butter.

If you have a different brand of blender it may take a bit longer, and you may have to spend some extra time scraping down the sides of the blender jug to really get everything blended together well.

Alternatively, a food processor will work, but it will take a fair bit longer, and you may need to add more coconut flakes for it catch the blades enough to blend smoothly. I have tried making this in my Cuisinart food processor and had to ass one extra cup and process everything for about 20 minutes before it become smooth enough.

The process is pretty straightforward.

You are simply going to add the coconut flakes to the blender and process until smooth and creamy, stopping to scrape down the sides of the blender jug every minute or so to make sure all of the coconut flakes are incorporated and you don't end up with grainy or gritty lumps.

Tips, Tricks, and Substitutions

I use toasted coconut flakes to make my homemade coconut butter as they are larger than desiccated coconut and catch under the blades more easily, making for a smoother process.

You can absolutely use desiccated coconut if preferred, as it is a lot cheaper, however, you will have to spend more time scraping down the sides to ensure the coconut is all incorporated, and you will likely have to add an extra cup or two of the coconut to get enough volume to catch under the blades.

You can use toasted or untoasted coconut flakes.

I find toasted coconut adds more of a nutty flavor to the butter, and as I tend to use coconut butter as a peanut butter replacement, it works better.

To change up the flavor a bit more you can add in some:

• vanilla bean extract
• pure vanilla extract
• a pinch of sea salt

TIP: if you are buying toasted coconut flakes be sure to look for the unsalted version if you plan on using your coconut butter as a sweet enhancer. The salted version will absolutely still make coconut butter, it just tends to be more on the savory side of things (perfect for noodle sauces, etc).

Serving Suggestions

There will be no judgment here if you end up eating your coconut butter straight from the blender!

This is my favorite time to enjoy it as it is nice and warm and toasty after being freshly blended.

Otherwise why not try serving it:

• spread on some toast in place of nut butter, it makes an excellent peanut butter alternative;
• with a side of dark chocolate for dipping;
• used in baking as a replacement for nut butter;
• added to your morning oats for added creaminess;
• use it to glaze homemade donuts like these baked strawberry yogurt donuts;
• eat it straight from the jar like you used to do with Nutella when you were a kid.

It is also great when used to make homemade allergy-friendly satay sauce!

There are so many ways to use this delicious spread, use your imagination and I am sure you will find something that tickles your fancy.

Waste Not Tip: After making coconut butter in the blender, go ahead and make yourself a nice smoothie in the same blender so that you get all the coconutty goodness from the sides. It pairs perfectly with some banana and cinnamon.

Need More Coconutty Goodness?

I am a huge coconut fan, it is such a versatile ingredient that I end up using it in multiple dishes throughout the week, both sweet and savory.

Try out one of these delicious recipes next:

• Strawberry Coconut Butter
• Coconut Roughs
• Coconut and Lemon Cheesecake Fat Bombs
• Banana Coconut Cookies
• Goji Berries and Coconut Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Quick Coconut Peanut Noodle Salad.

Frequently Asked Questions

Happy Eating

xx

Recipe

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