Photos and video by Jeremiah Shilhavy, recipes by Sarah Shilhavy

There are hundreds of uses for coconut oil in the kitchen, with multiple ways of incorporating coconut oil into a healthy diet. As a cooking oil, replace polyunsaturated oils, “vegetable oils” such as corn and soy, with coconut oil. Coconut oil should be your main cooking oil, as it is heat stable, and will not become toxic in uses that require high heat.

Use coconut oil for frying:

Gluten Free Fried Chicken Recipe

Gluten Free Coconut Fried Fish Recipe

Use coconut oil for baking:

Roast Chicken with Coconut Oil Recipe

Use coconut oil for making your own mayonnaise:

Coconut Mayonnaise Recipe

Use coconut oil in dips:

Coconut Ranch Party Dip Recipe

Use coconut oil to make your own salad dressings:

Spicy Coconut Cilantro Dressing Recipe

Use coconut oil to make your own ketchup:

Homemade Fresh Tomato Ketchup Recipe

Use coconut oil to make the best pie crusts:

Coconut Oil Pie Crust Recipe

Use coconut oil in your soups:

Sweet Potato Coconut Peanut Butter Soup Recipe

Use coconut oil to make fudge:

Black and White Toasted Coconut Fudge Recipe

Use coconut oil to make pudding:

Quick Chocolate Coconut Pudding Recipe

Use coconut oil to make cookies:

Gluten Free Chocolate Crinkles Recipe

Use coconut oil to make muffins:

Gluten Free Lemon-Lime Coconut Flour Muffins Recipe

Use coconut oil to make brownies:

Coconut Peanut Butter Whole Wheat Brownies Recipe

Use coconut oil to make chocolate cake:

Making A Foolproof Gluten Free Cake Recipe

Use coconut oil to make chocolate candy:

Homemade Honey Chocolate Recipe

Use coconut oil in gluten free and dairy free recipes:

Strawberry Cream Pie – Gluten Free and Dairy Free Recipe

Add coconut oil to your coffee:

Spiced Coconut Mocha Recipe

Use coconut oil in hot chocolate:

Coconut Peanut Butter Cup Hot Cocoa Recipe

Use coconut oil to add energy to your smoothies:

How to Add Coconut Oil to Smoothies without the Oil Clumping Recipe

Use coconut oil in your protein shakes for extra energy:

Chocolate Coconut Banana Protein Shake Recipe

Use coconut oil in chocolate milk:

Pecan Coconut Chocolate Milk Recipe

For hundreds of more uses of coconut oil, visit FreeCoconutRecipes.com where other coconut oil users submit their kitchen-tested coconut recipes. We post new recipes every week!