Coconut Oil Recipes!

Coconut Sweet Potato Fries
These are one of my favorite snacks, or side dishes. The coconut flavor and sweet potato blend really well. My husband - a verified picky eater! - as well as my very choosy toddler are both big fans of these. It tastes sweet enough to be a dessert, but this dish is full of vitamin A and medium chain fatty acids - both essential to your well being.

1 medium sweet potato (yam) per person
Unrefined, extra virgin coconut oil

I prefer to bake the sweet potatoes before frying them, this allows for a shorter frying time, while still ensuring that the fries are cooked all the way through.

1. Heat the oven to 375, and place the potatoes directly on the rack for about 40 minutes.

2. About 2 minutes before the potatoes are done cooking in the oven, take 1 tbsp of coconut oil for each potato, and heat in a large skillet, on medium.

3. Take the potatoes out, remove the skins, and cut into wedges, or thinner strips for fries.

4. Fry in the coconut oil, turning often, you can crank the heat up to get a little sizzle going if needed.

5. Fries are done when they've reached your desired crispiness!

Chocolate Coconut Pudding
This is an amazing and healthy dessert item, that can actually make a very energizing and vitamin packed breakfast as well. I had a similar item in a local vegetarian restaurant, and became obsessed with replicating it at home. I browsed the internet for recipes, and ended up blending a couple of them until I came up with one that satisfied me. This recipe serves 4.

1 avocado
2 tbsp raw honey
2 tsp vanilla
3 tbsp unrefined, extra virgin coconut oil
5 tbsp raw cacao

Combine all ingredients and blend in a blender until smooth. Try it topped with strawberries and/or blueberries, or chopped nuts. Tastes best chilled.