Coconut Oil Candy

As I have mentioned in other posts, meals often require a straight up shot glass of oil to help make it more palatable while maintaining the proper ratio.

I can't remember where I got the idea, but we have started making Coconut Oil Candy as an alternative to the oil shot.

Pros:

• Great way for kids to participate and help make the candy

• Super easy use of pantry staples

• Mealtime become a little more fun/interesting

• AJ actually likes the taste

• Healthier alternative for adding fat (instead of more butter or cream)

Cons:

• We have been told by our nutritionist that coconut oil should be limited due to its nutritive value (*see further explanation below), so I try to serve these once a day or every other day, as needed.

• Stevia/sweet drops are used in these, which the amounts need to be considered and monitored according to the recommendations of you keto Team/nutritionist.

*Lindsay Krupp (RD, CSP) from Children’s Hospital Colorado explains her recommendations for the best use of coconut oil: “It is best to have a blend of fats in any ketogenic diet since they contain different nutrients and will impact ketones and lipid levels differently.  Coconut oil is usually around 60% MCT oil, so some people may not tolerate this in large amounts.  We also always want to make sure we make room for other oils that contain the essential fatty acids.  Coconut oil is also considered a saturated fat (in the same category as butter), and it would be optimal to have saturated fats be around 50% of the fats on a ketogenic diet (with the other 50% being from monounsaturated fats like extra virgin olive oil and avocado oil).”

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Ingredients:

125g Coconut Oil, unrefined (plus or minus 10g)

3 Stevia drops, any flavor (AJ prefers coconut flavor for these)

Silicone molds

Directions:

Melt the coconut oil until liquefied.

Add the drops and stir well.

Place the silicone molds on a flat hard surface that can easily be moved into the fridge/freezer. I use my baking pans or cutting boards for this.

Using droppers, fill the silicone molds to the brim with the sweetened oil. When all the mold slots are full, I will usually just pour the rest into individual silicone cupcake holders to make little coconut oil discs.

Carefully place all molds into fridge or freezer (freezer is best if you have the room). Once solidified, gently pop the candy out of the molds and store in the fridge in a sealed container.

I hope you enjoy these as much as we do!