The Coconut Mama Staff

Coconut flour and almond flour are two of the most popular gluten-free baking alternatives to all-purpose flour. They're naturally sweet and friendly to lots of different diets. But if you're just starting out with a gluten-free flour, which one makes better sense to bake with? We'll cover the full details of coconut flour vs almond flour. (Plus give you some healthy baking tips with both.) Let's dive right [...]

While I'm not personally a fan of pickles, I'm VERY much in favor of making pasta noodles out of new and different things, so my two cents is: Awesome! Let's try pickle juice pasta! Let's try all the different things. (Relatedly - if you haven't had zucchini noodles before, give them a try. It's a great way to get more veggies in your diet, and whatever sauce you put on them will help mask the taste if you don't like [...]

If you've got a hankering for coconut - or just have some extra coconut milk, coconut water, coconut flour, or shredded coconut that you need to use - then you've come to the right place. Coconut is a wonderful ingredient for adding a touch of the tropics, wholesome thickness, sweetness, and even crunchiness to different desserts! Coconut as a dessert ingredient Coconut is an amazingly versatile fruit (yes, coconut is [...]

Although vegans represent a small proportion of the US population (between 2% and 6%, depending on which source you believe), interest in veganism is on the upswing in a big way. Just look around – there are more vegan restaurants (and more vegan menus – from Starbucks to Taco Bell, and everything in between), more vegan recipes (especially vegan desserts!), and more content about vegan living than ever before. Gone [...]

Does your recipe call for coconut extract but you don't have any handy? (This happens to me all the time - I'm always substituting something for something else.) And fortunately, I have good news - there are lots of great substitutes for coconut extract out there. (And also some bad ones. I'll talk about those in a minute.) Let's dive in! 8 best coconut extract substitutes The best coconut extract [...]

Lemon extract and lemon juice are both tried-and-true shortcuts for time-pinched cooks and bakers. (Let's face it - zesting and fresh-squeezing a lemon takes a lot of time.) But which should you use, and when? And which is the better ingredient overall? If you're wondering, you're in the right place - I'll cover all this and more, including tips and tricks, conversion tables, and my picks for the best lemon extract [...]