Coconut flour is my new favorite flour. I have been experimenting with it for a while –that would be more than 2 years. During this time I have come up with some delicious recipes that lend themselves perfectly to coconut flour.
This flour is a bit lighter than almond flour, which makes it perfect for cakes, muffins and breads. Further, it is gluten free, high in fiber and low in carbohydrates, making it an ideal ingredient for celiacs, diabetics and those concerned with GI (glycemic index).
I have not found coconut flour available for sale in stores in my area to date. I order mine online from Nuts.com.
During the next few weeks, I will be debuting some of my coconut flour recipes, including my favorites for blueberry muffins, vanilla cupcakes and devil’s food cake. As with my other recipes, these use just one type of flour (rather than the complex combination typical of many gluten free creations) and are lightly sweetened with agave.
Please note: coconut flour and almond flour have very different properties; substituting one for the other in my recipes will not work.
Audra Hall says
Elana: don’t know if you have Sprouts in your area, but we live in the southwest and our Sprouts carries coconut flour in their bulk department for around $2.49 lb.
Diane says
I have a question. I’ve been looking at coconut flour but I am concerned about one thing. The labels I’m seeing all have fairly high sodium – 56 mg per two tablespoons in Aloha Nu. So, is this not a good idea if you have high blood pressure and are trying to cut sodium?
jackie giordano says
Love your recipes, Elana. We’ve been cooking with coconut flour for the past 2 years now, and our family absolutely loves it. We live gluten and casein free, and I feel like there is no recipe we can’t duplicate while using coconut flour in place of wheat products. Some of our favorites are pancakes, breaded cutlets, and chocolate muffins just to name a few. Glad to hear you are on the coconut train too!!
Sharon Hathaway says
Jackie my name is Sharon my husband and I for the last several months have went low carb in our eating because he is borderline diabetic. I have recently discovered coconut and almond flour and am just now learning how to use it to make the things we like and haven’t been able to eat. I would really appreciate any help that anyone can give me on recipes and ways to use the coconut and almond flour. Also if there is more flours and products out there that can help us with our diet I would be so appreciative.
Elana says
Sharon, thanks for your comment, and nice to meet you here! If you look at this page you will find tons of coconut flour recipes. Also, here’s a link to my Almond Flour page for you with more recipes:
https://elanaspantry.com/ingredients/almond-flour/
Enjoy!
Elana
Syl says
Found coconut flour at Sprouts.
Melissa says
I found coconut flour at my local Sprouts Farmer’s Market on sale for $1.10 a pound.
Marie says
Wow, is it good flour? Would you pick up 20# and ship it to me? The best I’ve found is around $4.00 a pound.
Cheryl Schanher says
Have you ever used Lo Han low calorie sweetener as an alternative to sugar in baking with coconut flour recipes? I know that it can be used for baking and is a more healthy choice than adding sugar or even honey but am unsure what results would be with coconut flour.
Ruby says
Regarding Luo han guo (Lakanto), I recently ordered this and tried it in No-Bake Cookies. First of all, it was almost $40 (with shipping) for 800 grams. The cookies were just o’kay. Lakanto has kind of a cool, slippery after taste/feel to it. Nowhere on the label does it say the ratio of the fruit, Luo han guao, to erythritol. So, perhaps it’s the erythritol that causes this (?). I looked all over the net for pure Luo, but was unsuccessful locating any. Also, it did cause a bit of gas. Not as awful as with xylitol, but, still a bit off-putting. Now, I am just using a teaspoon in my coffee, which does not cause me any GI side effects. For the price, I wanted it to really be a winner. I will not order it again. Although, I’d be willing to try pure Luo, if you can recommend a source. I recently started using coconut sugar. It’s not low carb, but it sure is yummy!
Regarding coconut flour, I am using Azukar Organics and I quite like it.
Evelyn says
Hi Elana,
I was wondering whether coconut flour is the same as coconut cream flour? I work in Malaysia and they have coconut cream powder (generally comes in small packets). Would this be the local version of coconut flour? The texture of the powder is very fine, and when you mix it with water you get the coconut cream.
I get blank looks when I ask about coconut flour…i hope you can help.
Thanks!
elana says
Dear Evelyn,
I have not every encountered the product you refer to as “coconut cream flour,” so sorry I cannot be of help. You may want to post your question in my forums.
Best Wishes,
Elana
Idianale says
hi. i’m from the philippines and we have both coconut flour and coconut cream powder. they’re quite different. coconut cream powder is made by squeezing the liquid out of the coconut meat (after which the meat or pulp is discarded) and then dehydrating that liquid. coconut flour, on the other hand, is made by finely grinding or milling coconut meat. coco cream powder is basically like powdered milk so i don’t think it can be used instead of coco flour for baking purposes. hope this helped! :)
Kong Hing says
Hi Evelyn,
I had the similar reaction when I ask about coconut flour in stores. I’m a Malaysian and currently, the only place where I can find coconut flour is at Country Farms Organic at Bangsar Village. They are selling for RM11.90 of 300g packs. I’m trying harder to find where else I can get them at a more reasonable price :)
Marie says
kemiim – It’s been proven that it’s practically impossible to raise your cholesterol thru food, the cholesterol in eggs doesn’t matter. Eggs are a wonderfully nutritious food, I love coconut flour recipes as everything you make is actually “real” food, not junk food/dessert food. If you still want to reduce the amount of eggs you use a comment further up suggests flax seed, though I don’t actually know if that will work, wouldn’t hurt to try. I also highly recommend watching Fat Head http://www.hulu.com/watch/196879/fat-head for a great explanation about fat and cholesterol, and it’s just a great watch.
kemiim says
I have seen some of the recipes, and think they use way too many eggs. Up to one dozen for one cake! Too much cholesterol, and too costly. Be nice to see some that are less. Or that incorporate flaxseed, or eggless options. Will yours? Thanks.
elana says
You can check out all of my recipes using coconut flour right here:
https://elanaspantry.com/tag/coconut-flour/
Amanda says
I was also wondering which brand you now receommend – Tropical Traditions or Aloha Nu…Thanks!