Chocolate Chip Coconut Butter.
We’re doing something embarrassingly easy today.
Go buy some coconut.
Unsweetened, fat flakes.
Pour a ton of it into your food proceesor.
Or your blender, if you have one of those fancy pants appliances that costs more than the shoes I have a hard time justifying.
Blend it. For a really long time.
No – like a REALLY long time. Like close to 20 minutes.
Maybe a little less than that. I tend to exaggerate.
You might have to leave the room if you are, say, attempting to watch a Nashville rerun on your computer and willing Rayna and Deacon together for the love of God!!!
The processor is loud. But…
Puree it into a butter. Yes, a butter.
I already love coconut so freaking much, but then simply using the word “butter” takes my infatuation up about forty notches. Flip.Ing.Out.
Once it’s smooth and pureed, pat yourself on the back! You have coconut butter. You have the stuff that I sometimes pay $17 a jar for at Whole Foods because I’m lazy as all get out.
Maybe you should start a coconut butter business. I’d probably be your best customer.
Since I can’t pass this off as a real life recipe, we’re going to add chocolate chips. So I feel better about myself for showing you something so terribly basic. And because I’m your stereotypical chick that would donate a kidney in turn for some good chocolate.
Probably not kidding. Probably a disturbing thought.
It’s a good idea to wait until your coconut butter cools. Yes – it will be warm. Because you just whirled it around a metal blade for a quarter of an hour. Your food processor is probably smoking. You are probably freaking out. Don’t fear, there may just be some coconut butter stuck where the sun don’t shine. Like underneath the processor blade.
What were you thinking?
Now that the coconut butter is at room temperature and you’ve successfully downed five tablespoons or so, you can stir in your cute little chocolate chips and they won’t melt. This is imperative to have excellent melty-like chocolate on toast tomorrow morning.
Yes, I’m planning your breakfasts. We are THAT close. Invisibly internet friendship is a thing.
We’re tasting the coconut butter! Like, a lot. A lot of tasting because pure coconut butter mixed with chocolate is like angel baby food. It’s dreamy.
If you’re not familiar with coconut butter, a semi-weird thing about this concoction is that it’s sort of solid at room temperature. I mean, it’s actually solid. Unless you live in a very hot climate with no AC and if that’s the case… I’m sorry. Heat is not my friend.
A secret? You can put OTHER things in your coconut butter. I know. Earth shattering revelations here on this blog today. Keeping it simple, you can add a pinch of salt, some vanilla extract, a little sweetener if desired or even some spices or nuts. You could melt some chocolate or stir in chocolate while the butter is still warm. You can add some peanut butter or white chocolate morsels and all sorts of things like that. You can do so many activities with this coconut butter!
Sorry. I’ve watched Stepbrothers one too many times this week.
The real question: how should we eat our coconut butter today? More often than not, I can be found spreading coconut butter on things like toast, English muffins, waffles, biscuits or pancakes. I like to melt it and pour it over top of ice cream, where it becomes sort of shell-like. It’s awesome during fall because it’s heavenly over top of warm, spiced squash or even sweet potatoes. I even like to eat mine with chicken, fish or really weird stuff like Brussels sprouts.
I KNOW.
Anyway, grab a spoon. Dig in. YES.
Chocolate Chip Coconut Butter
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups unsweetened, flaked coconut
- a pinch of salt
- 3 tablespoons mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Add the coconut to a food processor and blend continuously until it becomes pureed. This will take about 12 to 15 minutes (maybe even longer, depending on your appliance.) Occasionally scrape down the sides when needed and give your processor a break if it seems to get too hot. It WILL get hot!
- To make the chocolate chip butter, allow the coconut butter to cool down to room temperature after blending – it will be warm. Stir in the chocolate chips. Store coconut butter in the fridge.
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92 Comments on “Chocolate Chip Coconut Butter.”
I HAVE to make this. Man that looks good. I just want to slather that on everything and anything
You could do a cookie-coconut butter hybrid. OMG
O.M.G. Yes.. This ^^^^
Yum. So simple, so good. :)
I declared October my coconut butter obsession month. I recently discovered it and ohhhh my. As a fellow coconut freak, I don’t know what took me so long. The temps around these parts have made it hard as a rock, though. I chipped away at it this morning and had some over oat bran! So good. I’ll have to make my own sometime.
Yum! Where does one find these giant unsweetened coconut flakes?
i use bob’s red mill brand, so anywhere you can find that brand, they should have them! i can get them at my local grocery store.
Amazon sells 48 oz. of Bob’s Red Mill organic, unsulfured flaked coconut for $10.20! So you can make boatloads of coconut butter, and even share… Or not.
This is soooo gonna happen here! I have seriously been loving easy recipes and coconut lately. This is a win win!
Any idea how long this will last?? Any reason that I can’t just store it in the cupboard? Thanks
it will definitely last at least a month or two! you can keep it in the cupboard – it will probably last a bit longer in the fridge though. it will be solid either way once it sets up!
coconut butter… yummmmmmy. On toast, with a sprinkle of cinnamon… oh so goo. This was my breakfast this morning, heavenly! ;)
I want that RIGHT now and all over everything… even, like, a sandwich. So good!
ooooo, ahhhhhh!
I’m pretty sure I would eat this on EVERYTHING!! :)
Wow – this could be dangerous to have in the house! I bought a jar of coconut butter once and found myself scooping spoonfulls out of the jar at very random times. Add chocolate chips to that and it’s a recipe for calorie disaster – although coconut is so healthy for you!. :)
Fabulous idea!!! I bet it would go great on cinnamon rolls too. Oh the possibilities…
Nothing wrong with easy and simple! I made a lazy version of coconut butter once–I got impatient at the 10 minute mark and it wasn’t as special as if I’d kept processing. I wonder how this would taste with cinnamon chips?!
I always loved your “this is how i do stuff” series and this post reminds me of that! :)
This post was both tantalizing and hysterical. So glad we have our invisibly internet friendship going. Thanks for sharing and making me chuckle.
I could and pretty much do eat this on everything! I have only made it once myself, but the idea of adding chocolate chips is genius! :)
Making coconut butter is officially on my to-do list!
That’s genius! I can’t wait to try it out – might add some Biscoff :)
how long will this keep?? do you keep it in the fridge?
i’m pretty sure it will keep for a few months – it’s up to you if you want to keep it in the fridge. if so, i’m sure it will last even longer, but it’s going to be solid either way!
First- have loved your blog for years. Second-I never post comments but have been spending way too much time on Amazon looking up different models (while watching Nashville reruns, natch) so…do you recommend your food processor, and if so, what brand is it?
Thanks much, keep up the great work!
yes! i have a cuisinart, i think it’s the largest one. have had it for 6 years or so – love it to pieces.
non-recipe recipes are a must every now and then for a food blogger, so I can totally get on board!!
also, I have a huge bag of organic coconut flakes lying around my cabinets right now, so, ya know – mind reader!!!
Brilliant idea – think it would be even better if frozen after blending, on lollipop sticks! Yum!!
OMG coconut butter is heavenly. I was making a jar a week over the summer, and it was just barely enough to feed my habit. Have you ever made toasted coconut butter? I rarelyr make raw coconut butter anymore because once I tasted the toasted version I coudn’t go back. Just toast the coconut first, and proceed as usual. it even makes it easier to blend into a butter because its all toasty and such.
i did make it once. AMAZING!
MY MIND IS SPINNING! I’m wondering if I can maybe use this as the oil/fat portion of my granola bars in lieu of regular butter for an extra layer of deliciousness? Hmmm.
for sure!! i did it earlier this year: http://www.howsweeteats.com/2013/02/coconut-butter-granola/
Made it, ate it, loved it. You’re my food hero! Thanks :)
Have you heard of Nikki’s coconut butter?! It’s AMAZING !! Pure coconut butter in tons of flavors…. Flavors like honey pecan pie, chocolate hazelnut, macadamia nut cookie, pumpkin spice, and freaking cake batter!! Not 17 bucks a jar either :)
What kind of food processor do you have? And do you love it? I need a new one. my last one was not very good.
cuisinart! i believe it’s the biggest one. i’ve had it for about 6 years and LOVE it.
WOW!! I mean WOOOWWW! I am IN LOVE with this recipe. I’ve seen people talk about coconut butter and post things on Instagram but I’ve never had it. I’ve been meaning for a while to pick some up but always forget. I’m so happy I know how to make it! This is beyond cool! Thanks man!! I love it.
Can you use unsweeteened shredded coconut or must you use the flakes? This looks delish
you can probably use shredded! i’ve actually never seen unsweetened shredded – what brand do you use??
I just get it in bulk at Whole Foods.
Yummy easy spread… perfect!
You are my freaking hero today. And you’ve just saved me a million dollars in coconut butter jars. So, you’re my money-watching-crazy-person of a husband’s hero today, too. And it’s not even lunchtime yet!
I have been meaning to try making coconut butter! And, with chocolate chips? I.just.died.
You just blew my mind. I had no idea this was even a thing. I’m putting a Vitamix on my Christmas list and then making this STAT.
I’m drooling!!! Holy yes. I must make this asap. How have I not thought of this before?
Yum! That on top of chocolate ice cream please.
Do you think this would work with unsweetened desiccated coconut, which is basically the same thing, but with smaller flakes? I might have a harder time tracking down the big flakes.
This is insane – in a really, really good way! I have got to try this!
It’s creamy, drippy, smooth, heaven in a little jar! And yes you DO have to blend it forever!! The only thing I’ve found that takes longer is sunflower seed butter. Sunflower seeds are even more resistant to being pulverized than coconut flakes but both are so worth it. And those little choc chips – oh so cute! Pinned!
UGHHHH I WANT THIS IN MY FACE. STAT. I just have a standard little blender number though… Do you think I could use that???
I want this!!! I love making homemade butters. PINNING!
Ok, if coconut and butter are getting you excited, what about brown coconut butter? I’m sure you’ve probably thought of this since you’re the queen of brown butter delicacies, and if there are recipes where you’ve already done this that i’ve somehow missed, please let me know!
Haha! It is like angel baby food. I LOVE coconut.
I love when I make nut butters and it starts to smoke and I freak out…then I tell myself that this happens every time and I need to just power through :)
I just love reading your posts. Not only because of delicious recipes and gorgeous pictures, but the way you express yourself just makes me giggle and be happy :)
I’m always looking out for those coconut flakes but no luck so far. I guess I could try the internet… Anyway, this looks amazing. i made some this summer with unsweetened shredded coconut. It didn’t look as good as this but it was delicious! And yeah it takes a LOOOONG time so much that I had to go outside since everybody was complaining about the noise. :P
Mind. Blown. I had no idea I could make coconut butter this easily! I even have the fat flakes at home.
And just to toss out my Nashville opinion – I definitely want to see Raina and Deacon together but he has got WAY too many self-hating issues going on at the present moment so happy to see her having fun with the producer. Who I think is extremely hot. Just sayin :)
I read this post & promptly went into the kitchen, tossed some chocolate chips into an almost-empty jar of Artisana coconut butter, microwaved the whole shebang for 20 seconds, and inhaled every last bit. <— cheaters version ;) SO good!
how weird that I was watching Nashville as I read this blog post :) this looks amazing, and I can’t wait to make it!
Haha, I love how extra funny and silly this is today. I bought some coconut oil once but this sounds a million times better and tastier. Maybe I’m using it all wrong! uh oh!
I love this entry! Not because I love coconut (which I do), but because your post was so entertaining and cute! Loving your blog xoxo
I love coconut butter, and I couldn’t believe how easy it was to make the first time I did it. Why had I been paying like $13/jar for it again?! Sounds delicious with chocolate chips. I like to eat mine on oatmeal with mango or pineapple chunks, a sprinkle of cinnamon, and another sprinkle of shredded coconut. Yum.
I picked up some of those big flakes at the Middle Eastern Market recently and wasn’t sure what to do with them. This looks perfect!! Beautiful :)
This is freaking awesome, and I’m going with the toasted idea someone mentioned… it’s a one way street I believe?!