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Coconut cream concentrate (also sometimes called coconut butter) is an incredibly tasty and filling way to get in your healthy fats! It is my favorite on-the-go treat, and I even keep a small jar in my purse for times when the kids or I get hungry while out.

It is super easy to make and can be flavored with cocoa powder, nuts, dried fruit, etc for yummy variations. If you like coconut at all, this is a great way to enjoy it!

Homemade Coconut Cream/Butter Ingredients

  • 1 cup of shredded coconut or coconut flakes
  • 2-3 tablespoons of coconut oil
  • Optional flavorings including: real vanilla extract, chopped nuts, raisins, cocoa powder, chia seeds
  • Food processor or high powered blender (I use a vita mix)

How To Make Coconut Cream

  1. Pulse the shredded coconut or coconut flakes in the blender or food processor. At first, it will be powdered, then it will start to stick to itself and become smooth like almond butter.
  2. When it starts to get thick, add 2-3 TBSP of melted coconut oil and keep blending until smooth.
  3. add any flavorings and mix by hand
  4. Store in a jar, in or out of the fridge or take as an on-the-go snack.
  5. Enjoy!

 

Insultingly easy, I know! It’s one of my favorite ways to eat coconut. What’s yours?

 

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  • http://thefoodieandthefamily.com Tara

    Oh, you didn’t!! I am a happy, happy person now! I’ve been wanting to make Civilized Caveman pumpkin squares but there’s no local coconut cream source. Now I can whip some up! :) Thank you!!

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    You’re welcome :-)

  • TT

    Tara, How do you make Civilized Caveman Pumpkin Squares?

  • http://www.facebook.com/Csprister Colleen Santiago-Sprister

    YUM!! This was the only product I couldn’t find anyway, thank you!!!

  • Dazane

    I’m picturing a small amount of coconut cream, the cosistency of thick peanut butter stuck at the bottom of my Vitamix, and me poking around the blades trying to salvage what I can.  Mayo is bad enough.  Surely, large quantities of the coconut cream end being washed out when washing the blender.

  • Dazane

    I wondered, too, then went searching and found this:
    http://www.civilizedcavemancooking.com/2011/07/pumpkin-coconut-squares.html

  • http://www.facebook.com/missii.combs Melissa Combs

    THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I LOVE coconut but have been unsuccessful at making coconut milk. I have resorted to buying it canned, but I would rather not do this. This coconut cream looks like something I could easily make fresh!

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    It is actually thick enough that it usually falls out pretty well
    with a hard upside down thump. If not, just dip the bottom of the vitamix pitcher in some hot tap water to loosen it up and it should all fall out.

  • Stef

    Is this the same as coconut butter? I too used my vitamix and that’s what I got.

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Very similar… yes.

  • damaged justice

    As far as all the definitions I’ve seen, this *is* coconut butter, except with added oil. Coconut “milk” or “cream”, every way of making it that I’ve seen is mixing coconut with water, then filtering/squeezing the liquid out. Not to be overly pedantic, but for effective communication, it’s always important to make sure we agree on what words mean (see FDA, HCFS and the “corn sugar” fiasco).

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Thanks for the info. This is from what I can tell, the exact same as what Tropical Traditions calls Coconut Cream Concentrate. So many different terms! at least they all involve coconut :-)

  • http://www.facebook.com/mikefarinha Michael Farinha

    Is this similar to Coconut Mana from Nutiva?

  • TT

    Thanks, Dazane!

  • http://www.kendradueck.wordpress.com Kendra

    Tried it and loved it! I have a new obsession in life…

  • Greta

    Do you have an idea of the length of the first step?  I think I did something wrong because mine turned out a bit grainy. 

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Just a minute or so. It is definitely thicker like natural peanut or almond butter rather than cream like, though you can get the smoother cream by making coconut milk and skimming the fats off the top when
    it gets cold.

  • Sophia

    What is the shelf life of this? (Not that I think it’ll last that long…)

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=697613989 Shellye Harvey

    Just tried to make this…followed steps exactly, with a Vitamix, but I don’t know how this could be compared to canned products.  It’s like eating wet sand.   Did I do something wrong?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    This is more of a coconut butter (like almond butter) consistency that is a concentrate to make coconut milk, etc. It is different than the cream that is at the top of canned coconut. Sorry if that wasn’t very clear!

  • Lindsbinz86

    Ohmygoodness thank you! I’ll be traveling a lot with my school this year & no one else eats Paleo so I’m always on the hunt for shelf stable foods and I bring along. Thank you!

  • Wwaeagles

    Oh how lovely!!  Do you use the wet blender jar or the dry blender jar of the vita mix to do this?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Either one works actually but usually the wet one

  • Sonya

    I make this in my thermomix, takes three minutes and with the use of heat (37 celcius) I don’t need to add the coconut oil. By the time it is finished processing it is pourable, but extremely thick. I keep this out of the fridge because once it cools it is solid. I haven’t added any flavours before but now I will because it is a perfect treat, with the natural sweetness of the coconut, to make me feel like I’ve indulged.

  • http://www.facebook.com/RoxStarMama Brittany Iverson

    Thank you SO much for this recipe!! I was really wanting to buy some Coconut cream concentrate from tropical traditions to make some goodies for my kids this month and then I saw the price eeek! This is SO much more affordable, especially since I just stocked up on shredded coconut last night for 2.39 a bag! Can’t wait to try this, your a life saver!

  • sylvia

    Sounds lovely, could i use fresh coconut ?

  • Dainty Lia

    What went wrong????? I have been looking forward to making this for the first time since I’ve heard of this supposed “Heaven on Earth” (as described by many).I followed the easy directions using my Cuisinart FP and added vanilla ex. to the recommended Trop. Trad. dried shredded coco. I have always loved coconuts and coconut water and had high hopes for this, but the taste of this to me is sort of a DRY/GRITTY/ROASTED NUT taste (though it did liquify beautifully). Is THIS what its supposed to taste like??

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    It is more of a peanut butter/thick texture than a creamy butter like texture…

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  • http://www.facebook.com/nataliempostma Natalie Postma

    Just made this and I added the tiniest sprinkling of coconut palm sugar. It turned out creamy but liquidy. I assume that since there’s coconut oil in there, it will solidify?
    Do you think this would be good to add to your butter/coconut oil/coffee mix? I think I’m going to try that!!

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    IT should thicken… it would probably be great in the coffee…