This is absolutely bonkers…
…in a stomach-delightful kind of way. How could a moist, sweet biscuit that’s made with NO eggs, NO milk, NO refined white sugar and NO vegetable oil be so dang delicious?
I made a batch of Coconut Manna Sweet Biscuits. The gremlin-children stuffed their jaws and then immediately forced me to make more. I was like Aunt Jemima in the kitchen, whippin’ up biscuits in mass quantities.
With the hubs at my side (giving credit where it’s due!), he helped me come up with this recipe using Coconut Manna
The manna in this recipe is a substitute for vegetable oil. Manna is a “whole food made of pure, dried coconut flesh containing 12% fiber, 9% protein and nourishing fats.” It’s solid, yet melts easily into a silky, creamy, thick-buttery texture.” Ooo-la-laaa!
The coconut sugar is a substitute for the refined crap. It’s brown in color with a slightly nutty flavor and granulated texture. Coconut sugar is a “highly nutritious, rich source of potassium, magnesium, zinc, iron, and B vitamins. It is also one of the lowest glycemic index sweeteners on the market, with a glycemic index of 35, in comparison to cane sugar, which has an index of 68.”
THE RECIPE: “COCONUT MANNA SWEET BISCUITS”
INGREDIENTS (serves 10-12)
- 2 cups flour
- 2/3 cups water
- 3 tsp baking power
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 6 tablespoons semi-melted coconut manna (melt on very low heat, or it’ll burn)
For a smaller batch of up to 6 biscuits, simply cut all measurements by 1/2.
DIRECTIONS
- Add all ingredients to mixing bowl and knead until thoroughly blended.
- Form into one big-azz dough ball.
- Flatten out into approximately 1/4 inch thickness.
- Use a cookie cutter or rim of a small cup to form biscuits.
- Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Immediately hot out the oven, spread on additional coconut manna as “icing”.
- Sprinkle with coconut sugar and begin to chew. Then chew some more. You can’t eat just one. Now chew again…
Don’t worry. The biscuits are NOT riddled with sweet. It’s just a tender kiss of sweetness that’s perfect as part of a weekend breakfast or bunch, occasional snacking, or for showing off fancy baking skills to greedy guests. The recipe does contain regular white flour, but don’t be intimated by it. I don’t feed my stomachs white flour on a regular basis, so these biscuits are a nice splurge. By all means, go on and use a white flour substitute if that’s your cup of tea.
Regardless of the flour, the oil and sugar substitutes through the use of Coconut Manna
…told ya this was bonkers.
So that’s what coconut manna is good for, besides just to enjoy on a spoon! Yum!
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on a spoon!? girrrl, you so greedy…. ((winks))
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Well crap!! I hate coconut.
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well, phooey! Ironically, the biscuits aren’t overpowering in coconut flavor. Back in the day I used to hate coconut, too.
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Jut got done posting elsewhere about the frustration of living with no oven. Apparently this is the day I think about buying one…
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You could always go with a solar oven. It’s portable, outdoorsy, and the least expensive ones are cheaper than a normal oven. I plan on buying one just in case the power grid goes down for an extended period of time. It could happen, ya know.
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Ummmmm, and they’re VEGAN!!! Whoop whoop! I will definitely be on the lookout for some coconut manna to add to my grocery cart this weekend! PARTY.
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No way! I didn’t realize that. Now I wonder what else I can come up with. Hmmm…. Vegan recipes are fun.
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This looks amazingly ridiculously good! Starring this post in my Google Reader…must try this
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YAY! so glad you like it, Patty. Thanks for stopping by today! XO
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I’ve never seen coconut mana before. Hmmm….time to go hunting. Those look delicious
Geosomin recently posted..Gong!
I love the manna, but it is labeled coconut butter where I get it. I love to eat it off the spoon, or put in on oatmeal. So good!
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These look delicious! I’d probably make them with almond flour or GF flour. Yum!
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Need to make. Question–where did you find the coconut substitutes?
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Hey Zippster. You can get it on Amazon through the link provided in the post, or go to Nutiva.com snag it. I noticed if you like Nutiva’s facebook page, they’re giving you a $10-off coupon, but I don’t know how long that will go on. I’m using my coupon to get more product next week. I have more biscuits to make!
I should probably make these.
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They look delicious:)
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Looks so yummy!!!!! I am afraid portion control would go out the door!
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I used to hate coconut, til I stopped eating refined sugar. Now I’m a fan! I’ve never heard of coconut mana before, but I do use coconut oil in cooking a lot. I may see if it’s at my whole foods and make this! I do use coconut sugar, it’s an ingredient in the oatmeal raisin no refined sugar recipe I like, or I replace it for brown sugar in any recipe. These look good!
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This looks so good! I can’t wait to try!
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I love anything with coconut, so I think I will have to bake me some of these!!
They look absolutely delicious. Love coconut in all forms. Will defo try tomorrow:)
this looks really good. did the family like it?
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I have never heard of coconut manna – is it the same as coconut butter? Was it solid? Or solid with oil on the top – like peanut butter can be?
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Hi Cathy! Someone commented that it’s the same as or similar to coconut butter. It’s white and solid, yet has a texture to it. No oil on top. Perhaps they re-named it to be fancy? hehe
These look absolutely delicious! and I love coconut too.
I’ll try these at home tonight I reckon. 
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I hope you enjoy the recipe, Chris!
Hi I chanced upon your website while googling for healthy cookies recipes.
And I must say I am salivating reading this post of yours about Coconut Manna Sweet Biscuits!
Thank you for being so kind to share your recipe and I look forward to hitting the supermarket soon to get the ingredients necessary to make this cookie!
Cheers =)
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Have not heard of coconut mana before reading this. Sounds really delicious and will be trying this recipe this weekend. Will be great thinking of other ways to use this new-found ingredient.
I have heard that coconut sugar is being advised for diabetic patients. I will have to pass this one on to my friend. Thank you, he might yet stick around for a while.