Definition: Coconut Butter
Raw coconut butter is one of those divine indulgences that one encounters when delving into the raw food diet and lifestyle. Like most people, raw foodists want to enjoy their food, and occasionally partake of decadence. Coconut butter is just like peanut butter or almond butter. Several trusted raw food brands are now producing their versions of raw coconut butter, usually (but not always) a mixture of coconut meat and coconut oil. If the oil separates to the top you'll need to stir it in (try using a butter knife), otherwise what is left at the bottom will be a coconut rock! Also be sure to store coconut butter at room temperature. When refrigerated it will turn very hard and require long periods of thawing in order to get a knife through it.
Ways to Enjoy Raw Coconut Butter:
- Simply as a spread over bread or toast
- As a base or thickener in raw desserts such as pudding, frosting, icing, cakes, pies or ice cremes
- In smoothies or other beverages and elixirs
- On a spoon!