When foodie and blogger Marisa of The Creative Pot received a bottle of KAPRUKA Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, she immediately set out to find a way to use it and came up with this tasty Apple Pie Smoothie recipe.

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“This really is apple pie in a glass or as close as you’re going to get anyway,” wrote Marisa on her blog. “The coconut oil added that extra touch of ‘mmmm this is good.’”

Marisa was sweet enough to let us share her recipe with you.

Apple Pie Smoothie (Serves 2)

Ingredients:

3 apples, peeled and pips removed
1/2 cup plain low fat yogurt
3/4 cup apple juice + 2 tbsp
1/2 cup low fat milk
1/4 cup oats
1 1/2 tbsp coconut oil, melted (allow to cool slightly before using)
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp honey

Method:

1. Cook apples in a half cup apple juice until tender and liquid cooked away.
2. Add apples along with the rest of the ingredients to a blender and blitz until smooth.

Serve immediately.

Sounds yummy! If you have whipped up something delicious with coconut oil, we’d love to hear about it. Submit it your recipe with a link to your blog to chefkapruka@gmail.com

Some hesitate but cooking with coconut oil is easy when you know how.

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Coconut oil sets below 26°C so you can either scoop out dollops of the hardened oil or place the jar coconut oil in warm water until it is melted.

The subtle flavour of coconut oil almost disappears when combined with ingredients that have distinct flavours, making it suitable to use instead of oil or butter in almost any recipe. If you like a subtle coconut flavour, try coconut oil in salad dressings and marinades.

We love organic, slow food and gourmet markets. This weekend you can find us at Nitida Food Market held on Nitida farm in Durbanville on Saturday, 24 April. On Sunday (25 April) we’ll be at the Local Goods Market on Hathersage Farm (Gordon Road, Somerset West) from 9am until 2pm.

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The Nitida Food Market is held on the last Saturday of every month and Hathersage’s Local Goods Market is held on the second and last Sunday of each month.  If you’re in the area come and visit us. If you can’t make it, watch our blog for updates from some of the Western Cape’s best food markets.