If you love baking and are looking for a healthy alternative to traditional wheat flour, perhaps you can try out the delicious smelling coconut flour in your kitchen and reap its many benefits. In today's article we have put together delicious coconut flour recipes for you that will add a protein-rich and low-carbohydrate variety to your daily menu. Below you will find valuable information as well as helpful tips on how to work with this flour correctly and achieve perfect results.
What is coconut flour?
The gluten-free and aromatic coconut flour is made from fresh coconuts that are dried, deoiled and ground. The flour, which smells of coconut flakes and tastes slightly sweet, is a high-quality ingredient, and not just for those who follow a gluten-free diet. In terms of nutritional values and health aspects, coconut flour has many advantages. It contains many vitamins and minerals, such as vitamin C, B6, B2, iron, calcium, potassium, magnesium, zinc, etc. It also prevents hyperacidity and is cholesterol-free. The finely ground coconut is, among other things, an ideal food for positively influencing blood sugar levels. It stimulates the intestinal flora and supports digestion as this flour is rich in fiber. Coconut flour contains few calories, little fat and is high in protein, which is why it also helps you lose weight in many ways.
How can you use coconut flour?
Despite its positive properties, coconut flour does not lose its taste. It is very suitable for baking and gives the baked goods a characteristic taste with a fine, nutty, aromatic note. The gluten-free flour is aexcellent binding agent, which is why it is also used for sauces, creams, stews and soups. You can also stir the flour into muesli, yoghurt, shakes or drinks.
If you want to bake bread, rolls, cakes, waffles, pancakes, cookies or pastries with coconut flour, you should keep in mind that processing it is a little more challenging than commercially available flours. If you haven't worked with it yet, it's best to do a test run. The recipes contain a lot of liquid ingredients because this flour absorbs the liquid like a sponge. To prevent the result from being too dry, there is a rule of thumb that says that 20% of the wheat flour in a recipe can be replaced with coconut flour. You can rarely bake well with coconut flour alone. To get the necessary moisture and consistency, you need one egg for every 30 g of coconut flour. It's best to stick to tried and tested recipes so that you get fluffy and delicious baking results.
Low carb coconut flour recipes without eggs –Vegan bread
If you don't like to miss out on a delicious breakfast with a slice of bread with spread in the morning, but are looking for a slim figure and a vegan diet, you can bake a delicious bread with spelled and coconut flour. The ingredients needed for this are:
- 200 g Dinkel
- 50 g coconut flour
- 100 ml water
- 2-3 tablespoons of coconut milk
- 7 g dry yeast or 1/2 yeast cube (dissolved in 50 ml lukewarm water)
- 15g salt
- Pinch of anise, fennel, coriander and caraway
- optional: 50 g sunflower seeds
First mix the dry ingredients in a bowl. Then add the water, the oil and, if necessary, the fresh yeast. Knead the mixture into a dough. Cover the dough with a cloth and let it rest for an hour. Then knead the dough vigorously again and shape it into a loaf of bread. Bake the vegan bread in a preheated oven at 190 degrees for 50 minutes.
Low carb breakfast rolls recipe
If you would rather enjoy the bread in mini format, you can bake these crispy low-carb rolls:
Ingredients required for 5-7 rolls:
- 70 g coconut flour
- 45 g ground psyllium husks
- 200 ml boiling water
- 4 Owner
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
Mix the flour, salt and psyllium husks in a bowl. Then add the baking powder over the flour mixture and pour the vinegar over it. Stir everything together. Separate the eggs. Beat the egg whites until stiff and fold them into the flour mixture. Then bring the water to the boil and whisk the egg yolks with a little water. Pour the remaining boiling water over the dough. Mix everything well and let it soak for a few minutes. Form rolls from the fluffy dough and bake in a preheated oven at 175 degrees for about 55 minutes. Let the rolls cool completely.
Gluten-free Paleo pancakes
If you like having one every Sunday morningtasty pancakesstart on your plate, you can try this healthy alternative. This low-carb breakfast is in no way inferior in taste to the usual pancakes, so you don't even feel like you're missing out on something.
Ingredients:
- 3 THE Kokosmehl
- 6 Owner
- 1 cup almond milk, unsweetened
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 2 tsp coconut oil, melted
- 2 tbsp coconut oil for greasing
Whisk the ingredients together in a bowl and let the dough rest for about 10 minutes. In the meantime, let the pan get hot. Stir the dough mixture. Add coconut oil to the pan and 1/4 of the pancake batter. Swirl the pan until the batter spreads. Bake the low-carb pancake on one side and turn it carefully. You can top the finished pancakes with bananas or other fruits to your taste or sweeten them with agave syrup or honey. The pancakes also taste delicious with a ricotta and lemon filling.
For the filling:
- 1/2 Becher Ricotta
- 8-10 drops of liquid stevia extract
- 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tsp lemon zest
Coconut flour recipes for delicious waffles
If you want to bake with coconut flour, you can also serve delicious waffles for breakfast. The flour has natural sweetness, which is why you can reduce the amount of added sugar and other sweeteners.
Ingredients:
- 50 g coconut flour
- 200 g spelled wholemeal flour
- 300 ml almond milk (alternatively oat milk)
- 2 THE Mandelmus
- 2 Owner
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 vanilla bean
- 1/2 TL Weinsteinpulver
- pinch of salt
- Coconut oil for greasing
First, mix milk, oil, maple syrup, almond butter, salt and vanilla pulp in a bowl. Whisk the eggs and add them to the remaining ingredients. Then add the flour little by little until you get a smooth dough. Now you can grease the waffle iron and bake the waffles. The dough makes about 6 waffles. Garnish the delicious waffles with bananas, blueberries, forest fruits or Greek yogurt.
Raw food recipes with coconut flour
If you're in a hurry in the morning, you can try this raw food recipe. This breakfast creation is rich in protein and fiber and can be prepared in no time. For this you need:
- 150 ml milk or plant-based drink (soy, almond, oats)
- 2 THE Kokosmehl
- 1 EL Honig
- 1 EL Rosinen
- a handful of raw cocoa beans or raw cocoa nibs
- possibly coconut blossom sugar to sweeten
Put all the ingredients except the raisins in a blender and mix everything well. If the resulting mixture is too dry, add a little more liquid. Pour the mixture into a cereal bowl and garnish with raisins or other fresh or dried fruit.
Low carb cake recipe
High in protein and low in calories, this cake is perfect for a coffee party with your family or friends. We offer you a recipe with almond flour and coconut flour. The crunchy apples add to the fruity enjoyment. For the low-carb cake you need:
- 50 g coconut flour
- 50 g ground almonds
- 3 Owner
- 2 large apples
- 80 ml
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 EL Honig
First the apples are peeled and cut into pieces. Then mix all the remaining ingredients and pour the creamy dough into a greased springform pan. Now you can distribute the apple pieces in a circle on the cake. Bake the cake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for about 20-30 minutes.
Muffin recipes
You are welcome to bake mini cakes and serve them on various occasions. These juicy muffins with coconut flour come together in no time and taste delicious. The ingredients you need for around 12 muffins are:
- 125 g coconut flour
- 60 g Xylit
- 200 butter, softened
- 4 Owner
- 10 tbsp coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons baking cocoa
- 1 pack of baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- possibly coconut flakes to decorate
Mix the butter with the eggs until fluffy. Mix the dry ingredients and add them to the butter and egg mixture. Now you can add the coconut milk to the dough and mix everything well. If the dough is still too dry, you can add a little more coconut milk. Pour the muffin batter into paper cases and bake the muffins for about 30 minutes at 180 degrees. Of course, you can leave out the cocoa powder and decorate the gluten-free muffins as desired. Buttercream or chocolate frosting refines the taste and makes the mini cakes juicier. You can prepare the chocolate buttercream frosting with these ingredients:
- 250 g soft butter
- 257g powdered sugar
- 300g chocolate
- 1 TL Vanilleextrakt
- pinch of salt
Vegan banana coconut cookies without sugar
If you like to snack and are looking for a simple and quick recipe for cookies with coconut flour, the following recipe might be something for you:
- 2 THE Kokosmehl
- 2 tbsp mashed ripe banana
- 3 tbsp coconut milk
- 1/8 baking powder
- pinch of salt
All ingredients are simply mixed with the mixer. If the sweetness of the bananas is not enough, you can add a little honey. Once you have a cookie dough, form small balls out of the mixture and flatten them with a fork. Bake the cookies for 10-15 minutes at 180 degrees.
