When it comes to coconut, most people just think of that hard brown fuzzy fruit (or seed or nut) which is hard to get into, and when you do, you lose most of the liquid inside due to having to break it open. But coconut is much more than that.
Nowadays, we can use it for anything and everything. From health and beauty to food and drink. Every part of the coconut can be used for something or other. I’ve talked about the CM La Vie beauty balm from Coconut Merchant before, about how this cruelty-free, cold pressed pot of loveliness has extremely hydrating properties and can be used for the skin, hair, deodorant, and even as a make-up remover.
But now I’m back with a whole new range of products from Coconut Merchant, and a giveaway to boot, to show how well coconut can really do when it comes to food. Coconut oil speeds up metabolism, boosts the immune system, and has many other benefits so it’s always good to try and incorporate it in your diet in some way.
Cooking With Coconut Oil
This is the most common way people use coconut oil. You can use coconut oil in all your cooking by replacing other cooking oils (such as vegetable oil, lard, butter etc) with coconut oil. You can also bake with coconut oil too to give you the most amazingly flavoured, moist bakes. This is what the award-winning Raw Organic Extra Virgin Coconut from Coconut Merchant would be perfect for.
This premium latch jar comes in a 1l glass jar which is plenty to be getting cooking with. Perfect for frying, cooking, baking and roasting, this organic, cold pressed, raw and extra virgin coconut has 0% cholesterol and is multipurpose as it can be used for cooking and health and beauty too.
What’s more, the storage jar is reusable so once you have used your way through this hefty amount of coconut, you can use the jar to store whatever you want, with no wastage. And as with all the Coconut Merchant range, it’s 100% natural, premium quality and ethically sourced. In fact, £2 of every litre of coconut oil sold goes straight to farmers around the world.
If you’re wanting coconut with a hint of chocolate, then the Organic Coconut Jam with Cacao is here for your to spread on anything. Vegan, dairy free, gluten free and amazingly delicious, this spread is made simply with coconut sugar and coconut milk to give a unique caramel sweet flavour with a hint of cacao.
It can be used on toast, in pastries and more, ever directly out of the jar, if you have a sweet tooth, like me. You could even spread a little on apple for a sweet but fruity treat to give you all the sweetness you fancy, without any nasties.
And it doesn’t stop there, you can also get this gorgeous Organic Coconut Syrup which is caramel sweet, thick like molasses and is organic, preservative free, Non-GMO with a low GI to assist blood sugar management.
Coconut Merchant’s award-winning coconut syrup makes for a delicious alternative to sugary syrups and sweeteners. 100% pure and made from the sap of coconut palm flowers, it is perfect drizzled over pancakes, mixed into porridge or stirred into hot drinks!
To mark how fabulous coconut really is, Coconut Merchant have given me a bundle to give away to one of my readers. This will include the Premium Raw Organic Extra Virgin Coconut 1l Jar, Organic Coconut Jam with Cacao and the Organic Coconut Syrup. For your chance to win, enter via the Rafflecopter form below…
Ends midnight 26th May 2019
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My dry skin just loves coconut oil, or body butter
Margaret Clarkson
I would use the coconut oil on my hair. There's nothing better for moisturising ends of long hair.
I use mine for cooking and also as hair conditioner x
I would make some cupcakes with the little ones.
I have actually heard it is amazing for the skin so I would use it there
my favourite is in a pina colada
curry, raw chocolate, baking, and for my skin
Love coconut oil for cooking and baking! It’s aksi traditional in The Philippines to use coconut oil on hair as a leave in conditioner to leave hair smooth and silky. I’ve started doing this and it works wonders for my hair!
in a curry or thai meal
I've used it both for baking and using it to soothe my partner and sons skin
Coconut Oil makes lovely roast potatoes
I use it quite alot in cooking eg. curries 🙂
I love anything with coconut in it, im addicted, would love to win this prise 🙂
Great competitions
For my hair 🙂
I would put the syrup in my morning porridge
I would use in curries !
Perfect for use in cooking especially in curries
I personally use coconut oil in my hair
currys
I'd use it in curries
I use coconut oil for making flapjacks, they are a real favourite with my family.
I would love to use mine in thai curries
I've started using coconut oil in banana bread and it tastes amazing, especially with a few chocolate chips thrown in.
I would use it in my curries, particularly chicken korma
I love using it in curries
Cooking for me. Coconut oil is just that bit different from all the other oils.
I love it in body scrubs and in cookies and currys
in my curries
I would use coconut oil in curries
I like using it in cooking
I'd make a vegan chocolate cake with mine!
Mainly for cooking instead of other oils but would try it when I bake a cake
So nice in Currys but also for deep hair moisturizing treatment.