Sin in a jar: homemade coconut, cacao, & goji butter

by Earthwalker | May 5, 2010 | Columns, Eat. Heal. Live., Featured | 0 comments

photo provided courtesy of affairsofliving.com

Really. This tastes like pure sin!

I am trying to come up with tasty grain-free, nut-free sweet treats, and this definitely fits the bill. Wow.

Eat it on crackers. Drizzle it over pancakes or waffles. Spread it on carrots (surprisingly good, in my opinion). Swirl it into oatmeal or other breakfast porridge. Eat it out of the jar with a spoon. Make truffles. Use it on cupcakes. Do anything with it!

ingredients
This recipe is very flexible; add sweetener or not to fit your tastes. I added a tablespoon or so of carob powder for extra chocolatey goodness.

4 cups shredded, unsweetened coconut
1/2 cup cacao nibs
1/2 cup goji berries
2 Tbsp melted coconut oil
pinch sea salt
optional: stevia liquid or powdered extract, to taste
optional: 1 Tbsp raw carob powder (or toasted, if you don’t care about being raw)

directions

Place coconut, cacao nibs, and goji berries in a food processor. Pulse a few times, then process on high until you have a fine powder, about 3-4 minutes. You may have to shut it off and scrape down your sides periodically.
Once everything is finely ground, add melted coconut oil while the processor is running on high. Things should turn smooth and start flowing freely; if not, try adding more coconut butter. Let it run for about 8-10 minutes or until it reaches your desired smoothness. It won’t be totally smooth, there will still be some little nubby pieces remaining, but will be mostly smooth.
Transfer to a jar and let cool before screwing on the lid. It will become firm once it cools. It can be stored at room temperature.

makes 2 cups

recipe courtesy affairsofliving.com

Author

Earthwalker

Earthwalker is the username that PT founder Julie Genser created for her online interactions so many years ago when first creating Planet Thrive.

Julie's (Earthwalker's) life was derailed over twenty years ago when she had a very large organic mercury exposure after she naively used a mouth thermometer to measure the temperature of just-boiled milk while making her very first pizza at home. The mercury instantly expanded into a gas form and exploded out the back of the thermometer right into her face. Unaware that mercury was the third most neurotoxic element on Earth, Julie had no idea she had just received a very high dose of a poisonous substance.

A series of subsequent toxic exposures over the next few years -- to smoke from two fires (including 9/11), toxic mold, lyme disease, and chemical injuries -- caused catastrophic damage to her health. While figuring out how to survive day-to-day, and often minute-to-minute, she created Planet Thrive to help others avoid some of the misdiagnoses and struggles she had experienced.

She has clawed her way over many health mountains to get to where she is today. She is excited to bring the latest iteration of Planet Thrive to the chronic illness community.

In 2019, Julie published her very first cookbook e-book called Low Lectin Lunches (+ Dinners, Too!) after discovering how a low lectin, gluten free diet was helping manage her chronic fascia/muscle pain.
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