I always find coconut butter too gritty. I imagined it much smoother and creamier. Is this different? does it help to put it through a blender?
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Blending probably won't help. There might be a touch of grittiness to this but I have not noticed it. I do put it in a blender when I add coconut butter to smoothies, and usually just a spoonful to go along with a piece of dark chocolate for dessert. Incredibly tasty and good for you. I think this brand and another called Tropical Traditions are going to be the highest quality - and least gritty - you can find.
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I think this is the texture not creamy like peanut butter. So if you wanted creamier I would add some coconut milk and/ or coconut oil and experiment to the consistency you prefer.
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It's not smooth as a peanut butter. It would help to put it through a blender.
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No, it's not that smooth..but will blend fine in a smoothie. I eat it by itself or make fudge with it. Here's a tasty recipe! HoneyOrganic cocoaCoconut butter and or coconut oilVanillaAlmond butterCoconut milk if you want to dip fruit in it, like a sauce
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That depends on what you are comparing it to and what you are making out of it. I've made decent coconut fudge out of this, which came out smooth; no blending.
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I have but came out with something along the line of Villi - very thick, gooey and kind of stringy. It tasted good but I couldn't get past the texture. I called the manufacturer and they recommended I heat the raw milk to 145 then allow it to cool before adding the culture. I have done it that way now for a few months and it makes wonderful buttermilk.
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Artisana makes both coconut oil and coconut butter. I purchased the coconut butter after reading the label because it sounded healthier. However, it burns when making popcorn which is what I used it for the most. Coconut butter has a lumpier texture and is more of a spreadable butter. Coconut oil can melt at warm room temperature but will become solid again if cooled. Hope this helps.
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In the past I have purchased more commercially produced shea butter in jars. That being said, this one is very soft - more so than usual, a deeper yellow gold color and yes, very smooth and easier to work with. It also hasn't 'grained' up on me while melting for my whipped body butter recipe. Hope this helps! :)
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I don't whip my shea butter as it takes too long--- I just warm it up with my hands and spread/rub it on my body like lotion. But I have seen some tutorials on youtube and it seems like they use a electric blender to whip the shea butter and add other essential oils to the shea butter to make it more smooth. I linked a video below. Hope I answered your question. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkVbME7-IR0
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Agreed, unless you live somewhere very warm. It's always solid. What you could do is melt it and mix it with olive oil or almond oil.. or any oil you want. That way it won't be quite as hard. Once your mixture firms up just use a mixer to make it creamy.
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I am afraid I do not know the answer, as I have not baked with it. I can tell you that he texture of the coconut creme is harder than a regular creme. I would probably try coconut milk first.
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So far all I have done is melt it down with other ingredients. One of my favorites is a Buttery Coconut moisturizer. See on pinterest for recipe.
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There will be a significant solid chunk of coconut cream in the can (the good stuff!). This allows you to just use that for whipping or thickening foods but if you want the whole can, you can shake it but there will still be some chunks. I find a whisk will do a decent job but if you want a completely smooth milk, you'll need a blender, mixer, etc. to get it smooth. You can also warm it slightly which will also help blending. Hope that helps.
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Hi Marion, thank you for contacting us. To answer your question, some Shea butter can have a gritty texture, however, our Shea butter does not. We take great care when handling our Shea butter to keep all of its vital vitamins and for it to have a smooth texture. Remember to keep it at room temperature and not to use extreme heat or cold with the butter, this will give it a grainy texture and also destroy it's great healing powers. I hope this answers your questions please feel free to contact us again. Chemekx
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yah but it wasn't really dirty. In some of the other reviews I read (before I got mine) that there was sticks and other things in the Raw Unrefined Ivory Shea Butter that some of the other buyers got. So I was a little on guard when mine came from my seller:) But it was all good:) I did like the 'how to' video on my seller's wed site said and really just a little grit was all I saw. Since refining it, it smooth and creamy:) I just hate that it gets hard after whip it and it sits:I but the heat of my hands soften it right back up:) So I am very satisfied with it:)
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No. It's pretty dense and grainy. I think you'd be better buying a coconut creamer.
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Hmmm not sure maybe it's the cream you are using. I use organic or raw cream when making my butter and I always get buttermilk when I let it strain properly. Sometimes you need to press the butter a little with a spoon to squeeze all the excess liquid. I also shake it for a really long time until Its fully solidified. And i learned that it makes it a lot easier when the cream is room temperature. Hope this helps :/
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Try mixing it with coconut oil if you want a buttery flavored spread. Actually, I prefer ghee for this purpose. It takes a very small amount of ghee to get a very buttery flavor. I usually just use this for cooking as it is less expensive than ghee. Fat is necessary in our diets. The old propaganda about how bad saturated fats were was based on false data. Scientific studies have found that the opposite is true - but all saturated fats are not the same. Animal based fats are more problematic for many people to digest. That's why some buttery flavor added to coconut oil works very well. Someone posted that it will never taste like real butter. It IS real butter that has been dehydrated. Most likely this person has never actually tasted "real" butter. The flavor varies according to what the cows were fed. The consistency is what is different after being dehydrated just like the consistency of any dehydrated product is not the same as it was originally even after re-hydrating it. The calorie content is the same because only the water has been removed.
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I have used this often and it doesn't seem gritty to me...it suits all my needs including making whipped cream and even coconut yogurt...maybe you have a bad batch?????
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My cousin uses the blender shaker bottle and almond milk. You have to give it a little shake before each sip. It's truly a preference to almond or coconut milk. I am actually thinking about getting chocolate almond milk to make the drink extra good!
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yes! I compared this to the vitamix and decided to keep this one for 1/10 the price. It made both almond and coconut butters just as smooth as well a blending the greens in green smoothies. The only difference is it takes a few minutes longer. Keep tamping at the edges and it will liquify then let it run for a few minutes...I leave the room :)