My youngest is allergic to everything. I mean EVERYTHING! Milk, Soy, Gluten, Nuts, Citric Acid, Squash, just to name a few. Feeding him is hard these days, but getting easier as more products that are allergy friendly come into the market. I still find myself making the majority of his foods from scratch and often have to heavily modify recipes. One thing that I couldn’t figure out was how to sub butter. Since Chewy is allergic to both milk and soy, there wasn’t anything I knew of that could replace both and still act as butter in recipes. Tropical Traditions solved that problem for me. Coconut Oil! I was nervous at first as my recipe called for softened butter and the oil was, well, oily! I went forward with a recipe that I’ve posted here. Gluten Free Chewy Oatmeal Cookies.

I gathered the ingredients and set to it.

I was amazed that even the the oil was liquified, the batter consistency was the same as if I had used softened butter.

I baked and crossed my fingers.

Well, here goes nothing! The cookies looked like cookies, so I gave one to the harsh food critic in our house and crossed a few more body parts.

He LOVED them!

I’m so happy that I can finally make him baked goods that are allergy friendly and taste like “normal” foods. Thank you Tropical Traditions! You have opened my eyes and kitchen to new possibilities!

I received a jar of Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil for my review. The opinions are mine and honest.