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Making Coconut Butter + WIAW

27 May, 2015 by Giselle Rochford 19 Comments

I’m happy to report that I’m still obsessed as obsessed with Snapchat, Instagram and taking pictures of my food as I was last week. Previously, I found it almost impossible to link up for WIAW because my everyday photography was sporadic at best (non-existent if I’m being honest). 

Want to make your own coconut butter? Here's my experience making this delicious vegan, dairy free butter via @ExSloth | Exsloth.com

But, I seem to have found a new lease on life, or at least food photography, in the last couple weeks. So today I’ll be sharing my eats for yesterday, plus the ordeal and eventual bliss that was my coconut butter making experience.

A day of eats plus tips for making coconut butter at home #DIY #WIAW

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First up was breakfast (number 1). I woke up yesterday with barely enough time to roll out of bed and head to the gym. But, as always, I woke up starving so I had to grab something quick. Usually I just go for a banana and peanut butter if I’m running late, but I was craving cereal and just happened to have Love Grown Foods Chocolate Power O’s on hand. These are hands down my favourite cereal if we’re not counting granola. 

 

A photo posted by Giselle Rochford (@exsloth) on May 25, 2015 at 7:53am PDT

Post gym was a whole lotta protein and fruit that I shared on Snapchat but not Instagram. Luckily, you get to see both πŸ˜€

post gym food

By the time lunch rolled around I wasn’t really hungry, since I’d only eaten my second breakfast at around 11. So, I decided to do a little experimenting in the kitchen. I’d been wanting to try my hand at making coconut butter for a long time and I finally went for it yesterday.

How to Make Coconut Butter

To make coconut butter, all you need to do is process shredded coconut until it forms a spreadable paste, similar to nut butter. Sounds simple right? Well if you’ve ever tried making it, or any nut or seed butter, you’d know that that simplicity is the ultimate joke. coconut butter large food processor

I started off with three cups of shredded unsweetened coconut in my large food processor. From what I’d read, it would take more than 15 minutes to come together properly so I was prepared to spend some time working at it. But after 20 minutes, it still pretty much looked the same, just a little more shredded.

At that point, I was ready to throw in the towel and look into ordering coconut butter on Amazon, but I decided to try using my smaller food processor. I hadn’t used this in months, since I upgraded during the Target Canada liquidation sales, but I figured it was worth a try. Best decision ever.

coconut butter mini food processor

That was when I humbly took back every negative word I’d ever said about my mini food processor. Although I had started with a fair amount of shredded coconut, it broke down into barely a cup of coconut butter and an 8 cup food processor was useless in that situation. A 3 cup mini chopper though? Perfect.

Coconut butter done


Quick tips for making coconut butter:

  • Using a larger food processor to break down the coconut is beneficial, but a smaller one makes more sense in the final stages
  • You’ll need to continuously scrape down the sides of the food processor if you’re using a large one so the blades can actually do their job
  • You’ll know it’s done when it reaches a spreadable consistency, similar to nut butter, and almost appears to be separating at the top
  • It’s going to take time, so be patient

Once the coconut butter was done, I decided to put it to the test on with toast and sprinkled with some pink Himalayan sea salt. Pure foodie bliss. 

 

A photo posted by Giselle Rochford (@exsloth) on May 26, 2015 at 3:04pm PDT

Around that time, I remembered that I hadn’t had any lunch yet, so I threw together a snack plate with black bean chips, salsa, spinach and pulled pork. Strange, but it worked. I also didn’t snap a pic because my phone was dead from all the coconut butter photography. #snapchatproblems

My pre-dinner/post lunch snack was some chocolate nicecream that I devoured, again without taking a pic. Luckily I had it on Sunday also, and it was well documented on Instagram, so here’s a pic for ya. 

 

A photo posted by Giselle Rochford (@exsloth) on May 24, 2015 at 4:18pm PDT

Finally, dinner was some baked salmon with roasted broccoli and asparagus. I had all intentions of making rice, quinoa or couscous to go with it, but I may have gotten distracted writing this post and forgot to actually put the water to boil. So a light dinner it was.

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What about you? 

What have you been noshing on recently? Have you ever made coconut butter? Or any nut or seed butter? How long did it take?

Share in the comments below!

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Comments

  1. Meghan@CleanEatsFastFeets says

    27 May, 2015 at 11:12 am

    A full day of food for the win.

    Thanks for linking up, and Happy WIAW!

    Reply
    • Giselle Rochford says

      27 May, 2015 at 11:35 am

      Thanks Meghan and happy WIAW to you too!

      Reply
  2. Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

    27 May, 2015 at 3:08 pm

    YES! Homemade coconut butter! <3
    Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine recently posted…Triple Chocolate Doughnuts

    Reply
    • Giselle Rochford says

      29 May, 2015 at 1:31 pm

      It’s amazing πŸ˜€ Have you made it before?

      Reply
  3. Elle says

    27 May, 2015 at 3:49 pm

    That looks good… and kinda easy… maybe I should try it!

    Reply
    • Giselle Rochford says

      29 May, 2015 at 1:33 pm

      You should! And let me know how it goes πŸ˜€

      Reply
  4. Megan @ Skinny Fitalicious says

    27 May, 2015 at 7:18 pm

    You make it look so easy! I tried making almond butter last weekend and it just never came together into a smooth mixture. Maybe I need to use a smaller processor?
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    • Giselle Rochford says

      29 May, 2015 at 1:34 pm

      I made cashew butter a while back and it took way longer than the coconut butter. Haven’t tried almonds yet though! Did you try adding extra oil to it? Sometimes a couple tbsp of coconut oil does the trick.

      Reply
  5. Tee Bone says

    27 May, 2015 at 11:23 pm

    In a basic coconut butter happens quite quickly…just a few minutes & the tamper holds a lot.. I saw yours sriracha d had to share what I’ve been eating…from a vegan cafe in Tallahassee it’s a sandwich can the Thaight budget…sounds crazy but oh so good! Peanut butter, cucumbers, bell pepper (preferably red but any will do), sriracha, & cilantro on multigrain bread of choice. Delicious!

    Reply
    • Giselle Rochford says

      29 May, 2015 at 1:36 pm

      I read that it’s easy to make in a Vitamix, but I’ve got a Nutribullet and was afraid it would just get stuck in the blades.
      Alsom that sandwich sound strangely good! I may have to try making it at home πŸ˜€

      Reply
  6. Tee Bone says

    27 May, 2015 at 11:24 pm

    Supposed to say in a Vitamix…. sorry!

    Reply
  7. GiGi Eats says

    28 May, 2015 at 12:26 am

    So weird! Typically it’s all about “go big or go home” but in this case… Not so much! It’s not the size of the boat… It’s the motion of the ocean? LMFAO!!

    Reply
    • Giselle Rochford says

      28 May, 2015 at 5:02 pm

      LOL so true haha

      Reply
  8. Bethany says

    28 May, 2015 at 7:39 am

    Great tutorial! I need to try making my own coconut butter πŸ™‚
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    Reply
    • Giselle Rochford says

      28 May, 2015 at 5:02 pm

      Thanks Bethany! And you should. It’s definitely worth it πŸ˜€

      Reply
  9. Michelle @ Vitamin Sunshine says

    30 May, 2015 at 7:13 am

    I love my food processor for nut butters– I have the best luck with non-almonds πŸ™‚ They seem to take the longest and stay the grainiest.

    I tried to make coconut butter years ago– and my food processor never got it past chopping it up, and I ended up with 3 cups of burnt coconut. I recently bought a Vitamix– and I bet that will get the job done a lot faster! Thanks for the reminder– I will pick up some shredded coconut tomorrow πŸ™‚
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    • Giselle Rochford says

      31 May, 2015 at 1:50 pm

      Let me know how it works in the Vitamix, Michelle!

      Reply

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