I keep hearing people rave about coconut butter, and I was so pleased to find out that it is really easy to make. Homemade coconut butter – who knew?
All the recipes I’ve found are essentially the same – although I did find one which called for the addition of coconut oil – but the basic idea is to blend the heck out of shredded coconut. This is a recipe I can follow!
I used 8 ounces of Let’s Do Organic finely shredded, unsweetened coconut and cranked-up the KitchenAid. Above is what it looked like at 5 minutes.
And then at 10 minutes:
And finally by 15 minutes it had butterified. Mmmmm.
My 8 ounces of shredded coconut yielded about 1.25 cups of wonderful coconut butter which solidified after I put it in the fridge. I was in a hurry to see it in its solid state, but it should harden up just fine on the counter as well.
- A few cups of flaked or shredded, unsweetened coconut
- Put in food processor (I've also read that a Vita Mix works) and blend for 5 minutes.
- Scrape down the sides and repeat until it liquefies. I needed a full 15 minutes processing time, but your mileage will vary. Keep an eye on it and when it looks like soup, you're done!
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Cool — thanks for linking to my Thermomix blog!. Isn’t this a great discovery — to make coconut butter so easily? It just blew my mind when I first tried it and I just HAD to share it too. And I’m happy to learn that it can be done in a variety of food processors, though of course the Thermomix does it faster ;-) You’ll have a lot of fun figuring out how to best use it up. Remember, it works great with a little sweetener, as an alternative to traditional frosting. Cheers, H.
Thanks for the frosting idea, Helene – that sounds interesting!
I love getting all butterfied.
So glad it worked for you. Enjoy your coconut butter topped/filled recipes. I’m sure you will. :)
I couldn’t think of a better word, but I’m glad you like it!
I tried making this last night after work. My food processor tackled the job just fine, and I was delighted with the smooth consistency and subtly sweet taste. But when I checked it this morning before leaving, it STILL hasn’t solidified! Totally liquid. I’m bummed. Did I do something wrong?
p.s. I found a HUGE bag (15.4 oz) of unsweetened coconut flakes for $2 at my local Halal market. May not be certified organic, but it certainly was affordable!
Glad you liked it – amazing that something so easy could be so good.
As a guess, I’d say that the room where you’re storing the coconut butter is a little warm? It doesn’t take a lot to liquefy it, and you might try putting it into a cooler spot like a bottom cupboard. If that doesn’t do it, you might have to resort to putting it in the fridge for a few minutes before you want to use it.
If you do that, I’d recommend just measuring out the amount you need and putting that in a shallow container in the fridge. It should harden up pretty quickly that way. Good luck!