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Coconut Butter Recipe

Coconut oil is such a versatile food product that it doesn't only have to be used in the production of cosmetics or as a raw ingredient. I scraped down the sides every 5 mins and mixed the softened coconut from Coconut Butter the bottom of the bowl in with the rest of the dry coconut each time I stopped it. I didn't think it was going to turn but I know when I make nut butter in the food processor it takes a long time also.
As it turns out meanwhile as shreds in blender were just not blending I added tad bits of water and used a fork and gently pushed the coconut downwards probably five times a minute till I got it to blend without using fork to push it as well I would shake and tap blender during blending to make the dry shreds go down too.



Soooo… just like you will be, I was happy to discover that with nothing more than a good food processor (or Vitamix) and some organic desiccated coconut, you can whip yourself up a big batch of your own coconut butter in around 15 minutes (more or less depending on the quality of your processor or blender).
The two products do have some similarities: Like coconut oil, coconut butter is runny when warm (though at its most liquidy it's similar to a drippy, spreadable almond butter, and not completely liquid like the oil), and will seize solid and crumbly when cold.

There's no way my regular blender or food processor have motors powerful enough to do this. Coconut oil is nature's richest source of Lauric acid, one of the predominant fats in human breast milk. I chose this brand because it was the lowest in salt, sugar & had a higher fat content & no additives to retain color.
What I realised is that you have to use enough coconut flakes (or shredded coconut) to prevent it from sticking to the sides of your food processor. In a large, wide-mouth mason jar, combine the coffee, coconut butter, milk of choice, and a dash of cinnamon or cardamom if desired.

All of these components make coconut butter a really nice way to change up what you add to your morning smoothie, overnight oats or chia pudding. So you add the melted coconut oil in while the machine is running and then it starts to look as it does in the photo below.
Our coconut butter is made by grinding dried whole organic coconuts with stone until it is completely smooth. But, just as coconut oil isn't a nutritional cure-all, coconut butter isn't magical, either. However, sometimes it has nothing to do with the food, and your cat simply has sensitive skin.
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