When it comes to cooking with oil, I now prefer using coconut oil, especially when cooking sweet treats such as cakes and brownies. I am one that used vegetable oil for years. Not only does coconut oil taste better, it has some health benefits with using it too! I recently did a review of the Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil, read it here.
About this coconut oil – The Tropical Traditions Gold Label Standard Virgin Coconut Oil is a truly unrefined coconut oil that is made on Mt. Banahaw and surrounding areas from organic coconuts. The coconuts are used fresh (within 24-48 hours of harvest) from small family farms on Mt. Banahaw and other rural places in Quezon Province, the coconut capital of the Philippines. Only the highest quality coconuts are hand-picked from each harvest. The volcanic soil of Mt. Banahaw makes these organic coconuts some of the most nutritionally rich coconuts in the world! The fresh coconut meat is shredded and then cold-pressed using the water from inside the coconuts to make coconut milk. The milk is then allowed to sit for about half a day, while the oil naturally separates from the heavier water. The oil is then filtered from the curds (coconut solids). No chemical or high-heat treatment is used, and this oil contains no trans fatty acids.
I totally LOVE this stuff. I even use to cook potatoes, vegetables and whatever else calls for cooking oil. While I do keep vegetable and olive oil on hand, coconut oil has been my new preference.
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I would also love to try their Coconut Peanut Butter!
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