Homemade Coconut Butter
I love coconut butter. You will notice that in many of my recipes, I use coconut butter instead of coconut oil. Why? Because it has a richer flavor and a better texture than coconut oil. But coconut butter is both expensive and hard for some people to find. The solution? Make your own. But be sure to read the comments at the end of the post. It is good, but it isn’t exactly like Artisana coconut butter, my favorite.
I have seen a lot of posts on making your own coconut butter. I was pretty convinced that homemade coconut butter (made from dried coconut) could never be as good as the brand I like to use which is made from raw coconut. But this post, coconut butter, inspired me to try. I will walk you though the steps.
Homemade Coconut Butter – Visual Instructions. Recipe Follows.
Place dried coconut in food processor. I have a 12 cup processor. If yours is smaller, you can adjust and make two batches.
After 2 minutes
After 4 minutes
After 6 minutes. The oils are starting to release.
After 8 minutes it is looking pretty good.
After 10 minutes it is pretty liquid.
Pour it into a clean jar and let cool. Don’t worry, it isn’t hot, just slightly warm. As it cools it will harden.
Conclusion and Tips
I must admit, I was pretty impressed. It hardened (see first picture) after sitting at room temperature for a bit. It looked like coconut butter and it tasted pretty darn good. And I am very picky about the qualities of my ingredients. What I didn’t like was that it is grainy. Even after a turn in the high speed blender, I could never get the beautiful smooth consistency of the Artisana coconut butter I was comparing it to. But in a pinch, especially in recipes that the consistency would be covered up by other textures, it could work. And oh my, it is a fraction of the cost. My 16 ounces of dried coconut made over 2 cups. Probably the equivalent to a 10 ounce jar of the Artisana.
Note: My food processor is a 12 cup KitchenAid. It is a work horse. It didn’t even bat an eye at making this. But all food processors are different. Keep an eye on yours while running it this long.
Coconut Butter
MAKES 1 Cup
Coconut Butter
- 16 oz dried, non-sweetened flaked coconut
- Place coconut in food processor.
- Process until smooth. (See above photos)
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Susan wrote on February 10, 2013
I would suggest that you look for a SCD site. Cheers!
Tammie wrote on February 7, 2013
Hi Susan,
How do you store this? In the fridge?
Thank you,
Enjoy your day!
Mary wrote on January 26, 2013
I made it using coconut from the fresh market. took a lot longer to get to liquid than 10 mins or so. maybe my old processor.
karen wrote on December 5, 2012
thanks, just did a small amount in a mini blender a bit like a magic bullet (just a cheap $20 mimic) and worked a treat. Have never tried coconut butter as the local organic shop only sells the oil and said to use that. I am making Frosted B-raw-nies for the first time and wanted to stick as close to the recipe as possible and this looks and tastes great. I’m sure my reluctant hubby wont even know we are dairy and cane sugar free, let alone raw. Really happy with the coconut butter, thanks heaps, am sure I’ll use this often.
Angela @ Canned Time wrote on November 30, 2012
I tried making this once in a blender and it failed. I’m sure it was just the lack of power. It looks so perfect here, it may be worth the investment in a new food processor (especially with the price of store bought)
Thanks so much for a great post!
Tyana wrote on November 19, 2012
This website is such an inspiration! I’ve tried making coconut butter using Magic Bullet with the flat blade. It takes not more than 2 minutes to turn about a cup of dried coconut into butter. Thanks for great idea!
Becky wrote on November 12, 2012
Could I make this in a Vitamix instead of a food processor?
Susan wrote on November 12, 2012
You probably could but I haven’t yet. You will have to experiment. Cheers!
Angela wrote on November 5, 2012
How long will this last? I made some a few months ago and put in cabinet, went to use today & it smelled fine but there were these white circles on top. does this have to be stored in fridge?