Recipes

32 Sweet and Savory Ways to Cook With Coconut Oil

These coconut oil recipes range from savory to sweet—and are proof it's maybe even better than butter.
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Yossy Arefi

Love coconut oil? You're in luck: These recipes all feature the heart-healthy ingredient.

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    Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott
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    Chocolate-Covered Marshmallow Cookies

    This ambitious Mallomars-inspired recipe is a project: Make the (wheat-free!) cookie base and top with marshmallow on day one; enrobe in chocolate on day two.

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    Michael Graydon and Nikole Herriott
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    Chickpea and Eggplant Curry With Mint Chutney

    The ingredient list for a curry can be a little daunting with all those spices, but the technique isn’t very far from a pasta sauce: you just toast the whole spices and then move on to a sort of sofrito of onion, garlic, and ginger. From that flavor base, you add tomatoes and whatever veggies you desire. At the end, a quick chutney, really just a rough chopped blend of herbs and coconut, gives the stew a bright pop of flavor (the way a few torn basil leaves make that tomato sauce sing).

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    Jesse David Green
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    Thyme-Walnut Sandies

    The texture of these delicate slice-and-bakes is similar to a Mexican wedding cookie: crumbly, but insanely tender.

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    Gentl & Hyers
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    Coconut-Date Power Breakfast Bars

    Five different types of coconut go into our quintuple-threat breakfast (or snack) bars. Nutrient-dense and sweet enough to satisfy even the youngest members of your household.

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Senior Associate Web Editor. When she’s not torturing herself by grinding coffee beans by hand and making her own butter, Rochelle writes about cooking techniques and seasonal eating for bonappetit.com. She comes to BA by way of a small farm in Central New York, where she worked as a farmhand ... Read More