Organic Shredded Coconut - Unsweetened and Ready to Use

Explorer: I use Let's Do Organic Shredded Unsweetened Coconut for a few things in my household. This product is great for cooking. Think chicken curry with toasted cashews, tomatoes, and a few sprigs of cilantro. Thicken it with the coconut directly; it adds a nice touch of texture to balance the creaminess of the curry.

I also love to use this coconut to make chocolate macaroons. The chocolate gooiness blends with the chewiness of the shredded coconut to make a seriously decadent treat. This product is so easy to use, it is ready when inspiration strikes and just have to have Raspberry Coconut Bars or German Chocolate cake.

It is so trustworthy and delivers consistent and delicious results when I use it to make coconut milk; and this is at least two times a week. Because I go through this stuff so frequently, I started to buy it through Amazon's Subscribe and Save Program. Just a little tip for those who want to save a little money when buying this product--use this service, it's fantastic.

Making homemade coconut milk with this is so easy and so much healthier than store-bought. Many savvy health-conscious people are already aware of the health benefits of consuming...

United States on Jun 09, 2015

JW: This is the best tasting shredded (= dessicated) coconut I have found anywhere in the USA. It is organic and sulfite free. This is the unsweetened, finely shredded, very small pieces of dessicated coconut which is used in South East Asia, Australia etc. This is not the same product as American style coconut, of which the most common type is Baker's sweetened angel flake coconut.

I like to buy finely shredded/dessicated coconut because I often bake Australian, British and European style cakes and cookies, which do not work well when made with flake coconut. I have also discovered that finely shredded coconut can be used to make your own coconut milk or coconut cream at home.

Flake coconut and dessicated coconut have a different taste and texture. A cup of sweetened angel flake coconut has about 2 tablespoons of sugar added to it, so it is very sweet compared to shredded/dessicated coconut, which has no added sugar at all. The shredded/dessicated coconut is drier and the pieces are very small compared to the flakes, so it has more surface area. Because of these two things, 8oz of dessicated coconut will absorb more liquid than 8oz of flake coconut. Some recipes will...

United States on Apr 17, 2007