I’m really excited about today’s Guest Blogger. You see, lately, I’ve been curious about all things coconut and have been trying to figure out how to incorporate it more into my cooking. Thankfully, Kammie has offered up 3 great ways to use coconut flour!
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Hey guys! My name is Kammie and I blog over at Sensual Appeal. Today I am guest posting and talking a little bit about my current obsession (which has lasted quite some time now)… this obsession is coconut flour!
If you have been in the blog world for some time now, you might be familiar with this particular flour. This is a special kind of flour because not only is it a nice alternative to gluten flours, it is much lower in carbs, but higher in protein and fiber. Not only that, but you can also use it raw – my favorite way of use it. [source]
This slightly sweet flour acts like sort of a sponge. It absorbs helluva lot of liquid, so when adapting recipes to include this flour you must adjust liquids as necessary. I have been totally loving the way things are turning out using this flour! The outcome is always delicious, filling, and satisfying. I just love it. I love it so much that I’ve added it to my favorite products list.
So you might be wondering “what can I use coconut flour in?” Here are some of my favorite uses of this wonderful product:
My main use of coconut flour is to thicken up my yogurt cococtions. That’s right, it has nothing to do with baking. I often add it to my kefir or regular yogurt and stir it up to create a thicker consistency. I’m a sucker for a nice texture and if a yogurt is too thin and liquidy, adding coconut flour gets the job done while adding a delicate coconut flavor and some extra nutrients.
My second favorite thing to use coconut flour in are my protein pancakes. I absolutely love how these babies turn out if I add this flour in! The outcome is much like a cookie and less like a regular pancake, but that is exactly the way I like it. It is filling, thick, and oh so delicious! I’ve had trouble veganizing coconut flour pancakes though so egg whites are a must for my protein pancake recipes using coconut flour. Hopefully I’ll figure out how to veganize them properly soon, if not.. then oh well, at least I’m not vegan.
Cacao Protein Pancakes aka Superfood Pancakes
Carob Chip Coconut Protein Pancakes
The third, and probably most obvious way to use coconut flour is as an alternative to gluten flours in baking. The texture comes out different from gluten-containing baked goods, but I have found to enjoy it quite a bit. Plus, who wouldn’t want to eat a muffin that is not loaded with carbs?
Hope you enjoyed this little recipe recap and I’ve convinced you to try coconut flour for yourself if you haven’t already! If you’d like to connect with me and share some of YOUR favorite coconut flour recipes, you can follow me on Twitter @xokammie or Instagram or Like me on Facebook! 
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I had never heard of coconut flour before reading this post. It sounds awesome, and the pics for all of the recipes look delicious!
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I love coconut anything! I haven’t tried using it as a flour though so that goes on my grocery list!
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This post just had me drooling ALL over the keyboard.
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Love coconut, but Ive never tried coconut flour before. Definitely sounds like something I could get into!
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SEE?
Ive been too busy pulling with the OIL to bake with the FLOUR!!!
must
change.
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I keep thinking about buying some coconut flour and then I never do! I think you have me convinced to add it to my pantry
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I’ve dipped into a few alternative flours. Coconut is next on my list even though I’m not a fan of coconut too much (although I will use coconut oil – weird, huh?).
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holy cow woman! i need to learn how to make those pancakes. I just burnt mine on monday when using coconut flour. LOL!
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awesome!! i am looking for gluten free baking and now i’ve got some awesome ideas
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I’m embarrassed to say that I’ve never heard of coconut flour before this post!! But it sounds amazing and I definitely want to give it (and all the recipes here) a try…The pictures of the food have me salivating right now! =)
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LOooooooooooooooooooove this! I never thought of using coconut flour until now!
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Coconut flour is on my list of things I want to experiment with in the next few months… I’m having a hard time finding it. Guess I’ll have to look online? This is such a helpful post! And wow, those pancakes look good.
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE coconut flour!! I have a glass container on my kitchen counter that holds 3 pounds!
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I just printed out the banana bread muffin recipe for the morning. Sounds so good! I have coconut flour sitting in my pantry and now I know what to do with it!
Thanks!
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i’ve been holding off on buying coconut flour but I might have to go ahead and buy some! this stuff looks delicious and it would definitely help me with paleo meals!
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about trying coconut flour. I’m glad I saw this post. Lots of good ideas to try!
What brand of coconut flour do you use?
My favourite is TIANA Organic Fair Trade Coconut Baking flour!! I even add it to smoothies and sorbets. Try it.
I use Bob’s Red Mill coconut flour. I think that it’s the only brand that they carry in the stores around me. I will have to look for Tiana. Thanks for the suggestion.
My favorite brand to use is Coconut Secret
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I love this post! I am switching to coconut flour with all of this food stuff I’m dealing with, and coconut flour seems to not work so well. Excited to try these!
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Yes! I’m so glad that Kammie wrote this because I’ve been super curious about coconut flour. It’s definitely tricky and find that it soaks up a lot of liquid. Let me know how it goes!
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