If you’ve read Frugal Femina for any length of time, you’re probably a wee bit tired of hearing about how much I love peanut butter. And coconut. But nonetheless, here we are talking about my addiction it again. I put coconut in just about everything I can. But I’m a little bit of a food snob, and I don’t love the aftertaste of the coconut extracts you buy in most local grocery stores. It’s really a balance to keep my frugal and food-snob personalities from having a street brawl, y’all. So a few weeks ago, I put a call out to the Twitterverse, asking if anyone knew of a good place to get coconut oil, extracts, and the like. Just a few minutes later, someone from Tropical Traditions wrote back and said they have a Web site full of coconut products. Thanks, Twitterland!
So I took a look, and guess what I found? Coconut. And peanut butter. And, more importantly, coconut peanut butter. Organic, no less. My dreams have come true!
Sandra at Tropical Traditions sent me a jar to try out. I didn’t need to actually taste it to know that I might have to go to group therapy to discuss my new Coconut Peanut Butter Problem. But in the name of an honest review and all…I opened up the jar and took a bite. Or 2. Or more. Somehow I want to savor every bite and yet gobble up the whole jar all in one sitting. I love that it’s made of organic dried coconut and organic roasted Valencia peanuts. That’s it. Just ground together and put in a jar. Not too sweet. No big words I can’t pronounce. Just coconut and peanuts.
So now I am spoiled, and I don’t think I’ll be able to go back to regular peanut butter again. I guess I’ll have to work my addiction into our budget or figure out how to make homemade. Or maybe I can earn free products through their Referral Program. {So feel free to say I referred you if you place an order! My User ID number is 5681108. Thanks for supporting my habit.}
Well, are you drooling yet? Wanna try it for yourself? Tropical Traditions is giving one Frugal Femina reader a 16-oz. jar of Organic Coconut Peanut Butter. Check out the details below!
WAYS TO ENTER: {Please remember to leave a comment for each one you do!}
1. Leave a comment telling us if you have a favorite coconut treat. Even better, leave the recipe link if you have it! Tropical Traditions has a good collection started here.
2. Subscribe to the Tropical Traditions e-mail newsletter.
3. Subscribe to Frugal Femina by RSS or e-mail.
4. Follow Frugal Femina on Twitter.
5. Post about the giveaway on Twitter, Facebook, your personal blog, etc. You can use this message if you’d like:
Leave a comment @FrugalFemina to win Organic Coconut Peanut Butter from @Troptraditions! http://bit.ly/8Xv2dE #giveaway
This giveaway closes at 8:00 a.m. EST on Thursday, December 10, 2009. Random.org will choose the winner, and I’ll post the info. shortly thereafter.
Disclosure: Tropical Traditions provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product. But I sure thought y’all would love it, and I love spoiling you with goodies!
This post is linked to Things I Love Thursday at The Diaper Diaries.
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I don’t think I have ever been first to post on a blog. That shows you how exciting the thought of coconut peanut butter is too me! I follow you on Twitter! sdiego1717
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Favorite coconut treat? Almond Joy, Coconut Cream Pie, Coconut strawberries-they were served at the wedding.
I subscribe to the TT newsletter, your blog, AND I follow you on Twitter!
I’m off to FB about your giveaway.
I think that gives me 5 chances!
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My favorite recipe with coconut is Hello Dollies. They have a graham cracker/butter crust with layers of nuts, coconut, chocolate chips, and sweetened condensed milk.
We’re trying to incorporate more of the coconut oil into our diet because it’s so much healthier.
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Very, very interesting combination! My favorite treat with coconut is Hello Dolly bars or Seven Layer Bars or whatever you call them.
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You’re in my google reader.
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Chocolate dipped macaroons! Coconut chicken is another all-time favorite!
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I’m an e-mail subscriber!
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I LOVE coconut also!! I honestly can’t think of an absolute favorite. If it has coconut in it I will probably love it!!
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When I make macaroons, I use unsweetened coconut and a little sugar. They taste so much better and are much fluffier. I am dying to try this peanut butter! They should sell it at Whole Foods!
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My favorite coconut treat is (are) Almond Joys and Coconut Macaroons dipped in chocolate
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I follow you on Twitter! @lovebnamommy
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I subscribe by email!
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Signed up for the newsletter!
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I love coconut cake!
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I follow you on twitter. @christinemary
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I subscribe to TT newsletter.
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I subscribe to FrugalFemina.
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I follow you on Twitter.
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I fb’d about your giveaway.
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Love coconut shrimp, but would really love to try this.
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Already subscribe to the feed.
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Love all coconut treats! Tried to make macaroons once without great success. Fond of coconut shrimp too!
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Following u on twitter…wonder if we could make coconut peanut butter cookies…yum yum
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I subscribe via email!
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Love coconut macaroons, ice cream, add it to my smoothies, smear it on my skin too!
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I love coconut macaroons!
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I am an e-mail subscriber.
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Macaroons!!!
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Fav coconut recipe is my homemade granola (http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/06/16/recipe-connection-granola-and-granola-bars/) and I use coconut oil in a LOT
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I get the TT newsletter
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I follow you on Twitter
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I tweeted the giveaway
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I just found your blog recently- thanks for hosting this givewaway! I subscribed to the TT newsletter.
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i subscribe
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Coconut is yummy! I love seven layer bars, although I haven’t made them in a long time… hmm, might have to correct that. lol
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I subscribe to the Tropical Traditions newsletter and am actually expecting my first order of coconut oil and raw honey to arrive today! Sadly, no coconut peanut butter in this package.
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I just became an email subscriber
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I like to mix equal parts of melted semi-sweet chocolate chips and virgin coconut oil and pour it over ice cream. The ice cream causes the sauce to harden, creating a “shell” type topping without all of the nasty ingredients!
Beth at Mother by Design dot com
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I subscribe to the TT newsletter.
Beth at Mother by Design dot com
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What a wonderful idea!
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I love this Food Network recipe for coconut cake:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/the-best-of/vegan-coconut-cake-recipe/index.html
It is rich and delicious- perfect for a birthday party!
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I found your blog through my Tropical Traditions newsletter. I just ordered more coconut oil and some lip balm made from coconut oil (I love that it is all natural and the best moisturing lip balm I have used.) Like you, I love peanut butter too, and my next order, I will definitely order some. My favorite uses for coconut oil are I usually put in some (less than a tsp.) into my whey shake in the a.m., and take about a tsp or so just plain as well as give some to my dogs. It is very healthy for them and they love it. I am following you on twitter now, and subscribed to your newsletter and have bookmarked your blog which I find very interesting.
Thanks & best wishes for your health and success.
Martha G.
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i made the chocolate chip cookies from TT’s site and they are sooooo good!
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i follow u on twitter where i am agodlyhomemaker
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email subber
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i get TT’s newsletter
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tweeted http://twitter.com/agodlyhomemaker/status/6434471600
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We like the Coconut Flour Honey Muffins: http://www.simplycoconut.com/Coco%20Flour%20Recipes.pdf
HONEY MUFFINS
This is a basic coconut flour muffin recipe you can use to make a variety of muffins.
3 eggs
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 tablespoons coconut milk or whole milk
3 tablespoons honey
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon vanilla
¼ cup sifted coconut flour
¼ teaspoon baking powder
Blend together eggs, butter, coconut milk, honey, salt,
and vanilla. Combine coconut flour with baking
powder and thoroughly mix into batter until there are
no lumps. Pour batter into muffin cups. Bake at 400
degrees F (205 C) for 15 minutes. Makes 6 muffins.
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Post about the giveaway on Twitter
http://twitter.com/matt4melis/status/6434695193
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Yum! PB is so delicious & healthy!
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I LOVE TT products and I subscribe to their newsletter. Every morning I start my day with a tablespoon of CO in my first cup of coffee.
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I twittered: http://twitter.com/christinemary/status/6442343291
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Yum-O!!!
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Following FrugalFemina on twitter.
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Subscribed to Frugal Femina by RSS.
Always looking for new dishes to feed my growing family
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My favorite CO treat is to grind up coconut flakes and some CO to a butter consistency. I love eating it right off the spoon!
Thank you for this great giveaway!
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following you on Twitter! @osggiveaways
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tweeted:
http://twitter.com/osggiveaways/status/6455867309
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subscribed to the TT newsletter!
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My fav thing with coconut is probably Jalfrezi. If it has to be sweet, I love Mounds
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Subscriber to the Tropical Traditions e-mail newsletter
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subscribe to you by email
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follow youi on twitter
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tweeted
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posted on facebook
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dugg this
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stumbled upon this
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subscriber to you with google reader
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I would absolutely love to try this.
Have subscribed to TT newsletter
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Have tweeted this giveaway
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Have subbed to your blog via Bloglines
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Would seriously love to try TT’s Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies – http://www.freecoconutrecipes.com/recipe_Peanut_Butter_Oatmeal_Chocolate_Chip_Cookies.htm
In fact I think I will. This week.
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Would love to try this! I love Magic Cookie Bars with coconut!
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I, too, love coconut and p.b….together and separately. And throwing chocolate into mix isn’t bad, either.
I have a new treat, “Icelandic Coconut Balls” that I found here: http://gudrun.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/11/ccc-blog-hop-day-2.html . Very good. Next time I make them, I thought I’d add p.b. to them. I think they’ll be even better. 
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I am subscribed to Tropical Traditions newsletter
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I am a coconut curry gal. I think I love red curry with coconut milk more than an sweet coconut.
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We make a pretty mean vegan ice cream with just frozen or fresh strawberries blended with coconut milk and then processed in our ice cream maker…super yum!
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Banana coconut muffins!! I love coconut anything!
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I was recently craving my mom’s coconut milk drink!! So delicious.
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Anything with coconut and chocolate, and I’m IN!!
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I get Tropical Traditions Newsletter!
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I subscribe via RSS feed!
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I am signed up for tropical tradtions newsletter!! Thanks!!
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I also am signed up for the newsletter. I too am a p’nut butter lover. A cousin once sent a date/coconut candy from Palau. I’m going to make granola with p’nuts, coconut, raisins, cranberries, honey, sesame seeds, etc…holiday gifts!
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i love macaroons, and thank you for the chance!
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