I had such a neat phone call several months ago with Jennifer, a Customer Service Rep at Nutiva where we get some of our coconut oil products. She blessed me on several levels: she encouraged me with sincere affirming words, and when I asked about a good recipe using the Coconut Manna, she gave me her personal favorite recipe.
We made this easy and delicious healthy treat, and it is a real keeper! Just keep them refrigerated.
Coconut Cream Apple-Cinnamon Cups
The Ingredients:
- 1 large Red or Green tart apple, diced and cored
- 3 TBSP Coconut Oil (I use Nutiva Organic, Unrefined, Virgin)
- 2 teaspoons organic Ground Cinnamon
- 1 cup Nutiva Coconut Manna (butter)
- Remaining 1 TBSP Coconut Oil
- 1/4 teaspoon Raw Honey (do not heat to preserve the living enzymes in the raw honey)
- A sprinkle of Sea Salt, optional
- A few slivered blanched Almonds per patty, optional
The Directions:
- Sauté the diced apple with the 3 TBSP of Coconut Oil until soft.
- Once the apples are soft, add the cinnamon.
- Place the measuring cup containing the Coconut Manna (butter) and your additional tablespoon of coconut oil into a bowl of hot water to soften for approximately 10 minutes. Make sure not to get water into your mixture.
- Once the coconut butter and coconut oil are melted, add the honey and sautéed apples.
- Incorporate well and pour the mixture into the muffin liners.
- Sprinkle with a smidgen of sea salt and slivered blanched almonds (optional).
- Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes until firm.
You will not want to take the Apple Cinnamon cups out of the refrigerator until you are ready to serve.
I have also written a post about how coconut oil may benefit certain health conditions here.
Coconut Cream Apple-Cinnamon Cups
Coconut Oil can be used in so many recipes! Here are a few ways that I have used it:
- It is a great replacement for olive oil in The Best Homemade Mayonnaise Ever.
- One of the main ingredients in Best Ever Homemade Chocolate Bonbons and Coconut Snowballs and other delicacies is coconut oil.
- The Best Power Bars Ever contain lots of coconut oil.
- The best pastry crust ever is made using coconut oil as 50% of the shortening (recipe originally called for Crisco or lard. We substituted half butter, half coconut oil). The crust used for the Cornish Pasty has received rave reviews wherever it is served!
- We use coconut cream concentrate in most of our smoothies.
Best Ever Homemade Chocolate Bonbons
- For most breakfasts, my daughter makes a variety of egg recipes, including omelets/frittatas, French toast, and egg-in-the-basket. She always uses coconut oil in the cast-iron skillet.
- Coconut oil can be used for sautéing and caramelizing greens and onions, frying potatoes, and pan frying meats. Here, we show how we make greens and onions with coconut oil.
- You can even use coconut oil in quick breads.
- We made the richest pie using coconut oil and chocolate for the filling and shredded coconut for the crust. 1 slice will be plenty!
Coconut manna and coconut oil are incredible! I want to share only the best products with my readers.
Deb
Hi! I just tried to enter your giveaway on 7/14 (just posted yesterday 7/13), but the rafflecopter says giveaway over. We love coconut oil and plan to order some from their sale!
Jacqueline
Hi, Deb!
We have had out of town guests, and I have not covered all my bases well. I apologize! I hope I fixed the problem for you and others 🙁 It is working now.
Char Moneymaker
I would use this coconut oil for cooking, baking and skin care products, just to name a few. I live coconut oil!
Jen
We love coconut oil and use it daily for cooking/baking. I’ve never tried Tropical Traditions brand but would love to. I’ve always wanted to try making lip balm….that’s what I would do if I won!
Bethany Maxson
I’ve already started using it some for toothpaste, lotion, etc. but would like to start using a more “food grade” one for cooking, baking etc. We’re trying to make more moves toward healthier living, eating, etc.! Thanks for the giveaway.
Janet
Started using coconut oil in the winter for skin, but have not used it much in cooking.
Now we are in the process of making changes for better health. We have done an eden garden, started using raw milk, attempting to cut out GMO’s. I would love to learn about more recipes, and cooking with the oil, so I would do that if I win.
I just found your site while looking into freezing raw milk.
Mrs. June Fuentes
We love coconut oil and use it for everything–thanks for the chance to enter! 🙂
Kathleen D.
We use coconut oil for many things including cooking and topically! Thanks for the giveaway! 🙂
Lisa
I have not used before, so I would try everything!
Amy
I have been using coconut oil for years but I just placed my first order through Tropical Traditions. The only oil we use is coconut! I make toothpaste, lotion, deodorant and use it in all recipes. Thanks for the chance to win!
Allison H.
How will I use coconut oil? Well, we use it mostly in cooking, but with me making lots of homemade personal/beauty products, I might end up using it that way, too!
Rebecca
Oh my, would love to win this! I use coconut oil in baking, healthful treats and for skin care. Would also like to start using it in my hair.
Sue
Wow! Coconut oil brings me back to my childhood in Miami, Florida. I can almost smell the beach, trees and coconut.
Blessings!
Sue
Beverly Whipple
I use their oil for toothpaste and deodorant!
Tasha
I use coconut oil to replace other oils in cooking and baking, and I’ve also been trying oil pulling (swishing some around in my mouth for 15 minutes, then spitting it out, right before brushing my teeth).
Sara
I love coconut oil for baking, cooking, using as lotion, eating by the spoonful… I would love to try the gold label kind!
jennifer
I have been reading much about virgin coconut oil. I would use this in my baking and just taking tablespoons of it daily.
Margot C
I now use coconut oil in all of my baking. I works out better than butter really and (don’t worry!) your muffins don’t taste like suntan oil, not at all!
Hannah
I love coconut oil! i use it in everything!
Mara (@ Super Savings)
Right now I use it for making deodorant, drinking in my coffee (mmm!), treating skin issues, using in recipes…any way I can! I’m trying to find new ways to use it all the time — I’d love to try this recipe!
~ Mara
Jessica L. P.
In my hair!
Tamara Short
I love your blog and check it every day1
angela zimba
I am new to using coconut for cooking and baking but I want to learn for better health.
Kelly @ Eyes on the Source
Oooh! Entering this giveaway for sure! We use coconut oil for so many things, but my family’s current favorite is lotion bars with coconut oil and/or mango butter!
Rhoda Kindred
I love cooking and baking with coconut oil – thanks for a great GIVEAWAY!
Tiffanie h
Definitely plan on using for food. The recipe sounds delicious
rust
Cooking, baking, frying and moisturizing
Shelly
We love coconut oil in our soap!
Mordred
Would love to win 🙂
Renee
This giveaway’s exciting! We use coconut oil for just about everything: cooking, baking, body care, etc.! Thank you!
Journey11
I’ve been using a lower grade of coconut oil for lotions, soaps and chapstick, but if I won some of this “good stuff”, I would definitely use it to make your apple cinnamon recipe and of course some chocolate bon bons! 😉
Elise
I use coconut oil in our granola, muffins, cookies (even the no-bake ones- so delicious!), and on my baby’s body; I even use it to take off my eye makeup! So gentle, and moisturizes my crow’s feet at the same time. Thank you so much for this opportunity!
Randa
All of the above! 🙂 (internally and skin care, etc.)
Diane F.
I love cooking with coconut oil! We also use it to season our cast iron pans, among lots of other things!
Cassie B
mainly cooking- especially fresh eggs with a little feta cheese:)
Elizabeth G.
I’ll use it for cooking and baking. I love coconut oil!
Kristine McCarville
Will be a first for me.
Kristen
I’d use it for cooking and baking: granola, popcorn, kale chips, muffins, pancakes, etc.
Sue D
I like to use it to make granola, no bake bars, and deodorant.
Karen D
Definitely for cooking and baking. Makes a great pie crust!
Elaine Ellen
I love Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil! I wish I could buy it locally. I hate paying shipping costs but will have to pay attention to the emails and watch for free shipping days. Thanks for the post!
Emily
I do use it a little for skin care, but mostly in baking. My favorite way to use it is to make popcorn!
Susan H.
I eat it by the tablespoon to boost my metabolism.
Cathy
I LOVE coconut oil. I use it for everything from skin care to cooking to supplementing my pet’ diet. The stuff is amazing! This recipe looks so yummy and it is Paleo friendly too so that is a big plus for me. Thanks for sharing!
Diane
I love coconut oil as one of my healthy fats!
Valerie
I would use the coconut oil for cooking and personal hygiene items.
Julie Lukavsky
We love making home made deodorant and body lotions. I also love cooking with it.
Anne-Marie Cain
I love using coconut oil in all of my baking and cooking! 🙂
Devyn
These recipes look amazing! I am excited to try them. I have a crazy hormone imbalance and have been told to increase my coconut oil intake…but the idea of eating spoonfulls of oil doesn’t exactly appeal to me…it would be nice to help fix my body by eating one of those amazing coconut cream apple-cinnamon cups!
Brandy Devers
I have been using other brands and would really like to try this one!!
Erica
I love to use coconut oil when I fry my eggs. I am looking forward to trying out a homemade chocolate/peanut butter bar recipes using Coconut Oil. Yum!!
Tannis W
I would like to try the coconut oil in cooking and baking.
Barb Mezz
One of my fav. uses for coconut oil is on my sprouted grain toasted bread every morning, it really helps boost my thyroid function and I was able to reduce the medication I take for an underactive thyroid condition. The coconut oil doesn’t make the toast soggy like butter does.
Shayna Oppenheim
I love using it for my body and for cooking! I even keep some in the car for emergencies
Heather
I plan to use it in place of other oils in cooking and baking.
Yuna
After reading about its benefits, my husband and I have been using solely coconut oil for everything. We use it as a substitute for anything requires butter. At first, we weren’t sure how we would feel about coconut taste, common to unrefined varieties, so we opted to get the refined coconut oil. However, after doing some research and finding out that unrefined coconut oil is the one with all the benefits, we’ve been trying different unrefined coconut oils out!
Catherine Palumbos
I will use it for cooking, moisturizer and soap making.
Terra W
I love using coconut oil for cooking/baking/and for a nice natural moisturizer!
Dolly Madison Designs
We use CO All. The. Time. I like to mix it with cocoa powder and stevia and refrigerate it to make quick little ‘chocolate bars’ that are so good! I’m dairy and gluten free, so I’ll be shore trying your recipe up there. 😀
Jacqueline
OK! Please let me know how you like them, Dolly~ Blessings to you and the family 🙂
Christine Wadleigh
I use it for both, beauty products (hair conditioner) and in cooking for myself (raw diet) and baking for my children. Yum!
Sheila
Our family has switched to coconut oil over the past several years. Our most recent wonderful find for coconut oil was that we used all coconut oil in our ginger snaps (we usually use all butter, but were out). They were the best cookies we ever baked!
Jacqueline
Oh, I will have to remember that, Sheila. Gingersnaps are one of my favorite cookies ever! Thanks for the tip 🙂
Sue Rhea
I have not ever used Coconut Oil & would love to try it.
Sue
Valerie Wilson
I have tried the coconut oil and am so encourage with it. I had some issues with mental clarity and feel this oil helped. Would love to win the quart.
Jacqueline
That is great news, Valerie! I am taking it too with good results 🙂
Manuela
I accidentally clicked enter before entering my email adress for the tropical traditions subscribtion. It is manu_2009 at gmx dot de. I hope this will still work.
Manuela
I use coconut oil for so many different things. I use it when cooking or baking. I also love making Shoshanna Easling’s chocolate drops. I recently made sun screen for my son and deodorant for myself which had coconut oil in them.
Heather-Joan Carls
I have entered a few giveaways for this and haven’t won but if I do, I would like to try it for skin/beauty and cooking. Thanks 🙂
shelly
I Love,Love coconut oil ! For cooking,baking,and everything in between 🙂
Beth
I currently use coconut oil in baking, cooking, skin care, hair care, and oral care. So versatile!
krystel
i plain to use it on m dry brittle curly hair
melissa
in my cereal (:
Stephanie
I love coconut oil and use it for everything from skin care and diaper rash to cooking and health care.
Kimery
In my baking, I use coconut oil and don’t have to worry about washing it off my hands – just rub it in!
Kristen Wirth
I love your blog and this would be the first for me to use Coconut oil!!!
Janet
I would love to be entered in your giveaway.:)