I tried a new method of heating up my hard winter coconut butter ā put in a small container and placed above a barely-lit flame.
It worked quite well until I realized it was starting to burn!
But that moment of panic turned serendipitous when I realized I had just toasted coconut butter! After all, toasted coconut is my second favorite flavor of all times [behind butterscotch/toffee/caramel!]
SIAB with tangy Organic Valley yogurt [1 cup], banana, spinach, oats [1/4 cup] topped with Ancient Grains granola and the burnt bliss
Iām off to get my peanut butter on! Giveaway coming with lunch!!
Hope says
January 24, 2011 at 9:17 amToasted coconut butter looks so good! I don’t think I’ve ever had it before. I love your mug! It’s super cute! š Can’t wait to see your giveaway!
Samantha Angela @ Bikini Birthday says
January 24, 2011 at 9:17 amToasted coconut butter?!? Awesome.
Evan Thomas says
January 24, 2011 at 9:18 amI’ve microwaved coconut butter before for a little too long and it definitely didn’t come out toasted, more like burnt and ashy :-/ Ever since then I watch it closely.
Meg says
January 24, 2011 at 9:18 amToasted coconut butter sounds SO good! Although I’m not sure I’d trust myself in making it the way you did, might take some practice on my part, I always burn myself or the food š
Looks delish! š
jill says
January 24, 2011 at 9:18 amLove that spoon!!!!
Stacy @ Every Little Thing says
January 24, 2011 at 9:19 amI’m planning to make some granola bars at home and drizzle coconut butter on top. I haven’t used the jar I got from Open Sky yet!! I need to start the drizzle!
Vivi @ MyBeautifulAir says
January 24, 2011 at 9:21 amWow that looks so pretty! love your dishes.
Amalfi Girl (EatRunHaveFun.blogspot) says
January 24, 2011 at 9:21 amThat bowl of oats is so beautiful!
Valerie @ City|Life|Eats says
January 24, 2011 at 9:25 amThat looks sooooo good.
Caitlyn (A Spoonful of Life) says
January 24, 2011 at 9:26 amThe joy of unintentional discoveries! Toasted coconut butter sounds incredible!
Marina says
January 24, 2011 at 9:26 amtoasted coconut is amazing. Unfortunately, once I over-toasted my coconut butter. Hope I won’t ruin yet another batch of coconut butter tomorrow morning š
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is says
January 24, 2011 at 9:27 amI adore toasted coconut too. Definitely one of my favorite flavors!
Justeen @ Blissful Baking says
January 24, 2011 at 9:27 amWhat a delightful discovery š Toasted coconut is so tasty!
Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg says
January 24, 2011 at 9:28 amBrilliant! I LOVE toasted coconut flavors…reminds me of summer vacations!
Val @ Balancing Val says
January 24, 2011 at 9:30 amI love when those mistakes happen!
I once did that with butter and it gave what I was making a nice nutty toasty flavor š
Liz says
January 24, 2011 at 9:30 amOooooo Kath! Be careful putting that Pyrex bowl on a burner! Those can explode over open flames!
Kath says
January 24, 2011 at 9:45 amOh gosh I didn’t know!!!
I did keep the flame really low though
Krissy says
January 24, 2011 at 9:30 amThat’s a great idea AND we share favorite flavors, too. My fave thing to pile on top of SIAB is TJ’s Super Nutty Toffee Crunch cereal – just a teeny bit adds amazing texture and flavor!
Susan Mc says
January 26, 2011 at 8:58 amHow did I miss that cereal at TJ’s? Sounds amazing… just added a TJ run to my to-do list!
[email protected] Sweet Life says
January 24, 2011 at 9:36 amWhat a fun, accidental discovery! Thanks for sharing. Hope you’re staying warm!
Camille says
January 24, 2011 at 9:37 amYum! I love accidental cooking successes š
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says
January 24, 2011 at 9:38 amI love happy accidents! Makes for tasty discoveries! Have a great morning Kath!
Maryann says
January 24, 2011 at 9:38 amLooks delicious!! Hope the PB comes out well!
Ann @ Day by Day says
January 24, 2011 at 9:41 amI haven’t bought coconut butter yet because I wasn’t sure of how I would use it, but a melty topping of coconut butter sounds wonderful. Coconut is probably my favorite flavor in anything. I love the matching: green smoothie, green placement; red bowl, red on mug. Nice work!
[email protected] says
January 24, 2011 at 9:49 amToasted coconut butter….divine! A smoothie is on the menu for me this morning too…can’t wait!
love,
cathy b.
Emily says
January 24, 2011 at 9:50 amHow do you usually warm it up? I do a double boiler style and just put the glass bowl in boiling water for a few seconds. But toasted sounds way yummier!
Kath says
January 24, 2011 at 9:53 amIf you click the coconut butter link you can see my methods š
Angela @ Eat Spin Run Repeat says
January 24, 2011 at 9:56 amLOVE all your bright colours this morning Kath! It’s -24C here today but not having a window in my office, as well as your breakfast photos, are making me forget all about the cold!
Alaina says
January 24, 2011 at 9:57 amI would be so nervous to put a glass bowl over the flame. But I’ve had my share of shattered glass so I’m rightfully cautious. š But if it toasts coconut, maybe I should take the chance! haha. I looove coconut.
Katie says
January 24, 2011 at 10:06 amWow you are lucky it didnt explode! I would of been scared to put that glass bowl over that flame! Yikes! lol! Glad it didn’t!
Ahhhhhhhhh toasted coconut, life is good ; )
Hope you have a great day! : )
shortystylee says
January 24, 2011 at 10:13 amHey, the comments section is re-designed! I like it š
That first picture is amazing! About how much spinach do you use for a smoothie? I'm guessing 8 ounces of total liquid in the end.
Jessica
Megan says
January 24, 2011 at 10:15 amI really need to start trying all the fun nut and assorted butters there are out there
Dimple Snatcher says
January 24, 2011 at 10:17 amLOVE that brekkie!! Inspired as I'm about to make mine now….
Heather (heathers dish) says
January 24, 2011 at 10:18 amI adore coconut anything but the best is when it’s toasted! Drool…
Natalia says
January 24, 2011 at 10:23 amI think you should patent "burnt bliss" š sounds great!
KathEats says
January 24, 2011 at 10:26 amHa!
Kath says
January 24, 2011 at 10:24 amTesting the new comments!!
Yum coconut.
KathEats says
January 24, 2011 at 10:27 amHi Kath!Love,Kath
mindy says
January 24, 2011 at 10:24 amToasted coconut butter…genius!
foodandotherthingsilike says
January 24, 2011 at 10:32 amI love coconut and toasted coconut butter sounds like an amazing topping!
Kate (What Kate is Cooking) says
January 24, 2011 at 10:36 amI love happy accidents š
Kori says
January 24, 2011 at 10:38 amYummm!!!! Have a wonderful day, Kath!
Sarah says
January 24, 2011 at 10:38 amYum! I have a lot of coconut butter on hand.. Right now, I microwave it, but I realize that's probably not the best nutritional choice I could be making. Toasted coconut butter sounds like a great solution!
Kiran says
January 24, 2011 at 10:49 amI love Toasted coconut! And what a genius way with the butter š
a taste of health with balance says
January 24, 2011 at 10:52 amthis looks so good! i love all the colors here, what a gorgeous green!
Dorry says
January 24, 2011 at 11:10 amWe don't have a microwave – so very good to know about heating the coconut butter on the stove!
J3nn says
January 24, 2011 at 11:12 amToasted coconut butter sounds wonderful!
I have to admit, I cringed a little when I saw IntenseDebate in your comments. I never liked how it limits the name field.
KathEats says
January 24, 2011 at 11:15 amWhat do you mean? Limits the length?
J3nn (Jenn's Menu) says
January 24, 2011 at 3:26 pmYep. If you exceed X amount of characters in the name field (not sure how many) it throws an error and you have to do it over. At least it saves your data so you don't have to enter it each time. š
Frederique says
January 24, 2011 at 11:15 amMistakes are always how inventions start!
Ive been wanting to make coconut icing for some coconut pepper chai infused cupcakes… You think I could replace some of the butter in a buttercream recipe with coconut butter? Dunno if it would give the same consistency when mixed with icing sugar and egg white… hmmm….
Kate S. says
January 24, 2011 at 11:20 amI've tried using coconut butter/oil in icing recipes and it definitely gives a looser texture. What I usually do when I want that coconut flavor is to add some coconut extract and toasted shredded coconut to my favorite buttercream recipe. It's just that you have to use so much coconut butter/oil to get any flavor out of it, and by then you've added so much that the frosting is too liquidy.
KathEats says
January 24, 2011 at 11:45 amI think it might tend to harden at room temp..
Frederique says
January 24, 2011 at 4:14 pmI will let you guys know what i ended up doing!
eliza says
January 24, 2011 at 11:20 amI linked to you in my blog š Check it out
[email protected] says
January 24, 2011 at 11:21 amMmmm…I can just smell the toasted coconut butter right now. I'm definitely going to try that sometime!
[email protected] and bear says
January 24, 2011 at 11:29 amLove the coconut burnt "bliss". Looks absolutely delicious.
[email protected] says
January 24, 2011 at 11:30 amMMmmm, toasted coconut….that is a happy accident!
blissfulhope says
January 24, 2011 at 11:36 amToasted coconut butter ahhhh sounds way too good! I will add that to my list of things to make from your blog!!
OliePants says
January 24, 2011 at 11:38 amI had the same 'I burned the coconut butter' panic when I stuck it in the microwave for too long – but I was pleased with the result! And, I just had a SIAB this morning myself! š
purplebirdblog says
January 24, 2011 at 11:42 amHahaha, what a brilliant "accident!" I love when that happens!
Vanessa says
January 24, 2011 at 11:42 amOMG! I've been trying to figure out how on earth to make toasted coconut butter! I've tried toasting the coconut first and blending it and it didn't turn out the way I thought. Thank you for accidently figuring this out!! Legit made my day š
sarah (sarah learns) says
January 24, 2011 at 11:46 amyour smoothie in a bowl always looks so much prettier than mine!
also, i like the new comment platform – i saw that sarah (SHU) changed to this one today too! š
Katherine Unemployed says
January 24, 2011 at 11:48 amdid the glass hold up on the burner like that? I'd be scared to break it!
Mary says
January 24, 2011 at 12:03 pmOh yeah, toasted coconut's the way to go!
Bronwyn says
January 24, 2011 at 12:03 pmOoooh, peanut butter? Yum yum. Is it a peanut butter give away??? š I'm not sure I could distinguish between coconut and toasted coconut; I don't eat a lot of coconut.
Katelyn @ Chef Katelyn says
January 24, 2011 at 12:10 pmI love how green it is! Like a monstaaa:) Slash now I have to toast my coconut flakes!
Sarah says
January 24, 2011 at 12:14 pmToasted coconut butter is brilliant. Though I have no shame and just chip off the coagulated stuff and let it melt in my mouth.
Katy (The Singing Runner) says
January 24, 2011 at 12:18 pmMmmm I just got some coconut butter! I’ll have to try this! š
Marla says
January 24, 2011 at 12:25 pmI am sure this may have been mentioned already in comments previously,
but you could put that little glass bowl of coconut butter into a heated pan of hot water on the stove
(same method some use to melt choc!)That would work well!
Gill (snaxandthecity) says
January 24, 2011 at 12:41 pmi like the new comment section as well! toasted coconut butter looks yum š
KathEats says
January 24, 2011 at 12:45 pmI'm glad!
Tracy says
January 24, 2011 at 12:46 pmGenius!!!!!! Can't wait to toast my coconut butter!!
actorsdiet says
January 24, 2011 at 1:17 pmsounds delicious – i love toasted coconut too!
alana (at) the food says
January 24, 2011 at 1:25 pmi tried to make coconut butter and it did not work so well….
im gonna order some through opensky NOW!
vegan333aday says
January 24, 2011 at 1:29 pmOh yeah! Toasted coconut … that is brilliant. Happy accidents are the best.
namastegurl says
January 24, 2011 at 1:43 pmTrying to melt a whole jar of coconut butter once, I immersed the whole jar in the microwave. Two minutes later, the whole thing burned to a crisp. Yep, you can bet I was NOT one happy camper š
cleaneatingchelsey says
January 24, 2011 at 1:45 pmMmmm toasted coconut! I love it! You're lucky it didn't REALLY burn!
Christine says
January 24, 2011 at 2:04 pmCoconut butter can be fun in the cold temps, I usually put the jar in my food dehydrator for about 15 minutes to soften. But it looks wonderful in your breakfast – yum! Happy Monday!
Averie says
January 24, 2011 at 2:07 pmYou moved to Intense Debate! I have had it for 18 months on my blog. Not always perfect, not always easy, but I was a blogger blog and it's LIGHT YEARS ahead of blogger's commenting features.
Would be interested to hear why you switched to them if you are in a sharing mood š
KathEats says
January 24, 2011 at 3:08 pmThe ability to email my responses is priceless. Hope this one goes through!! Also thought you guys might want more subscribe features. This is a trial run – if we hate it I'll take it away!
Nicole, RD says
January 24, 2011 at 2:37 pmI LOVE toasted coconut too…sounds amazing!!
mary says
January 24, 2011 at 4:22 pmIs it just me or does it look like your coconut butter is levitating ?!
Jan says
January 24, 2011 at 5:11 pmHi Kath,
So with your new comments posting system, does that mean that the comments from older posts are no longer viewable?
Jan
KathEats says
January 24, 2011 at 5:23 pmNo, they should be there. If they aren't right now, they will return when the plugin finishes installing
Jil says
January 24, 2011 at 5:57 pmOhh – love that! Toasted coconut is definitely one of my fave flavors.
Angela says
January 24, 2011 at 6:47 pmPlease don't put glass on the hob. It can be really dangerous. Look up pyrex explosion on YouTube. Not pretty.
Tara says
January 24, 2011 at 6:48 pmOOH I HOPE I WIN! My cuisinart broke and I am devastated.
By the way Kath, you totally inspired me. Today I GUT CLEANED our kitchen, pantry, and cabinets. Now there is NOTHING on our counter, aside from olive oil, a jar of oats, and a jar of couscous. It looks so pretty. It was quite a feat, given that I am a full term pregnant woman! I am trying to clean the rooms as you talk about them….so you may just induce my labor by making me work my butt off š
Monica says
January 24, 2011 at 8:02 pmHi Kath! Meet your latest blog stalker! I found you, I think, through Nate’s blog. I was catching up on Google Reader this weekend, and OMG, how exciting for you and hubby to be opening a Great Harvest. Congratulations!!!
Sincerely,
Monica
Chelsea @ One Healthy Munchkin says
January 24, 2011 at 9:33 pmI love accidental discoveries like this! Toasted coconut butter sounds good. š
Hannah says
January 24, 2011 at 9:33 pmAt the moment, I have to keep my coconut butter in the fridge because it’s so hot here that, in the pantry, it’s so runny it’s like water! Love the toasted idea though!
Meagan says
January 24, 2011 at 9:40 pmHaha – I “burnt” my coconut butter the other day too, and I was wondering if anyone had ever done the same thing!