The cheapest, easiest coconut recipe you’ll ever find

Coconut butter is one of the cheapest, easiest, most nutritious and tastiest things you can make at home. With only one ingredient.

t Coconut butter is one of the most expensive coconut products on the market, and as a result, it is one that many people don’t bother with. Don’t let the expense put you off; coconut butter is one of the cheapest, easiest, most nutritious and tastiest things you can make at home. With only one ingredient.

t The processing takes some patience with a regular food processor or blender, but be sure not to give up before the mixture turns runny; it simply won’t taste the same.

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Coconut Butter

t Makes: 1 jar

Ingredients:

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• 1 packet of shredded coconut, the bigger the better. (Make sure your coconut product has no added sugar… you’ll be surprised.)

Directions:

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1. Using a food processor, process the shredded coconut for about 15 minutes (or, if you have a high-powered blender, about 2 minutes) until a runny butter forms.

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2. Scrape the sides of the bowl as necessary.

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3. Store in a jar either at room temperature or in the fridge, depending on the season and climate.

Tip: Always use the whole packet of coconut. The recipe doesn’t work with small quantities because the lack of volume means it won’t take to the blender.

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• Use as a soft, spreadable paste on toast, sprinkled with salt. If you store the coconut butter in the fridge, you’ll need to “cut out” a chunk and soften it at room temperature before using.

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• Melt and pour on a pancake with berries that you’ve simply stewed in their own juices.

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• Enjoy as a white chocolate truffle-ish indulgence. Pour the coconut butter into small chocolate papers or molds or into an ice cube tray to set.

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• Make your own chocolate.

t For more sweet sugar-free coconut recipes check out the New York Times best-seller I Quit Sugar.