virgin coconut oil

This is becoming more popular and also more available, though is quite costly. Different than the hydrogenated coconut oil you get with your movie theatre popcorn, virgin coconut oil is naturally solid (not hydrogenated), making it behave similarly to butter in baking. Like butter, it is also high in saturated fat, but this is the lesser of two evils when compared to hydrogenated fat (a trans fat). Virgin coconut oil does have a coconut taste to it, so it can impact that final taste of your baked items.