I love Tropical Traditions! They recently sent me a gallon of their Organic Palm Shortening to try which I was really excited about. I have always had Crisco shortening in my home until recently when I started to get picky about what I’ll cook with. It has become more important to me to cook with healthy products and hydrogenated oils are now banned from my house.
I was sad to give up the Crisco – it really did come in handy in certain applications, like pie crusts, which is why I was very excited to try this product out. I’ve been using Tropical Traditions Organic Palm Shortening for several weeks now. I’m most impressed that it’s NOT HYDROGENATED and contains ZERO TRANS FATS! Its melting point is 97 degrees and it’s very shelf stable so I don’t have to worry about it going rancid.
To put it to the test, I used it in a lot of my baking. I made banana muffins, buttermilk pancakes, and waffles. I was impressed with each of the recipes. I didn’t really notice much of a difference between the palm shortening and other {non coco-nutty} oils. And that’s a great thing! While I love their Virgin Coconut Oil, sometimes I really want a product with less of a coconut flavor. And this palm shortening fits the bill. The only complaint I have is that I have to melt it when I need liquid oil. But what do you do?
But best of all, Tropical Traditions Palm Shortening is really reasonably priced!! It’s much cheaper than the Virgin Coconut Oil. Non hydrogenated, zero trans fat, very reasonable price. Win-win-win!!
I also love that Tropical Traditions Organic Plam Shortening is sourced from ECO FRIENDLY, SUSTAINABLE, small scale family farms in South America. Tropical Traditions says their farmers are “certified by ProForest, which ensures that they meet strict social, environmental and technical criteria. With regard to environmental criteria, the assessments are carried out at the landscape and operational level at both the farms and processing facilities. These assessments cover environmental impact on the soil, water, air, biodiversity and local communities. The lands the farmers use are not lands that were deforested. The lands used to grow the palm fruit are lands previously used for agricultural purposes (cattle, rice, banana).” I’m glad to know that my coconut oil habit is not contributing to deforestation!
My final word: Tropical Traditions Organic Palm Oil- is a keeper! If you’re curious how to use Coconut oil, check out the hundreds of uses listed here. And if you need to know what Virgin Coconut oil is, check here!
If you’d like to get your own, Tropical Traditions has a 
Special Price! – 1 Gallon Organic Palm Shortening – 112 oz for only $23.59 a gallon (Thru Aug. 5)! Or, you can enter my easy Rafflecopter giveaway here and try to win a gallon for free!
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I would use it in my pie crusts and for biscuits.
I’d make a pie crust!
Never used palm shortening before but can’t wait to see how it works in biscuits.
I love making pie crust! Looks like I am not the only one
I haven’t used palm shortening before either, but would love to try it in a pie crust.
Id make brownies.
popcorn and pie crusts!
Your buttermilk pancake recipe!
Cornbread!!
Waffles of course!!
Pie crusts, biscuits, greasing pans
I am interesting in the application for Pie Crusts…lol
I love to bake cookies and muffins with it.
Biscuits
I would use this to make buttermilk pancakes first, then we’d move onto dessert! Love baking!
I’d make spicy shortbread cookies.
If it works for piecrust, that is definitely a winner. Now to see how it works in my buttercream icing recipe…
I sometimes want to fry some foods and that is what I would use the Palm Shortening for!
Pie Crust – My husband loves for me to make pie crust, roll it out. cover in in butter (ok – defeating the purpose) top with cinnamon sugar, roll up, slice and bake!
I love using this in pie crusts and gingerbread! I works GREAT!!
pie crust
I would like to make pie crust with TT’s Palm Shortening
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pie crusts!
I’d like to use it to make cookies.
I would like to see how it does in biscuits and pie crusts.
I’d use it in cookies- I love the lighter texture of using shortening in cookies but I know that stuff is terrible for you.
I would like to try to make like scones or cookies.
I would make Chocolate Dipped Eggless Macaroons.
I would love to make this in cookies…especially since school is right around the corner.
I haven’t tried it yet, but it sounds like what I would use in crust or rolls that require shortning
I would like to use it to grease my muffin pans. I have been using coconut oil so the switch would be easy.
I have never used organic palm shortening, but would love to. I would try it for frying chicken, then try it in my frosting.
I would love to make the most amazing carrot cake with cream cheese frosting! (and every other baked good as well!)
would love to make some GF muffins for my boys!
I am enjoying reading your blog. Hope I win the Palm Shortening.
I think that I would like to try biscuits.
Frosting…Palm Shortening frosting tastes wonderful!!!!
I’d make blueberry muffins!