Coconut Butter is a luxury food……it’s silky, creamy and delicious!
Coconut butter is different than coconut oil……What is the difference, you ask???
Coconut Butter uses the coconut meat and is ground into a creamy butter, coconut oil is extracted from the coconut and is 100% oil. Think about the difference between almond butter and almond oil…..if I can use this is as a metaphor….coconut butter would be comparable to almond butter….it is spreadable, creamy, and has a consistency close to almond butter. Want to know how to make your own almond butter? Read about here!!
Coconut Butter is almost the same process as making almond butter!!
Start with 2 cups dried unsweetened coconut flakes….
place in your food processor and blend….
It takes at least 10 minutes of processing before it starts to become creamy and silky. I processed even longer because I wasn’t satisfied with the texture and wanted an even creamier coconut butter. Process yours as long as 20 minutes to get your desired creaminess!
The end result is amazing!
You want to make this!!!
So, what can you do with coconut butter??
*eat it by the spoonful
*add it into baked recipes
*spread it onto toast
*add in cocoa powder for a chocolatey spread
*use it as a frosting on ANYTHING!
*mix it with a nut butter for a decadent treat
*place a spoonful on top of a baked sweet potato or on top of pancakes
*make lemon truffle fudge!
This recipe is amazing…it is creamy and fresh…a little tart…a little sweet….a must try!
Lemon Truffle Fudge Recipe
zest of 1 lemon
juice of 1 lemon
1/2 cup coconut butter
1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
2 tbsp. maple syrup or honey
Mix all ingredients together until smooth and creamy. Pour into candy molds or a baking dish. Place in freezer for 10 minutes to harden. Cut into slices or pop out of molds and ENJOY!
Have you ever tried coconut butter??
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Oh, yum! Pinned it. Can’t wait to make these. Made your Pinkalicious smoothies this morning for breakfast, by the way. They were yummylicious! Will be linking up to you in a post very soon about the Pinkalicious books that we’ve been reading.
awesome-thank you!! Can’t wait to read!!!
That fudge looks amazing! I love coconut, it’s such a great ingredient to work with – you can do so much with it! Coconut fudge is the best
Me too….coconut butter especially…it feels so decadent!!!
We make a great team because I like to eat it. MmmmmMmmmm Hee Hee
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Just discovered coconut butter and figured there must be a way to make it myself. Found your post when I searched for a recipe. The fudge looks amazing…can’t wait to try it! I’m a fellow WordPress food blogger and referenced your post in my blog. You can check it out here: http://juicybites.net/2012/07/21/coconut-butter-and-my-new-fave-smoothie/
Love your blog! Thanks for the coconut butter instructions!
awesome!! Thanks for stopping by and letting me know!!! Can’t wait to check out your site!
I tried raw coconut butter for the first time last week (had a cocoa one awhile back). Those lemon truffle fudge bars look INSANELY delicious. I came up with a fun recipe, for chocolate coconut butter candies – all raw ingredients. Its not as awesome as your recipe is, but I think its pretty yummy!
http://www.shortgirllongisland.com/2012/08/coconut-butter-chocolate-candy.html
Michele
short girl, long island
awesome-thanks!!!
Can you tell me approximately how much fudge your recipe made? What size dish did you pour it into? I’m hoping to make this recipe to feed a large crowd (100+ bite size pieces) so I’m wondering how many batches I’d need to make. Thanks, looks great!
I poured it into a very small baking dish maybe a 3 x 5 one….and I cut it into about 10 pieces. Good luck!!