The post I should’ve written a long time ago!
Yesterday afternoon, I made a Single-Lady Cupcake.
But not just any single lady cupcake. This one is covered with creamy, dreamy, melty homemade coconut butter (as well as cacao nibs). Every time I post a recipe using coconut butter, bunches of coconuts people leave comments lamenting the lack of coconut butter in their areas (or lack of $$, for coconut butter, in their wallets). Never fear; a remedy exists! You can make your own coconut butter to use any way you’d use Artisana Coconut Butter.
Homemade Coconut Butter:
- Shredded, unsweetened coconut
- Oh wait, there aren’t any other ingredients!
I took a bag of shredded coconut (Let’s Do Organic brand) and simply blended it in my Vita-Mix for about 2-3 minutes. (Note: If you use a food processor, blend for 10-ish minutes.) That’s all there is to it!
While you’re at it, why not also make your own Homemade Cacao Bliss?
Side note: Depending on where you live–and the temperature/altitude–you might have trouble with this recipe. It works perfectly for me (and many of the commenters). But coconut butter is very tempermental and reacts oddly in different temperatures. My wish is that this would work for everyone, but a few people have left comments saying they’ve encountered trouble. So please know before trying that there’s a chance this recipe might not work for you.
This coconut butter works great in Chocolate PB Fudge.
Just a thought 
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For foreigners and blender-less people – just eat the shredded coconut and dream about the most beautiful single-lady cupcakes
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I made coconut butter in the Vita, too a few days ago! It was delicious, and it’s already gone! I’d love to win one from Artisana, I’ve never tried their coconut butter!
I’ve been making my own ever since Heather posted it! I make it in my magic bullet
I’d love to win the Artisana jar! You are on my blogroll already, silly!
I Just tried to make it on my bullet, but it toke too long, between scraping, closing back together, shaking and it never got the texture of butter. Very annoying!!! It’s a shame!
You’re on my blog roll!
I’ve tried making coconut butter before with my food processor, but it never turns out as smooth as Artisana’s. Maybe I need to get a vitamix!
You are already on my blogroll!
I tweeted
I tried making my own coconut butter before, but my teeny kitchenaid food processor just wasn’t up to the task. I would LOVE to finally try the Artisana stuff!!
I’m not a coconut fan so this isn’t a entry — just wanted to say your single lady cupcake looks so good!
Hehe thanks, Holly! And I don’t mind that you’re not a coconut fan… more for me!
I love frugal, make your own alternatives!
I tweeted for an entry!
You’re already on my blogroll!! Hope that counts
I tweeted!!
I’d love to win the coconut butter, but I don’t have a blog nor do I have a Twitter account.
Oh gosh, Erin, I didn’t think about that when I wrote the ways to enter! How about email subscription for an entry? http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=Chocolate-coveredKatie&loc=en_us
Sorry ’bout that!
Does that include everyone? I don’t have a blog or twitter either? Thanks! (Oh, and I just subscribed for your blog by email too)
I dont’t have twiiter or a blog, but i’ve already subscribed to your blog so i hope that counts as an entry.
It does!
I’m in the same boat as Erin…I, too will do the subscription entry!!!!!!!
I followed and tweeted
I’m dying to try coconut butter! What am I doing with my life that I haven’t tried it yet?
Added you to my blogroll
I lack Twitter or a blog, so I hope this counts as a valid chance to win a jar of heaven!
I didn’t think about that when I wrote the ways to enter! How about email subscription for an entry? http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=Chocolate-coveredKatie&loc=en_us
Sorry ’bout that!
Oh my word! That looks sooo good!!! And its awesome, because Artisana doesn’t sell their products in Brazil! Homemade coconut butter, here I come! =D
You’re on my blogroll! I <3 coconut butter…mmm so tasty
Hello! I tweeted and follow you. I am @butterjessfly
You’re on my blogroll!!!
bad news: the store didnt have coconut! i will have to wait until the BIG grocery run next week because i KNOW they have coconut..!
Boo to that store! What kinda store doesn’t have coconut?? No, actually some of our local stores don’t have unsweetened coconut either. I wish I could send you a package through this screen, but it’s not letting me do so!
i tweeted!
You’re on my blog roll.
I am dying to try this coconut butter!
i dont have a twitter acount, no blogroll to add you to plus im already an email subscriber!! if i told u ur fab would that get me a chance of winning?!!
Awww
. I’ll enter you for being a subscriber!
Following you on twitter!
@veganfoodrocks
Hey Katie! I have a Vita now and can’t wait to make this again, but when I tried making it in my food processer (ages ago) it took at least 30-40 minutes! Not sure if that would be the case for ALL food processors of course.
does it resemble artisana well??
x sabine
babe, I tried to share your post on FB (not to enter the give-away) but networkedblog gives me errorsss.
Oh my gosh, you’re too sweet to want to share on fb! That would’ve made my day! Annoyingly, I think it’s a networkblogs problem, because I just tried it and it didn’t work. So I tried to share someone else’s post, and it still gave me an error msg. Grrr.
As for the butter, I guess it depends on the strength of the food processor. Also, I’ve heard that using MORE coconut (i.e. a bigger amount) yields smoother results. Mine was pretty creamy, but I used the whole bag.
I’m not a fan of coconut so I’m not going to enter… if you were giving away that cupcake, that would be a different story
Hehe if only I could figure out how to ship one through the computer to you!
It’s that easy? Really? And I can use it in all your drool-worthy coconut butter recipes? I guess I know what I’m picking up on my way home from work… lots and lots of shredded coconut. You just made my year!
You are on the blogroll!
http://www.veganfoodrocks.blogspot.com
Linked back via Twitter!
You are on my blogroll!
I just started making your recipes— I LOVE them!! Peanut butter babies have been the biggest hit with my kids! Cannot wait to make the rest! Coconut butter sounds amazing!! I signed up via email– fingers are crossed!
Thanks so much for the sweet comment, Erin
. I’m so excited you like the babies!!
I tweeted about your contest.
There are people out there who hate coconut? That’s as wrong as hating chocolate.
Don’t count me in the giveaway as I can easily make my own coconut butter. Need to try the Vita-Mix version as I hear it comes out much creamier. Yours looks perfect Katie. I need to make more single lady cupcakes!
Another blogger mentioned you and added you to my blogroll. I have been getting into all things coconut and this would be a great addition.
http://kuntrageous.blogspot.com/2011/01/artisana-coconut-butter-giveaway-alert.html
and I posted about it.
you’re already on my blog roll!
ps i’ve made my own too and it is AMAZING!!!
next up, cacao bliss the homemade version. i MUST do this soon (sorry.. more of a note to self than comment here haha)
You’re already on my blogroll…I hope that counts! because I’m pretty much obsessed with coconut butter
It definitely does count!
Tweeted too!!
My tweet is complete.
You’re on my blogroll.
Aaand you are on my blog roll.
And I tweeted!
I’m adding you to my roll.
I think I already follow u on twitter… but I will.
I just bought a bag of coconut the other day, and I’ve been debating between coconut butter or dehydrator macaroons… might have to split the bag in half and make both!
You’re on my blog roll!
YES! I love coconut butter! I had a few tablespoons with breakfast this morning and I’n running low! You’re already on my blogroll.
I still haven’t made my own coconut butter, but it’s without a doubt unbelievably simple and better yet, cheap! It’s the same thing with making my own nut butters and nut milks, laziness wins the game!
You’re on my blogroll!!! And I am going to attempt the homemade butter even if I DO win. Because it sounds AWE.some.
Following and tweeted!
Oh yum! This looks so good. I have no idea why I haven’t done it yet either. What is wrong with me?
HEAB has too many good ideas, that’s all.
You’re on my blogroll
I also made my own homemade coconut butter, but I think the coconut might have been to old. I’m not sure what it’s really suppose to taste like, but I’d love to get some and compare the two.
I just followed youuu! Hope I get it
I love coconut
Oh what if I already follow you and all that?! I tracbacked ya and tweeted too love! OMG I have coconut too, I am going to slap some into my Vita and see how it works! Omg!
D *thumbs up baby*!!!
If you already follow, then you don’t have to do any more work hehe. I entered you just for the comment, since you already follow
. Let me know how the experiment goes, girlie!
I don’t have a blog, nor do I use twitter
I didn’t think about that when I wrote the ways to enter! How about email subscription for an entry? http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=Chocolate-coveredKatie&loc=en_us
Sorry ’bout that!
You’re on my blogroll!!!
I just signed up for an email subscription, that counts right?
yes ma’am!
This is awesome! I love coconut butter but it’s so expensive : / I’ll have to try making it!
And of course coconut butter works great in CCK banana freezer fudge!
You are on my blog roll…first one I look at in the morning:)
Aw Melissa, that means so much to me
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i tweeted about the giveaway!
I made my own coconut butter last month – it was awesome!
Added you to my blogroll
If I have an email subscription but not a blog or a twitter, is that ok? I hope so! Thank you so much!!!
Yup! I entered you
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Thank you so so much!!!
You’re already on my blogroll
I need to make my own coconut butter now. Then I can make your yummy looking melties.
tweeted!
blogrolled for 2 years
Saw this and thought of you: http://www.vitaljuice.com/entry_detail/everywhere/11410/Spoon_up_this_healthier_chocolate_spread_.htm?referrer=fitsugar
Wow, that looks absolutely amazing!! Yikes, another nut butter to lust after!
put you on the blogroll
follow & tweeted
You’re already on my blogroll!! Does that count?!!? I want to win soooo badly! I’ve never tried this stuff before!
PS…love the heart shapes
Yup! Entered you
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I don’t know if you’re sending overseas but I’ve tweeted if you are
I will!
Yay!!
You are added to my blogroll page!!
Oh man…coconut butter single lady cupcake…mmm…
You’ve been on my blogroll since the Dawn Of Time. I follow you on Twitter, and I’ll link back to it soon!
Love you!
This looks awesome
I’m now following you on Twitter and tweeted the giveaway!
added to my blog roll (and thank goodness, you ROCK!!)
*huge smile*
am also now following u on twitter (I am aliaseyes by the way!)
tweeted the contest too
Homemade coconut butter = best idea ever!! I bet it is a ton healthier without any added sugar
The food you make always looks AMAZINGGGG – I wish you were my mom growing up
Hahaha too funny!
I have to agree with you, Ally!!!
I follow you on twitter!
After I saw on Heather’s blog how easy it was to make my own coconut butter I never bought another Artisana’s jar. It would be awesome to get some and compare the two, artisana’s products are amazingly good!
Ana
I tweeted
Consider yourself officially blogrolled!
PS, I want that cupcake NOW!
Added you to my blogroll! Mm coconut, I’m really excited for my mango coconut water I’m saving for after spinning.
Hello! My name is Maria, and I am a member of the crazysexylife.com team. We would love to use one or more of your recipes on our website or in our newsletter. Of course, we will give you credit and link our readers to your blog. We just need your permission! You can e-mail me at maria@crazysexylife.com. Thank you!
Hi Maria! I send you an email. Let me know if you don’t receive it, and I’ll re-send. (Emails from me tend to go to peoples’ spam boxes for some reasons.)
Whoops! I meant maria@crazysexywellness.com. Sorry!
you are on my blogroll!
following your twitter and tweeted about giveaway!
I’m a faithful subscriber ( and fan ) hope this gets me in the contest.
Blog roll! Well Email roll
That looks divine! I have never had Artisana but I do love coconut
I added you to my google reader! Great giveaway!
You’re on my blogroll!
I tweeted (@AlmostVeganBlog)
You’re already on my blogroll! I love coconut butter.
Hello love! I’ve got you on my blogroll
Oh my goodness.. I haven’t had coconut butter in such a long time, but I tried it first because of you. SO GOOD!
XOXO
Hi Katie! It is snowing hard here in VA and I am craving a warm bowl of oatmeal for breakfast…..do you happen to have a gingerbread oatmeal recipe? That would be AMAZING!!!!!!
Heya Lauren!
I don’t think I have a gingerbread recipe, per se. But you could melt my gingerbread butter into oatmeal: http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2010/12/20/gingerbread-butter-sandwich/
Or do a gingerbread version of the baked oatmeal. Here are all my oat recipes: http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/chocolate-covered-recipes/all-things-oatmeal/
Yum! Thanks!!!
You’re already on my blogroll!
It’s pretty amazing you can get coconut butter with straight up coconut and nothing else!! Very cool
You’re already on my blogroll
I subscribe by email. LOVE your blog!
I was planning on making a trip to the organic food store but I think I’ll try making my own first!
Your on my blogroll
I’ve subscribed by e-mail
I subscribed, please enter me in the contest!! this is my first time visiting, so far I am loving this
I’m so glad you found me!!
you’re on my blogroll at neurosciency.wordpress.com
i also subscribe to your emails with the feedburner thing
i subscribed and your on my blog roll!
Hi Katie! Just discovered your blog and added you to my blogroll! (http://www.thisglutenfreelife.org/p/recipe-index.html)
Thanks for all the great recipes – just tried the chocolate chip cookie dough fudge babies and they were AMAZINGLY good!
Claire
Love my email subscription!! It gives me something fun to click on during breaks at work
I’ll have to try homemade coconut butter soon.
Gotta love making your own coconut butter! Next time I make mine, I need to blend it a bit longer because it wasn’t creamy enough!
You’re on my blogroll!!
You’re on my blogroll! http://glutenfreemuse.com/blogroll/
I linked to you in my post!
Oops here is the link
http://glutenfreemuse.com/2011/01/27/but-thats-not-the-way-mama-makes-it/
I am following you on Twitter and tweeted about you! @Glutenfreemuse
I subscribed and activated
Yay, all done!
thanks for holding this giveaway! i am 100% certain coconut butter will change my life after seeing all the ways you eat it! you’re on my blogroll via google reader!
i’m also subscribed via email!
I blogged about this giveaway: http://delightfultastebuds.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/cant-miss-the-freebies/
Tweeted this giveaway and I am your follower
Subscribed to your blog as well
Following you on Twitter! @bloggeddown
Subscribed to your emails!
Added you to my blogroll
Oo ive been dying to try this.
I subscribed via email!
I just linked to this page on my blog
p.s. Can you delete comments on here? I always make stupid typos and don’t realize it until it is too late.
Added to my Google Reader!
Yum! I’m following on Twitter!
I’ve subscribed by e-mail! =]
Youve been on my blogroll forever! Love your site!
I actually buy my coconut butter in a block, it’s amazing stuff!
I’m subscribed via email – and I wanted to add, mixing peanut butter with coconut butter is AMAZING. I usually use 3/4 cup coconut butter (melted) and add 1/4 to 1/3 cup peanut butter. The peanut taste is strong but doesn’t overpower the delicious coconut.
I tweeted! =)
Follow you on twitter
i follow you via google reader!
& i made some homemade coconut butter last night, but it’s super crumbly & when i tried to put a bit on oatmeal, it didn’t get melty at all. is that normal? do you have to heat it up in the microwave for awhile first? (it was softer when i finished blending it in my vitamix– the heat, i’d guess)
Just found you and added you to my blogroll a few days ago: http://findingclairity.blogspot.com/p/blogroll.html
THEN I found this entry! And I’m so glad I did.
Love your site. Love your stuff. You are inspiring.
Aw, thank you so much
love this site! subscribing to your e-mail
you’re on my google reader.
i linked back on my blog…
please pick me me me!! i have never tried coconut butter before and just cant muster the nerves to buy it “just to try” since it so expensive
I subscribed!
Yay, thanks for adding a non-blogger entry. I may get a chance to try coconut butter after all… (because I didn’t have time to make it in the Vita-Mix last night as originally hoped; maybe tonight.)
I’m a subscriber! Woo-hoo. I’ve never had Coconut butter, but I REALLY want to try it.
I’m a subscriber
coconut love <3
Even though I do have a blog, I always enter as a non-blogger, because: it’s not a food blog, I only post sporadically, and I only have 10 followers! But I think I’m still worthy to enter because I’m such a huge coconut product AND chocolate fan!
I made my own coconut butter and it is so delicious! I would love to try some of Artisana’s though! I’ve never bought it because I find it quite expensive. (I subscribed by email to enter the giveaway
)
I subscribed
I sub’d
Iherb has coconut butter (and other artisana products) for 8.60 a jar and a flat 7.50 ship rate! So grab a friend and stock up on artisana products for a good price!
i subscribed!
i follow you on twitter @ntiveheart
i tweeted! http://twitter.com/ntiveheart/status/31017379114778625
ohmygosh. I so want to try this stuff!
I tweeted. TWICE
once about your 24 carrot muffins <3
(also bookmarked that page!) haha
.. and now tweeting this!!
Thanks Katie. You are amazingggg
PS
i am now WAY too excited to make my own coconut butter!!!!!
am now following you and tweeted about your competition. artistana coconut butter is THE BEST. my jar at home is near empty and they don’t sell it where i live. i might need to make a roadtrip soon to get some.
I’m already a subscriber!
im already subscribed!!
I have already subscribed to your emails!
I subscribed to your emails.
I already subsrcibe by email.
Hey Katie!
I’ve never had the joy of working with coconut butter, though I’ve really been dying to work with it. I’ll have to make some homemade stuff soon! 
I followed you on twitter, tweeted the giveaway, and I’m going to link back to this post in t-minus 15 minutes.
Aly
I’ve definitely gotcha entered!!
i subscribed(:
I subscribed via e-mail
I subscribed by email
I subscribed and now I’m crossing my fingers (which makes it hard to type!)
I’ve already subscribed by e-mail!
i love your site! you’re very creative
i HAVE to win the coconut butter though because i’m dying to make your healthy vegan fudge haha
Aw thanks! You can always make homemade coconut butter if you don’t win!
Hi Katie,
I just subscribed.
Aaaah, it’d be so awesome to win coconut butter because neither can I get it nor make it myself (no food processor – they’re just unusual in Germany). And it’s my birthday on saturday!
I’m now also following you on Twitter and mentioned your giveaway!
I subscribe by email!
I posted about this on my blog and you’re already on my blogroll
I subscribed by e-mail too!
Hi Katie,
I’ve been MIA in the blogosphere for a few months, but now I get to return to pleasant surprises: like the CCK email subscription! One entry for me! Thanks!
I’m following your tweets, too!
Thanks so much for all your wonderful work. I subscribed for email updates to make sure I don’t miss a beat. Please pick me!!
i subscribed to you
I subscribed!
im following you on twitter! @____kelsey and i tweeted!
You are on my blogroll
I am also email subscribed! Love this giveaway
Wow Katie that’s generous to ship anywhere!? I am not a martian (well, that’s debateable) and I live in London.
I tweeted, linked and you were ALREADY on my blogroll!
Hahaha well if you win, how about I bring you a jar, personally? I LOVE London, and was born there, but I rarely ever get to go
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oh thats awesome! i was born here too but grew up in Australia (that makes for a weird hybrid accent)! Definitely would love to host you in London (and not just because you could pay me in Artisana!)
I’d love to win the Artisana jar! I follow you in Twitter
I am also email subscribed! Thank you for this giveaway <3
Subscribed to your wonderful blog Katie
You are already on my blog roll
LOL thanks… but I can’t enter you if I don’t know who you are!
I subscribed by email!
You’re on my blog roll.
Your on my google reader!!! Would love to win the coconut butter!
I also tweeted a message about the contest @KristineFretwel
…so of course I followed you on twitter!
LOVE LOVE coconut butter! I’ve been wanting to try the Artisan brand. I especially love coconut butter on protein pancakes!!!
tweeted (: (@supppmonica)
I follow you on twitter!
I dedicated my first tweet to coconut butter!
and am one of your followers!
Hi! I’m not sure if this is also for European readers?? Anyway, I mentioned your giveaway on my blog: http://fitundgluecklich.wordpress.com/2011/01/30/bohnen-spinat-laibchen/, I would love to win some coconut butter!! Have a nice day!!
I entered you
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Heey!
I made coconut butter last week with my foodprocessor. I used the cheap coconut, shredded and dried. I turned out very smooth but it didn’t taste so good because I don’t think it was a good quality. SO, I bought some brown coconuts and shredded the whole thing myself. I tried to make some butter but I NEVER BECOME SMOOTH. What is wrong here? Do you think I have to dry the coconut i the dehydrator or something? too bad.
Hey Milla,
. I’ve only made it once… but heab (heathereatsalmondbutter.com) is a master at homemade coconut butter, so maybe try asking her? Good luck!!! 
I’m sorry to say I don’t know
Soooo good! I made coconut butter my other day (thanks for posting this and saving me the $$) – I dipped my flax/date balls in them…oh my.
http://andreaschuetz.blogspot.com/2011/02/balls-with-coconut-butter.html
I tried this in my Vita-Mix with a bag of unsweetened coconut and it didn’t come out creamy at all. I don’t know what I did wrong, but I’m a new Vita-Mix owner, so maybe I wasn’t using the right speeds. Silly me did not at first get the difference between coconut butter and coconut oil, and I used coconut oil in your fudge recipe, but it still came out very good! I don’t know how you are so creative, but I love your blog!
Hmmm… maybe it’s a winter thing? You’re like the fourth person who said it didn’t work. I looked through all of Heather’s comments, and no one had any problems with it… but she posted during warmer weather.
Again Katie, thanks for sharing this! I finally made my own coconut butter as well!
Thanks so much for sharing that you made this using your VITAMIX! I saw that HEAB uses a food processor and thought maybe there was a reason she did it this way instead of using her VITAMIX… I don’t think it took five minutes. I think I put 3 cups or so of coconut just to be sure there would be enough volume once it started turning into ‘butter’. Worked perfectly
Thanks for sharing. Love your site!!
ok this is really frustrating.. the coconut was in the blender on high for 20 minutes.. i tried stirring a few times.. nothing.. so i transferred it to the food processor.. now 10 minutes later still nothing.. the flakes arent even smaller.. ugh.. just how powerful must a device be to tackle shredded coconut??
I think maybe the cold has something to do with it… a lot of people have been having trouble lately, but when HEAB first posted in the summer, no one commented and said they had trouble.
i dont think its the cold because i tried heating it up and trying again..
i eventually got it into mush.. but its super gritty.. im thinking i need a better blender.. and a better food processor.. i even got desperate and tried the stick blender.. and it took a grand total of 5 hours to make it into gritty mush.. but it was sort of worth it for dads reaction.. i mixed some of it with cocoa and warmed it up..
me: “dad do you wanna be the first one to try it?”
dad: “NO!…
me: *the look*
dad: “oh all right”
me: “well how is it?”…
dad: *walks away with the bowl*
me: “HEY! let me try it!.. oh hey that is a good flavor, but the texture is all wrong”
dad: “no this is what i want” *walks off with bowl*
yeah he stole my coconut cocoa mush… it was almost funny enough to make up for a solid 5 hours of frustration
hahahaha your dad is too funny! As are you. “He stole my coconut cocoa mush.” Funniest quote ever!
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