Review and Giveaway of Tropical Traditions 100% Natural Shredded Coconut

Tropical Traditions offers many quality Natural products. Mostly known for their Virgin Coconut Oil, they also offer grass-fed & cage free meat products, a wide variety of Organic Products; including: supplements, skin-care, household cleaners as well as YUMMY FOOD.
I chose the shredded coconut because there are always those recipes that I want to try but never have the coconut to do it. SO I GOT IT!

Tropical Traditions 100% natural Shredded Coconut, Coconut Flakes, and Coconut Chips are made from organic dried coconuts in the Philippines that are grown with no fertilizers or pesticides. This premium dried coconut contains no additives or preservatives, and is not sweetened. (details from their site)
I was so excited to see this large 1 gal bucket holding my coconut. I tried many recipes; new & old, creating what I could with this shredded coconut. The texture was nice, the taste was light & simple…as if I could taste that it WAS organic & didn’t have any preservatives.
I made some of the various recipes I’ve collected over the years: coconut crusted chicken, coconut crispy, sweet coconut popcorn, sweetened coconut & pecan salad. Oh they were all divine!

RECIPES

Coconut Crispy
1) combine 2 cups shredded coconut with 1 cup brown sugar & 1 cube melted butter. Mix well.
2) spread onto 9x13 pan & bake @375 degrees for 10-15 minutes.
Sweetened Coconut & Pecan Salad
1)Bake halved pecans till brown
2)Bake shredded coconut with brown sugar till lightly golden.
3)Combine spinach or green leaf lettuce with red grapes, nuts & top with feta cheese & toasted coconut.
4) Use a balsamic vinegar dressing or red wine vinegarette.
Sweet Coconut Popcorn
1)Pop popcorn using air popper
2)Top with Olive Oil
3)Shake toasted coconut with brown sugar over popcorn...HMMM YUM
Coconut Crusted Chicken
1)Mix Shredded coconut with Panko Bread Crumbs
2)Dip Raw Chicken Meat in whisked eggs & then into coconut/bread crumb mix
3)Bake @ 375 for 30-40 minutes.

Their prices are FABULOUS. The quality is above expectations and the Taste is Great.  It can be purchased at HERE and comes in a 1 gallon re-sealable pail.

Receive a complimentary copy of a Virgin Coconut Oil book with your first order.  When you fill in your account information, there is a place to choose "How did you hear of us?" In the drop down menu, choose "Referred by a friend." Below that, please enter user ID: 6672765 and your complimentary book will be added to your order.
The makers of Tropical Traditions 100% natural Shredded Coconut have provided one 1-gallong pail of their  product to give away to one lucky Moana Saves winner.    

To WIN your own jar of Tropical Traditions 100% natural Shredded Coconut, follow the mandatory entry requirement below and any optional ones you'd like with a separate comment for each:

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Only one person per email/household/IPaddress can enter this giveaway. He/she must be 18+ years old and reside in the U.S. This giveaway ends on Saturday, 3/19/11 at 11:59 PM HST (Hawaii Standard Time). One winner will be chosen randomly via Random.org. I will notify the winner via email and he/she must respond to claim the prize within 48 hours or I will draw another winner.

**I was not paid nor compensated for this review, although I did receive the shredded coconut to facilitate this review. Any & all opinions in the review are MINE.  Also this looks like Anna wrote the review but it was Rachel who reviewed the product and shared her recipes.  We had to publish it through Anna as we’re having trouble with her blogger login.**