Is Butter a Superfood?

Have you ever read a post and it inspired you to DIY?? Well that happens to me a lot. Most recently I discovered a tasty recipe for "no bake protein bars with a superfood ingredient". 


I did a little research online and discovered the superfood ingredient was not cheap, so that started my DIY fire. That's all it took and I was off making the "superfood" ingredient which happen to be Coconut Butter. With a little help from Pinterest and my DIY expert friend Melissa (and her food processor) I was off making my own batch of Coconut Butter at a 1/4 of the cost!


Very simple, all you need is: 


1 package of unsweetened, unbleached shredded coconut, food processor and about 30 mins. 
Just process and swipe down the inside of the processor every 3-5 mins (just to mix it up a little) 


Here are a few photos to help:

In the process (about half way thru)

The final result - Coconut Butter

And for the No-Bake Protein Bar Recipe that started it all, they can be found over at Oxygen Magazine .

Well that doesn't end this post, not yet. I'd like to share a picture of the homemade butter my DIY expert friend Melissa made:

In process

The finished product - Butter

All she used was a carton of heavy cream, a stand mixer and about 30 mins. Yes we were making our butters simultaneously for those wondering.

While this might not be "superfood" it sure is good (in moderation just ask Paula Deen).