Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Tropical Traditions Organic Coconut Flour Review & Giveaway


I was really excited to try Tropical Traditions Coconut Flour!! We don't use wheat flour in our house, but just your normal white flour.  It's what I was raised with and what I'm used to.  But we've been trying to get everyone in the house to eat healthier for awhile now, and I knew that this had to be better for us.

I decided to make a blueberry buckle with it.  It's not on the Coconut Recipes that Tropical Traditions has, but it was one of my dad's favorites and I had plenty of fruit in the freezer.  However, when I actually got the berries unthawed, I realized they were raspberries.  I pulled the wrong bag out of the freezer! Oh well, I was making it anyway and I'm glad I did!

The Organic Coconut Flour is semi-sweetened, so I cut back a 1/4 of a cup of sugar in the recipe.  The blend of raspberries, coconut, and spices just bursts in our mouths.  I was hoping to take a picture for you, but it was eaten too fast! Guess they do like my cooking after all lol

On a health standpoint, the Organic Coconut Flour is 100% gluten free, high in fiber and high in protein.  You see all those commercials about eating high fiber cereal.  Just put a teaspoon of the coconut flour in a glass of water, stir, and enjoy! You can also use it in smoothies and many other uses.  You can see all of the Tropical Tradition Coconut recipes here.

I am very happy with Tropical Traditions Coconut Flour.  I'm going to be using it in a roux sauce this weekend when I'm cooking. I think the flavor will be a perfect addition to a soup.

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137 comments:

  1. This cake looks delicions - Foolproof Gluten Free Coconut Flour Cake

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  7. I really expected to go find a recipe for a nice cookie or muffin, but when I saw Gluten Free Coconut Fried Shrimp Coconut Flour Recipe - I was hooked!! (After that, I'm looking at the pizza ... )

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  11. The first one I would try would be the Banana coconut flour recipe.
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  12. I didn't get down too far on the page and saw the making a foolproof gluten free coconut flour chocolate cake. It looks good. Also I would like to try it the next time I make cobbler :)
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  100. I'd like to try the recipe for Triple Coconut Oatmeal Cookies. Hubby loves coconut oatmeal cookies but I've only made them with white flour but imagine they would taste yummier with their coconut flour. :-)
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