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Coconut Butter

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Homemade coconut butter is so easy to make in your own kitchen! It’s a vegan, paleo, keto, and Whole30-friendly snack when you’re craving something decadent!

Coconut butter in a glass jar with a small bamboo spoon sticking out of it.

Paleo food maven Melissa “Melicious” Joulwan is awesome in so many ways, but her greatest contribution to society is her easy recipe for making homemade coconut butter.

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Time to make some Homemade Coconut Butter!

Makes 2 cups

Ingredients:

  • 8 ounces unsweetened shredded coconut (about 3 cups)
  • 1 tablespoon melted coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Pinch of Diamond Crystal kosher salt (salt is the key ingredient in my humble opinion)

Equipment:

  • Kitchen scale or measuring cups
  • Measuring spoons
  • High powered blender (a powerful blender is essential!)

Instructions:

Dump the coconut, coconut oil, vanilla extract, and kosher salt into a Vitamix or high speed blender…

The ingredients for homemade coconut butter are placed in a Vitamix blender.

…and blitz everything on high for a minute. Yep, my blender is one loud mofo.

Someone mixing the ingredients for homemade coconut butter in a blender, with a small child in the background covering his ears with his hands.

After about a minute, a paste forms and you’re done! Don’t over-process the butter because it can overheat the Vitamix and then it’s Bad News Bears!

The finished coconut butter in a blender.

Presto change-o…coconut butter!

Coconut butter in a small glass jar with a metal spoon sticking out of it.

Store the coconut butter in a sealed container in a cool dry place for up to a month. If it solidifies, you can swirl the jar in a pot of hot water or microwave it in 15 second increments until smooth and runny.

So simple and delicious! Thanks, Mel!


Looking for more recipe ideas? Head on over to my Recipe Index. You’ll also find exclusive recipes on my iPhone and iPad app, and in my cookbooks, Nom Nom Paleo: Food for Humans (Andrews McMeel Publishing 2013), Ready or Not! (Andrews McMeel Publishing 2017), and Nom Nom Paleo: Let’s Go! (Andrews McMeel Publishing 2021).


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Homemade Coconut Butter by Michelle Tam / Nom Nom Paleo
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5 from 2 votes

Coconut Butter

Homemade coconut butter is so easy to make in your own kitchen! It's a delicious and satisfying vegan, paleo, keto, and Whole30-friendly snack.
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time5 mins
Total Time10 mins
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: gluten-free, keto, paleo, Primal, Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole30
Servings: 32 servings
Calories: 51kcal
Author: Michelle Tam

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces unsweetened shredded coconut  about 3 cups
  • 1 tablespoon melted coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Pinch of Diamond Crystal kosher salt salt is the key ingredient in my humble opinion
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Instructions 

  • Dump the coconut, coconut oil, vanilla extract, and kosher salt into a Vitamix or high speed blender and blitz everything on high for a minute. 
  • After about a minute, a paste forms and you’re done! Don’t over-process the butter because it can overheat the Vitamix and then it’s Bad News Bears!
  • Store the coconut butter in a sealed container in a cool dry place for up to a month. If it solidifies, you can swirl the jar in a pot of hot water or microwave it in 15 second increments until smooth and runny.
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Nutrition

Calories: 51kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Fiber: 1g
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Comments

  1. Jan says

    December 30, 2020 at 12:41 am

    Sounds delicious! How much is one serving? A tablespoon?

    Reply
    • Michelle Tam says

      December 30, 2020 at 3:22 am

      Yep! We calculated the nutrition facts for a serving that is 1 tablespoon.

      Reply
  2. Ingrid says

    February 22, 2021 at 5:34 pm

    can you use a food perocessor?

    Reply
    • Michelle Tam says

      February 22, 2021 at 8:20 pm

      Yes!

      Reply
  3. grace says

    December 13, 2021 at 1:41 pm

    what do you use this for?

    Reply
    • Michelle Tam says

      December 13, 2021 at 6:21 pm

      Just for snacking! Similar to any nut butter.

      Reply

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