Cooking with Coconut Oil

From choc chip cookies to smoothies and chicken stir fry to even coffee creamer, chocolate hazelnut spread, refried beans, popcorn and fried bananas. Coconut oil is the obvious choice in the Phillipines!

Coconut oil has been used in tropical countries for thousands of years. “Copra” is an industry-defined term used in the Philippines to refer to dried coconut that has been removed from the coconut shell. It’s inedible, and needs to be pressed and refined to produce coconut oil. Copra can be produced in several ways, including smoke drying, sun drying, kiln drying, or a permutation of these methods.

A refined coconut oil is technically referred to as “RBD coconut oil”. RBD stands for “Refined, Bleached, and Deodorized”. The “bleaching” is generally not a chemical process, but rather a filtration process to remove impurities. A “bleaching clay” is used for this filtering. Steam is used to deodorize the oil.

Although coconut oil comprises 90% saturated fat, three of the component acids (lauric-, capric-, and caprylic acids) are claimed to offer countless health benefits.

Coconut Oil is great for topical use (in your hair, as a natural nutrient) or on one’s skin as a massage medium. Coconut oil also offers anti-fungal and antibacterial qualities (inter alia). RBD Oil is also favoured as an ingredient in making soap. Although it has minimal coconut flavour, it’s got a popular “mouth-feel.”

Smoothie

Berry Coconut Smoothie

Ingredients: 1 tablespoon Wilson’s Coconut Oil1 cup strawberries (or a mix of strawberries and raspberries or blueberries)1 cup unsweetened almond milk, vanilla flavored5 ice cubes1

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Chocolate Brownies with Zucchini

Zucchini Brownies

Zucchini Brownies   Ingredients 1/2 cup Wilson’s Canola Oil or Wilson’s Coconut Oil 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 1 tbsp. vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose

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Fat Bombs

Coconut Fat Bomb

Coconut Fat Bombs   Ingredients 1 cup Wilson’s Coconut Oil 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 cup smooth peanut butter 1 teaspoon honey Method In

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Coconut Lime Tart

Coconut Lime Tart

Coconut Lime Tart   Ingredients Crust 1 and a 1/2 cups of marie biscuit crumbs 1/2 cup raw shredded coconut 3 tablespoons granulated sugar 3/4

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Peanut Dumplings

Sweet Dumplings

Sweet Dumplings   Ingredients: For the outer dough: ¾ cup glutinous rice flour 75g 6 tablespoons water 90ml, hot For the filling: 4 tablespoons peanuts

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Spicy Thai Peanut Chicken

Ingredients 650g boneless, skinless chicken breast 2 tbsp cornstarch kosher salt Wilson’s Coconut Flavoured Oil 1 shallot, thinly sliced 2 red bell peppers, cored + thinly

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