I thought it was too good to be true.
Making low calorie instant coconut butter has been a dream of mine. The impossible dream.
It could never work! Ever. It’s too good to be true. With my luck, I could take one of the best ideas I’ve had in a while into one of my biggest culinary flops. I probably shouldn’t even try.
Buuuuuuut I’m stubborn. I’m probably too stubborn for my own good, but that doesn’t really matter, does it? ONce in a while something good comes out of my impenetrable stubbornness. This is not one of those things.
This, my friend, is one of those amazingly phenomenal incredibly stupendous things that comes out of my stubbornness as often as singing kangaroos hop through my house and make me breakfast. Things like this don’t happen every day.
Once I got the idea for low calorie instant coconut butter in my head,I just would not let. it. go. I had to give it a whirl. The kangaroo made me.
Honestly, I had no idea how well this would turn out. I was blown away right after my first knife-ful.
Smooth-yet-chewy and perfectly spreadable texture, can be made in under a minute, only 10 calories per tablespoon (that’s 90% fewer calories that regular coconut butter!), and it doesn’t cost $12 a jar.
Eh, who needs Artisiana anyway? Not you!
Instant Low Calorie Coconut Butter (Low Calorie, Low Fat, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Sugar Free, Vegan, Low Carb)
How could you not want to make this? Use this as you would use regular coconut butter. Slathered on bagels, in a sandwich, on low carb oatmeal, you can’t go wrong! Got more ideas? Share ‘em!
Adapted from my Instant Low Calorie Almond Butter
Makes about 1/4 cup (easily doubled or tripled)
Nutritional Comparison
Serving size: 1 Tablespoon
Calories: 90
Fat: 9 grams
vs.
Instant Low Calorie Coconut Butter
(Calculated with reduced fat coconut)
Serving size: 1 Tablespoon
Calories: 12
Fat: ~1.2 grams
Ingredients
2 Tablespoon unsweetened shredded coconut (I used reduced fat)
1 teaspoon coconut flour
2 Tablespoons coconut almond milk (you could use regular almond or coconut milk, too)
additional sweetener to taste, optional (I used 1/2 packet of stevia)
Directions
Mix together unsweetened shredded coconut and coconut flour. Add in milk and stir until combined and uniform. Sweeten to taste, if desired.
What could be easier than that?
Nothing. Now bask in the glory of your homemade coconut butter and your clean food processor.
Enjoy!
-Kelly M.
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This looks so good! Coconut butter is expensive, so this seems like an easy solution. I can never get plain coconut to butterize for me. Thanks for the recipe Kelly!
You are so sweet, Chelsea.
This sounds just like me. I haveh ad many a homemade coocnut butter flop, but I just couldn’t bring myself to fork over 12 bucks for one measly jar!
Just nade this… All ican say is omg! The whole recipe has half the calories f 1 tbsp of the real thing! (used the reduced fat coconut also!) sososo yummy! Ur amazing!
Oh Sammy. How I love you so.
I have to try this! I have no money to afford the high calorie stuff, and I can never seem to make my own (ends up as an epic fail every time…). Can’t wait to try this!
Wow, I need to try this – I love the idea!
I don’t understand what the difference between coconut flour and shredded coconut; I thought that coconut flour was just pulsed coconut flakes?
Thanks so much for the question, Carly! Shredded coconut is just dried and shredded coconut while coconut flour undergoes a completely different and more conplicated process. They are totally different with different properties. If you ever have any more questions about anythig or just want to chat, just email me at foodiefiasco@gmail.com. I hope this helps!
Where do you find reduced fat coconut shreds?? I have plain coconut flakes.
Thanks for the quesion! I buy my reduced fat coconut at Whole Foods, but you can also buy it online here. I’m not sure coconut flakes would work, but a quick whirl through the food processor should reduce them to flakes and make them work just fine. Hope this helps!
I just found your site you a genious!
Can you do this recipe and the cocooatmeal with all coconut flour?
Would that lower calorie and fat too?
Keep recipes coming please!~!
You are so sweet, Aubrey! Thank you! Honestly, I wouldn’t try either recipe with all coconut flour because you would lose all the texture. Plus, assuming you were using reduced fat shredded coconut, the calories would go up if you used all coconut flour. Thanks so much again, and I hope this helps!
Oh thanks!
Hi Kelly!! This looks incredible! Question: Could I substitute the coconut flour for a coconut-flavoured protein powder?
Thanks!
Thank you so much for the question! Unfortunately, I do not recommend substituting coconut flour for anything if you want the final result to be edible. Hope this helps!
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