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Murielle Banackissa
Coconut butter being scooped from a mason jar.

Homemade Coconut Butter

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15 mins Prep: 15 mins
Serves 1.5

Rich and creamy, coconut butter is super easy to make and is an incredibly versatile pantry staple!

Ingredients

  • 5 cups unsweetened, untoasted shredded coconut

Recipe

  1. Step 1

    Add coconut to a high speed blender and blend until smooth, scraping the sides as needed.

  2. Step 2

    Transfer to a jar and keep in your pantry.

  3. Step 3

    If your coconut butter becomes hard, microwave for 10 seconds, taking it out, mixing it and repeating this process until it is runny again.

  4. Step 4

    Enjoy in recipes, on toasts, drizzled over a juicy medjool date, on pancakes or on waffles.

Common Questions & Swaps

  • I only have coconut flakes on hand, can I use those? Absolutely, as long as the coconut is not toasted and is unsweetened, it should work fine.

  • I like my butters to have a little flavour, can I add any sweetener or salt to this? Yes, feel free to add a pinch of salt and/or a sweetener of choice – I recommend maple syrup or stevia. You can also add in a pitted date, but that might change the color a little.

  • I made this recipe and kept it in my pantry and now it is rock hard. What do I do? I would suggest putting it in the microwave for 10 seconds, taking it out, mixing it and repeating this process until it is runny again. Be careful – do not put it in the microwave for more than 10 seconds at a time or else there is a risk of it seizing up on you.

Coconut butter being scooped from a mason jar.
Various kinds of dried coconut in jars.
Coconut butter dripping from a spoon into a jar.
Spoon coming out of a jar. Coated in coconut butter.