10 Healthy Ways to Use Coconut Oil in the Kitchen

Coconut Oil in the Kitchen

Today we’re going to focus on using coconut oil for cooking and in recipes, and other creative ways it can be used.

1. Use it in place of butter or vegetable oil in your recipes. This stuff works great for sautéing in a frying pan instead of vegetable oil, and it’s healthier for you. You can also substitute it in place of butter using a 1-to-1 ratio. Butter still gives a richer flavor, but the coconut oil is certainly a healthier alternative.

2. Grease your pans. Coconut oil works great for greasing pans, just like vegetable oil or Crisco. And once again, it’s better for you.

3. Boost the nutrition and improve the consistency of smoothies. Coconut oil turns out to be a great smoothie ingredient!

4. As a coffee creamer. That’s right—you can use this as an alternative to milk or another traditional creamer. Some people swear by this.

5. Toast spread. I haven’t tried this, but coconut oil seems to be a popular toast spread mixed with ingredients like cinnamon, honey, and nuts. Apparently you can even make it into a sweet butter replacement by beating it with a hand mixer together with honey and storing it in your fridge in a jar. It will have a fluffy texture, just like butter or margarine.

To see these and 5 More great tips for using coconut oil in the kitchen, DIY & Crafts has put together a fascinating article with a lot of good information.