Coconut oil

[Rawma]

I was just wondering if anyone has any good recipes or ideas for using coconut oil. I bought some and am stuck as to how to use it beyond salad dressing!
Thanks,
Lisa

[plucked]

Hey, I dont have any bright ideas, but I have heard folks add a tabelspoon or two to their smoothies.

[sweetgoddess]

Its great on your skin! :)

[Punky]

I use it as chapstick and put it in smoothies or other sweet stuff like desserts and puddings, etc.

[truthseeker]

fudge

fudgicles

smoothies

body lotion

makeup remover (thanks RP)

lip gloss

some cookie recipes

[Punky]

Add big spoonfuls of coconut butter to creamy or fruity shakes, use it in puddings, tarts, cookies or anything that calls for a bit of richness. Or make super-easy and fast freezer fudge, with almond butter, cocoa and other ingredients (p. 261 Raw Food Real World).

[rawpriestess]

also, excellent hair conditioner and skin smoother, rough elbow and heal smoother, etc.

it is good in any food you want to be thicker when cold or frozen, such as fruit or creamy pies.

[Kris]

Add big spoonfuls of coconut butter to creamy or fruity shakes, use it in puddings, tarts, cookies or anything that calls for a bit of richness. Or make super-easy and fast freezer fudge, with almond butter, cocoa and other ingredients (p. 261 Raw Food Real World).

This is my favorite use for coconut butter -- raw fudge or almond bark. Mix coconut butter, almond butter, carob powder, pinch of salt, a little vanilla, and chopped almonds together, spoon it into a pan, and stick it in the freezer. More almond butter than coconut butter always results in a fudge-like texture for me, whereas more coconut butter produces a harder, more candy-like almond bark. It's AMAZING and super-quick to make as you just mix it up and stick it in the freezer for a half hour or so (or as long as you can stand it!!)

I also use coconut butter when making pies where I want the filling to be rather solid, for example, when making chocolate mousse pie. I bet it would also work great for blended fruit pies.

[dhammala]

I have the "Raw Food..Real World" book and they use it a lot in their recipies.. mainly desserts it seems.

Where did you find it and how much $$/quantity did you get? I have a hard time finding it here in Denver..

[Jackie1995]

A different idea for coconut oil (not for food) is:

every night, I brush my teeth with baking soda/himalayan salt/a drop of hydrogen peroxide. Then, after rinsing, I take 1/2 tsp of coconut oil and just spread it around my mouth with my tongue. It's a natural antibiotic, helps healing of gums, and guess what?!

In the morning, I never have white stuff on my tongue and *hold on to your hats* NO MORNING BREATH ANYMORE!!!

Go figure!

[Punky]

A different idea for coconut oil (not for food) is:

every night, I brush my teeth with baking soda/himalayan salt/a drop of hydrogen peroxide. Then, after rinsing, I take 1/2 tsp of coconut oil and just spread it around my mouth with my tongue. It's a natural antibiotic, helps healing of gums, and guess what?!

In the morning, I never have white stuff on my tongue and *hold on to your hats* NO MORNING BREATH ANYMORE!!!

Go figure!

great idea Jackie! I'm going to try this!

[Punky]

I have the "Raw Food..Real World" book and they use it a lot in their recipies.. mainly desserts it seems.

Where did you find it and how much $$/quantity did you get? I have a hard time finding it here in Denver..


I just made the Vanilla Brazil Nutmilk from "Raw Food...Real World"
and LOVE it. My kids LOVE it too so it passed the test ;)
They add coconut butter to the nutmilk which I have not tried before.
It turned out wonderful.
So the milk was 1 c. nuts to 4c. water w/agave & stevia& vanilla added
and 1 tbsp. of coconut butter. delicious!

Dhammala,
I buy my coconut butter online at rawfood on-line stores like Alissa's.
Health food stores usual carry it too, but I am not sure if their's is
heat-treated or not. HTH

[sport]

I bought some yesterday. It is organic virgin coconut oil and it states that it is suitable for a raw food diet. It is certified organic by Washington state but is sold by a company called Omega Nutrition which seem to be based in Vancouver. A 16oz Jar cost almost €30.

[RawFoodieMom]

I bought a jar a couple of weeks ago from my health food store. It says on the container that it's virgin and cold pressed, and it states they do not use heat in any of their processes, so it sounded very raw to me.

Does it need to be refrigerated after opening? It was $20.00 CDN so I don't want it to go bad or anything, but it didn't say on the jar so I haven't put it in the fridge but I've been wondering....

Debra

[Punky]

I bought a jar a couple of weeks ago from my health food store. It says on the container that it's virgin and cold pressed, and it states they do not use heat in any of their processes, so it sounded very raw to me.

Does it need to be refrigerated after opening? It was $20.00 CDN so I don't want it to go bad or anything, but it didn't say on the jar so I haven't put it in the fridge but I've been wondering....

Debra

Debra, I do not refrigerate mine and it hasn't gone bad and has been in my cupboard for over 6 months; but I don't know
if your "suppose" to or not technically.

Your coconut oil sounds raw to me ;)

[RawFoodieMom]

Thanks for your response, Punky. :) I have the book Raw Food, Real World too! It's a beautiful book, I just had to buy it when I saw it in the store. I was disappointed though when I discovered no one in my city sells young coconuts so some recipes that I thought looked great I won't be able to make for now. I find the book very inspiring, and so much info, more then just recipes. I have not made much from it yet, what other recipes have you made?

Debra